Valeria Mazza was born in 1972 in Rosario, Santa Fe and was an Argentine fashion model. She was discovered by a hairstylist at 16 and rose to fame in 1996 when she appeared on the Sport Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover with Tyra Banks. Also she has appeared on the covers of Glarmour, ELLE, and Vogue. She married businessman Alejandro Gravier in 1998.