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Template:Infobox Female Model Bio Vida Guerra (born Havana, Cuba), is a Cuban-born American model and occasional actress and singer. Her first notable appearance was in a photoshoot for the U.S. edition of FHM magazine, and since then, she has modeled for many other men's magazines, including Playboy. She often appears on Spanish television shows and is well known because of her ample buttocks, which are usually accentuated in her photographs.

Biography

Born in Havana, Cuba, Vida Guerra moved with her family to the United States soon after, ending up in the town of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In interviews Vida has said that she was teased because of the size of her derriere, which was rather large for someone of her otherwise small stature. Growing up she entered a couple of runway shows modeling swimwear, and appeared in a few music videos. She eventually became a loan officer.

Rise to Fame

Her modeling career originally began when she was cast in a lingerie spread for FHM magazine in December of 2002. The magazine later reported that following the submission, almost one-third of their mail was from readers demanding more photos of the five-foot-three girl. She was called back for more photo shoots and became "FHM's Model of the Year" in 2004 . Since then, she has been featured on the front cover as well as on the inside of many magazines, including DUB, Smooth, Escape, and Open Your Eyes (Abre Tus Ojos), and has made multiple appearances on several Spanish language television programs such as El Gordo y La Flaca (The Fat Man and the Skinny Woman). Vida has also become a staple in music videos, appearing in "Shake Your Tailfeather" (P. Diddy, Nelly and Murphy Lee, from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack) and "The New Workout Plan" (Kanye West) among others. Additionally, she has appeared in Burger King's Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch commercial, a couple of sketches on Chappelle's Show, like the infamous "Piss On You" videos (spoofing the infamous R. Kelly sex tape), and also appeared in the film National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2. Vida will be lending her voice to the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours.

In April 2005, in an event reminiscent of Paris Hilton's similar misfortunes with her mobile phone, Vida Guerra's camera phone was allegedly hacked. Dozens of her photos, including nude pictures as well as personal photos, were posted on the Internet and disseminated widely. Vida has since confirmed that the nude body images were of another woman, and that they were presented along with actual non-nude camera phone images of herself to give the appearance that she was the naked woman pictured.

Vida was recently voted Number 26 in F.H.M's "Top 100 Sexiest Females" list and is twice the winner of the magazine's "Best Butt" Award. To capitalize on this fame, Guerra has made her own calendar, featuring more pictures of her. Like many pictures of her, her voluptuous butt is emphasised. Guerra also appears on Primped, produced by GoTV Networks, where Vida helps three "average" women become "primped".

Despite choosing to not pose nude in the past, Guerra appeared fully nude in the July 2006 issue of Playboy. She said that she had agreed to pose partly because she felt that they would do it with class, and partly because, due to the hacked phone incident, she wanted people to know what she really looked like naked, and not confuse her with some other woman.

Music Career

Vida's debut album Theme Park will be released in September of 2006. The album is a mix of Vida singing and rapping, with guest appearances by Paul Wall, Sean Paul, Mike Jones and other artists. The first single from the album is entitled "Cut It Up" and features Houston rap artist Paul Wall.

See also

• List of Cubans

References

1. Story: Vida demanded by FHM readers, 2003, Vida called back by FHM
2. "Vida Guerra: Dangerous Curves Ahead". LatinRapper.com. 2006-06-09. Retrieved 2006-07-18.
3. http://www.gotvnetworks.com/primped/ GoTV: "Primped"
4. WB11 Morning News, June 14 2006, Interview with Vida Guerra (the interview starts at the 18m 40s mark and ends at the 22m 10s mark)

External links

• Vida Guerra official website
• Vida Guerra at IMDb

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• American adult models
• American film actors
• American models
• American female singers
• Cuban-Americans
• Cuban-American actors
• Cuban film actors
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• People from New Jersey
• Playboy models