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Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-born American model and television personality. Daisy Fuentes broke barriers as MTV's first Latina VJ (Signed to MTV US and MTV Latin America simultaneously), and as Revlon's first Latina spokesperson to be signed to a worldwide contract. Fuentes is an international TV personality, and fitness and beauty expert.

Daisy Fuentes has appeared on many magazine covers and has starred in nationally televised ads for Revlon, Pantene, American Express, M&Ms and others. She was the first Mind, Body, Spirit Superstar, which was created to generate awareness of top women's health causes and work to promote change. In 2005, Fuentes appeared on the three page cover of People en Espa?ol's "50 most beautiful" women. Fuentes has hosted numerous TV shows and specials and has earned an Emmy for outstanding achievements as a host.

In 2004, Fuentes successfully launched the first clothing line bearing her name. In June 2007, her clothing line came under intense scrutiny after the National Labor Committee reported that they were using a Guatemalan sweatshop to produce their clothes. According to Charles Kernaghan, director of the NLC, the factory workers earned $0.90 to $1.12 per hour. In response, some styles in Daisy's clothing line were removed from sale.

On August 4, 2009, the video game Daisy Fuentes Pilates was released for the Wii.

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