Xenia Deli (russian: Ксения Дели}, born 27 October 1989) is a Moldovan-

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. She lives in

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,'' 31 August 2015 (Retrieved February 1, 2016). She has been featured on several fashion magazine covers, including ''

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'', ''FMD Magazine'' and ''Sport Illustrated of South Africa''. She also starred in music videos, including " Thinking About You" and

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Biography

Xenia Deli was born in

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. She is ethnically Gagauz. She began studying literature and planned on becoming a teacher, but graduated from the first course of the

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. She also attended modeling school."Model who played Justin Bieber's love interest..."
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'' (Retrieved February 3, 2016). She went on an exchange program to the

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from Moldova and worked as a waitress. During her time as a waitress she met her first husband, American photographer Patrick Cox, and through their marriage she gained American citizenship It is unclear when the marriage ended. Later, she attended a program for modeling students, Deli competed in a 'Beach Bunny' contest and was one of three finalists. The brand invited her to represent them in their advertising campaign. Soon after that, Deli met photographer Gavin O'Neill, who invited her to shoot. His submission of her photos to a modeling agency resulted in an interview and a contract."Newsmaker of the week: Xenia Deli"
'' FMD,'' September 2015, (Retrieved February 1, 2016). In 2010 she moved to South Carolina. Now she divides her time between New York City and Los Angeles. On 4 June 2016 Deli married to 62-year-old Egyptian (of Palestinian origin) millionaire Ossama Fathi Rabah Al-Sharif, on the island

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. Her husband has three children of approximately the same age as Deli. Deli is of Eastern Orthodox Christian faith, while her husband is of

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faith. She speaks Russian (native), English, and Romanian.„Soțul meu are 3 copii cam de vârsta mea.” Ce dezvăluiri a făcut Xenia Deli într-un live pe Instagram
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Career

Modeling

Deli started her career with photographs taken by Gavin O'Neill, a fashion photographer, who showed his work to an agency. She got a contract as a model. Deli signed to

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in 2011 and

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in 2014. Deli picked up a modeling contract with

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after its representatives saw a poster with her picture from another campaign at a store across from their offices. They invited her for an interview and the parties reached a contract. Deli has been featured on numerous magazine covers, such as ''

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,'' ''Love FMD Magazine,'' ''Elle Romania,'' and ''Sport Illustrated of South Africa''. She has also been featured in magazines, including ''

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.'' In 2012 Deli appeared nude in ''Lovecat Magazine''.

Music videos

Deli has starred in

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s, including "Wake Me Up" of

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and "Thinking About You" of

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."Xenia Deli: 5 things to know about the model"
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'' (Retrieved February 3, 2016) In 2015 Deli co-starred in

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," gaining widespread press attention because of the singer's popularity,''Cosmopolitan'
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(Retrieved February 3, 2016) after the video was released on August 28, 2015. This was Bieber's first No. 1 hit, according to ''

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,'' September 2015 (Retrieved February 3, 2016) After the release of the video, Deli said, Bieber's fans were not happy to see her with their idol. There was widespread speculation about whether she was dating the singing star. Deli played a minor role in ''

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.'' She has said that she likes to watch movies and she loves acting. She is taking acting classes, and her future plans include to play in movies.

References

External links

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Catching Up With Justin Bieber’s New Video Vixen
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(Retrieved February 3, 2016)
Xenia Deli Opens Up About How Justin Bieber Brought Her Closer to God
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, 2 September 2015 (Retrieved February 3, 2016). * Xenia Deli a
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