Leila Carmelita Arcieri (born December 18, 1973) is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She was Miss San Francisco in the 1997

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pageant and has appeared in many films such as '' XXX'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Arcieri is the founder and president of the natural sweetener brand STIR Sweetener. She played Jamaica St. Croix on ''

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'' (2000–2002).

Early life

Arcieri was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of a mother named Anita Van Buyten. She has Italian, Jewish, African-American, and Native American ancestry. Arcieri spent the better part of her childhood in

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, located in

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's wine and redwood country. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to San Francisco, where she dabbled with both graphic design and photography before becoming a make-up artist.

Career

Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including

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and Starburst) and

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with the likes of Boyz II Men,

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, Montell Jordan, and Q-Tip. Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer

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, who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new series, ''

'', a parody of ''

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''. That same year Leila was selected as the Coors Lite Beer 2000 spokesmodel. In 2005, she was voted No. 65 on ''

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'' magazine's Hot 100 list.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arcieri, Leila American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from California American people of Italian descent Actresses from San Francisco 1973 births Living people African-American actresses 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women