Andrea Salerno (born May 8, 1991), known professionally as Andrea Denver, is an Italian fashion model based in New York City.

Early life

Denver was born in Verona, Italy, in 1991 as Andrea Salerno. He studied for a degree in Communication Science at the University of Verona, graduating in 2013. Denver has a degree in communication from the

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. In 2014, he moved to the United States to study for a master's degree in communication. While in Miami, he was first scouted and signed by Wilhelmina Models. He garnered attention after featuring in

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" and

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's "

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", and following rumors of a relationship with pop singer

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. In September 2019, he appeared in the British Television series '' The Circle'' on

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as a potential contestant during Episode 16. In 2021, Denver appeared in the inaugural season of Bravo's '' Winter House'', filmed in Vermont. He later joined the cast of ''

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'' as a main cast member for the sixth season, appeared in a friend of capacity for the seventh season, and as a guest star for the eighth season.

Personal life

Between 2015 and 2018, he was nominated four consecutive times in "The Model of the Year Award - Social Media Star Men" on Models.com. On June 13, 2024, Andrea married his fiancé Lexi Sundin in Verona, Italy.

Modeling career

Denver has featured in campaigns for

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, as well as

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. He has featured on the covers and editorials of ''Men's Health Serbia'', ''

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'', ''L'Officiel Hommes'', '' FourTwoNine'', ''

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'', ''Risbel'', ''Jon magazine'', ''Adon magazine'', ''Velvet'', and ''Lewis Magazine''. He has runway modeled for brands

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and 2xist. He has also worked with fashion industry photographers

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, Rick Day, Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca,

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and Brent Chua. Denver was featured in the music video for Jennifer Lopez's "

", as well as the music video for Taylor Swift's "

Filmography

* '' The Circle'' (

, 2019), contestant * ''

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'' (

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, 2020), contestant * '' Winter House'' (

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, 2021), main cast - season 1 * ''

'' (Bravo, 2022–24), main cast - season 6, recurring - season 7, guest - season 8 * ''

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'' (

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, 2022), contestant - episode 806, August 14, 2022

References

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