Aída María Yéspica Jaime (; born 15 July 1982) is a Venezuelan actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Considered a

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of the 2000s and 2010s, she has participated in variety and reality shows, acted in films and TV programs, posed for several

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s, and appeared in television commercials.

Biography

Known as Aída Yéspica or sometimes Aída María Yéspica, her full name is Aída María Yéspica Jaime. She was born in

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, Venezuela.

Career

In 2002, Yéspica entered the

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pageant. As ''Miss Amazonas'', she represented the state of Amazonas. Although Mariangel Ruiz won the pageant, Yéspica became a media favorite.

Modeling career

In 2003, Yéspica moved to

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, Italy, to start a modeling career. She became well known as a model and showgirl, appearing on covers of Italian magazines (including ''Maxim'', ''GQ'', ''Max'' and ''Fox'') and releasing four

s in Italy. She also appeared in various

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, including commercials for

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, Calze Sanpellegrino,

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, and RAS, in which she starred with

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. In July 2005, she became model and spokesperson for a jewelry line produced by Zancan. In October 2008, during the 8th month of her first pregnancy, she posed naked for the weekly magazine ''

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''. Yespica appeared in various music videos in the 2000s, including Cesare Cremonini's ''

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''; '' Dip It'', by

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;'' Get Involved'' by

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; and ''

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'' by R.J. featuring Pitbull. In 2012, she posed for the cover of

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. From late 2013 to late 2016 Yéspica worked in USA as a model. She continued to model for Italian brands including

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and

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. In May 2018, Yéspica was ''la madrina dell'evento'' for the

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at the

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racetrack. In September 2018, she launched a "capsule collection" of shoes for the brand Easy'nRose, for spring-summer 2019.

Television and acting

Yéspica has appeared in reality TV shows including '' L'isola dei Famosi 2'' (the Italian version of ''

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'') aired in

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in 2004, '' Supervivientes'' (the Spanish version of ''

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'') in Spain in 2006, '' L'isola dei Famosi 9'' (the ''Heroes'' season) in Italy in 2012, '' Grande Fratello VIP 2'' (the Italian version of ''

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'') in 2017. She has also appeared in various television programs, starting with a role on ''

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'' in 2003. In 2005, she became the

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of the variety show ''

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''. In 2007, she became the primadonna of the variety show '' E io pago'' and the following year, she became the primadonna of '' Gabbia di matti'', another

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variety show. In late 2008, she suffered from

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, which slowed down her television career. Since December 2017, she has been a commentator ('' opinionista fissa'') in the Italian sports talk show'' Tiki Taka - Il calcio è il nostro gioco''. In spring 2004, Yéspica had an acting role in '' Sformat'', an Italian satirical sitcom. She was the female lead and executive producer of the

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'' UnderSense'' in 2013. Also in 2013, she acted in the short film '' The Night Club - Osare per credere'' directed by

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Personal life

From 2007 to 2009 Yéspica was in a relationship with

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, an Italian

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. Yéspica and Ferrari have a son, Aron Ferrari, born on 27 November 2008. Shortly after Aron's birth, Yéspica suffered from

, which impacted her career.

Filmography

* '' Sformat'' - direction of Cristian Biondani,

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(

, 2004) * '' Domani è un'altra truffa'' - direction of

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(

, 2006) * '' Di che peccato sei?'' - direction of

(

, 2007) * '' Natale in crociera'', direction of

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(2007) * '' UnderSense'', direction of Simona Ilaria di Michele,

(2013) * '' The Night Club - Osare per credere'', direction of

(2013)

References

External links

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Biography of Aída Yéspica - biografias.es
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Biography of Aída Yéspica - El Universal México
1982 births Living people People from Barquisimeto Venezuelan emigrants to Italy Venezuelan female models Participants in Italian reality television series People with mood disorders Italian people of Venezuelan descent