NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Daisy Fuentes

Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban model and actress. When Daisy was three years old, the Fuentes family moved to Madrid, Spain, and finally emigrated to Harrison, New Jersey four years later. Fuentes studied communications and journalism at Bergen Community College, finally being selected as the weather-girl for WNJU Channel 47, a Telemundo station. She quickly moved up the ranks, eventually becoming news anchor and reporter for the evening news. MTV took notice of the 19-year-old and snatched her up as host of MTV Internacional, which later became MTV en Español and later MTV Latin America. She began to develop acting credits and landed a role on the ABC soap opera Loving. Fuentes had appearances on shows such as Dream On, The Larry Sanders Show, and Cybill. From 1994 to 1995, she hosted her own talk show, Daisy, on CNBC. She was the host of America's Funniest Home Videos for three seasons. She hosted The ALMA Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, the 1998 World Music Awards, the 1999 Billboard Latin Awards, and the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe pageants. She has been a spokesmodel for Revlon, American Express, Pantene, M&M's, and Miller Lite. She was married once, but later divorced. She is currently engaged to ex-Bros member Matt Goss, who is the twin brother of well-known movie actor Luke Goss. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (301x1115, 81 KB) Subject: Daisy Fuentes Description: Daisy Fuentes poses with soldier in original image, but this version is cropped to exclude everything/everyone but Fuentes. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (301x1115, 81 KB) Subject: Daisy Fuentes Description: Daisy Fuentes poses with soldier in original image, but this version is cropped to exclude everything/everyone but Fuentes. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Bergen Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Bergen County, New Jersey. ... WNJU is the Telemundo flagship station for the New York City area. ... Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida. ... A news anchor (US,Can. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The U.S. soap opera Loving aired on ABC from June 27, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. ... Dream On S1 is out on uk DVD 30TH JULY Dream On is a cult American adult situation comedy about Martin Tupper, a dreamer whose life is full of colourful characters. ... The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that originally aired from 1992 to 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the USA. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders. ... Cybill was an American sitcom which aired on CBS from 1995 to 1998, starring actress Cybill Shepherd in the lead role. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about CNBC U.S., the business news channel in the U.S.. For other uses, see CNBC (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Alma Awards or American Latino Media Arts Awards are distinctions awarded to Latino performers (actors, film and television directors, and musicians) who promote positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment field. ... Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve is a television program, which airs every New Years Eve on ABC. It has been hosted by American television legend Dick Clark since its first airing on December 31, 1972. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). ... This article is about the year. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Revlon (NYSE: REV) is an American cosmetics company. ... American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as AmEx or Amex, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. ... Pantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. ... M&Ms small size wrapper. ... 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Fuentes played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital charity. She also has designed a clothing line bearing her name, sold exclusively by Kohl's Department Stores. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... St. ...

She and fiance Matt Goss reside in the Los Angeles area, with their two dogs, Alfie and Rita.

Biography

Height: Harrison High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Harrison, New Jersey, as part of the Harrison Public Schools. ... Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. ... Bergen Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Bergen County, New Jersey. ... Paramus (IPA: ) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. ... An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a mainly U.S. and Canadian term for a college or university students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. ...

Relationships: Timothy Adams (born August 4, 1967 in Bellville, New Jersey) is an American actor. ...

Claim to fame: This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the singer. ...

Breast cancer activist: A video jockey (usually abbreviated to VJ or sometimes veejay) can mean two things: One describes an announcer who introduces and plays videos on commercial music television such as MTV or VH1. ...

Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... For the Brazilian pop singer, see Latino (singer). ...

External links

Categories: American television actors | Participants in American reality television series | VJs | American Roman Catholics | 1966 births | Living people Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... Robert Lane Saget (born May 17, 1956) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host best known for his role as Danny Tanner in the ABC sitcom Full House from 1987 to 1995, as host of Americas Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1997 and as... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... John Fugelsang (born September 3, 1969, Long Island, New York) is an American actor and stand-up comedian best known for his show Junk Male on VH1. ... Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an American television personality and a popular one-time game show host, best known to the public as the host of Americas Funniest Home Videos, which he has hosted since 2001, as well as the TV game show Hollywood...