Delfina Blaquier Frers (born November 20, 1980) is an Argentine socialite, photographer, fashion businesswoman, and former

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er. A youth athlete in the 1990s, Blaquier competed internationally in the women's high jump. She was a gold medalist at the

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in 1996, a silver medalist at the

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in 1997, and a two-time gold medalist at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics in 1997 and 1998. In 1998 she placed eighth at the

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Biography

Blaquier is the daughter of Argentine racing driver Delfina Frers and Eduardo Blaquier, a member of one of the wealthiest families in Argentina. Her father's family owns Estancia La Concepción, a large estate in Argentina. Her paternal grandfather, Juan José Silvestre Blaquier, was a polo player. Her maternal grandfather is the yacht designer

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. She grew up in

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and at her family's estate. She is a first cousin of Nieves Zuberbühler and Concepción Cochrane Blaquier. Blaquier was a competitive

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athlete, representing Argentina while competing in the

. In 1996 she was a bronze medalist at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics and a gold medalist at the

. In 1997 she was a silver medalist at the

and gold medalist at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics. In 1998 she was a gold medalist at the South American Junior Championships and placed eighth at the

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. She married the polo player

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in 2004. They live in the United States and have four children. They launched a fragrance line at

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in 2019. In 2018 she and her husband attended the

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. In 2007 she opened her first photography exhibition. She studied landscape architecture at university. In 2018 she partnered with Lucila Sperber and

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to launch the clothing line Àcheval Pampa.

References

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