Delfina Blaquier Frers (born 20 November 1980) is an Argentine socialite, photographer, fashion businesswoman, and former

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er. A youth athlete in the 1990s, Blaquier competed internationally in the women's high jump. She was a gold medalist at the

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in 1996, a silver medalist at the

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in 1997, and a two-time gold medalist at the

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in 1997 and 1998. In 1998 she placed eighth at the

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Biography

Blaquier is the daughter of Argentine racing driver Delfina Frers and Eduardo Blaquier, a member of one of the wealthiest families in Argentina. Her father's family owns Estancia La Concepción, a large estate in Argentina. Her paternal grandfather, Juan José Silvestre Blaquier, was a polo player. Her maternal grandfather is the yacht designer

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. She grew up in

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and at her family's estate. She is a first cousin of

Nieves Zuberbühler Nieves Zuberbühler (born 1987) is an Argentine journalist, reporter, and producer. She worked as an associate producer for ''60 Minutes'', where she interviewed the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, before working as a correspo ...

and Concepción Cochrane Blaquier. Blaquier was a competitive

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athlete, representing Argentina while competing in the

. In 1996 she was a bronze medalist at the

and a gold medalist at the

. In 1997 she was a silver medalist at the

and gold medalist at the

. In 1998 she was a gold medalist at the South American Junior Championships and placed eighth at the

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. She married the polo player

Nacho Figueras Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras Bermejo (, born March 4, 1977) is an Argentine polo player and model with a 6-goal handicap. Dubbed the "David Beckham of polo", Figueras is considered to be the most famous polo player in the world. He currently co-owns ...

in 2004. They live in the United States and have four children. They launched a fragrance line at

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in 2019. In 2018 she and her husband attended the

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. In 2007 she opened her first photography exhibition. She studied landscape architecture at university. In 2018 she partnered with Lucila Sperber and

Sofia Achaval de Montaigu Sofia Àchaval de Montaigu is an Argentine fashion model, stylist, editor and designer. Early life Sofia Àchaval was born and raised in Buenos Aires. Her family owned farms in Plamas where she would spend summers as a child. She went to school ...

to launch the clothing line Àcheval Pampa.

References

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