BORN IN NAPLES AMIDST A RICH MEDITERRANEAN CULTURE, I HAVE A PASSION FOR LITERATURE, THEATER, MUSIC, AND CUISINE. I ROSE TO INTERNATIONAL PROMINENCE AS A MODEL IN THE 1990S, TOOK A 20-YEAR DETOUR AS A MAKE-UP ARTIST AND STYLIST, AND RETURNED TO MODELING 10 YEARS AGO. I SPEAK FIVE LANGUAGES, DRAW ON MY DANCER'S BACKGROUND FOR MODELING, AND FIND ENDLESS ENERGY TRANSFORMING INTO CHARACTERS ON SET. SOMETIMES I GET BOOKED WITH MY 24 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER (I LOVE IT). I BELIEVE IN NATURAL AGING AS AN ASSET, LOVE MENTORING YOUNG MODELS, AND CHERISH COLLABORATIONS WITH ICONS LIKE CATE BLANCHETT AND GIORGIO ARMANI. ALWAYS EVOLVING, I’VE ADDED ACTING SEMINARS TO MY JOURNEY.