Valeria Mazza Biography
Valeria Raquel Mazza (born February 17, 1972) is an Argentine fashion model. She was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, and discovered when she was only 16 years old by hairstylist Roberto Giordano. She rose to fame in 1996 when she appeared on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover with Tyra Banks, and presented the San Remo Music Festival in Italy. Mazza has also appeared on the covers of Glamour, ELLE, and Vogue. In 1998, she appeared in the movie Paparazzi. Later that year she married businessman Alejandro Gravier, with whom she has three sons: Balthazar (b. May 29, 1999), Tiziano (b. March 12, 2002), and Benicio (b. February 23, 2005).