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The first veejay to appear on both Spanish-language
MTV Latino and the original MTV, Daisy Fuentes
achieved national popularity as host of MTV's "House of Style."
Recently, she co-hosted several
programs on the cable music
network, including "One on One
With Michael Jordan" and
"Fashionably Loud." In addition to
her duties at MTV, Daisy has a
worldwide, multi-year contract to
represent Revlon's classic cosmetic,
fragrance and beauty treatment
lines, not to mention endorsement
contracts with Pantene, M&Ms and American Express. She also
appeared in the famous "mustache" campaign for milk.
From 1994-95, while a member
of CNBC's "Talk All-Stars,"
Daisy shared the limelight
with such famed television
interviewers as Phil Donahue,
Dick Cavett and Geraldo Rivera as
host of her own talk show. Cindy
Crawford, Harry Connick, Jr., Patti
LaBelle and Jon Stewart were among
her eclectic guests. In 1995, Daisy
hosted the Miss Universe Pageant in
Namibia, Africa, and the Miss USA
Pageant. She also has served as
host of Miss Teen USA.
Recently Daisy completed a
featured role in the offbeat thriller, "Curdled"; finished
production on an exercise video and was showcased in both
a 1996 and 1997 16-month calendar layout with Landmark
Calendars. She also held a recurring role on the ABC daytime
drama, "Loving," and made guest appearances on such popular
television series as "Dream On," "Cybill," and most recently, "The Larry
Sanders Show."
Daisy began her career in 1986 while studying communications
and journalism at Bergen Community College in New Jersey.
After winning a position as news reporter and anchor for the evening news on
WXTV
Channel 41, Univision's New York affiliate, she quickly established
herself in the Latino television community. In January, 1988, she
assumed a position with WNJU Channel 47, Telemundo's New York
affiliate. It was that job that convinced MTV to hire her as host of "MTV
Internacional."
Fluent in Spanish and English, Daisy was born in Havana, Cuba,
and left the country on her third birthday to reside in Spain. Four
years later, her family resettled in New Jersey. She is currently
splitting her time between homes in New Jersey, Miami and Los
Angeles while taping "America's Funniest Home Videos."
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