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Cami Li, (born Camila Figueras) is a
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alternative model and reality television star. She is best known for her appearances on Channel 5's '' Celebrity Big Brother UK series 15'' and MTV UK's '' Ex On The Beach UK series 3.''


Early life

Li is of Cuban ancestry and was born in
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. She lived between
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and
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, for most of her life. When Li was a child, her 21 year old sister, was murdered by a criminal on the run from the police. Li has since stated this tragedy inspired her to become a lawyer saying; "''because the injustice of the trial was just ridiculous."''


Modeling career

Li began modeling as an alternative and tattoo model. In 2011 Li would feature in a spread for ''Bella Morte Magazine.'' In 2012 Li would be featured on the cover of ''Tattoo Envy Magazine'' for the January and November issues. In 2012 she would be on the cover of ''The Petite Alternative Magazine.'' She would go on to be the cover girl for the magazine again, two more times, in January and October 2014. In 2016 Li would pose for
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in an exclusive interview for the website. In 2016 she would also release a calendar, in which she posed nude.


Television career

In 2015 Li would take part in the fifteenth series of Channel 5's '' Celebrity Big Brother UK.'' She would be the seventh housemate to leave the house after being evicted via the public vote, placing eighth overall. During her time in the Big Brother house she would engage in feuds with fellow housemates, Alicia Douvall and
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. In 2015 Li would also host regularly for ''CodeBabes''. In 2015 Li would star in MTV UK's '' Ex On The Beach series 3.'' Li would enter as her ex-fiancée's,
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, ex in episode four. Li would be known for her explosive verbal altercations with Norcross, she would also feud with fellow cast members
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and Laura-Alicia Summers. Li would voluntarily leave the house in episode eight alongside
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. In 2018 she appeared on the sixteenth season of ''
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''. She would also appear in the first episode of the seventeenth series in 2019. In 2019 she would appear in an episode of ''Say Yes to the Nest,'' alongside her husband, Brent Lincowski.


Personal life

Li dated and was engaged to ''
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'' star
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, they split in late 2013. Li also dated English
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,
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. In 2017 Li announced she was engaged to her now husband, Brent Lincowski. They would wed in
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in 2018. Li is currently living in
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with her husband and is working as a
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.


Filmography


Film and television


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cami-Li 1986 births Living people Puerto Rican television personalities Mass media people from Miami Mass media people from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican female models Television personalities from Florida