Kartika Luyet (born 5 March 1977), also known simply as Kartika, is a Brazilian model and television personality. Raised in Switzerland, she rose to prominence in Italy after filming commercials for Fiat in 2000 and 2001. Since 2015, she has been based in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
.
Early life
Luyet was born in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, Brazil to a Swiss father and Indonesian mother. She spent most of her childhood in
Savièse
Savièse is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Savièse is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Saviesi''. In 1224 it was mentioned as ''Savisia''. The municipality was formerly known by its German ...
, a municipality of the canton of
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
, Switzerland.
Career
Luyet became first known in Italy thanks to two
Fiat
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., commonly known as simply Fiat ( , ; ), is an Italian automobile manufacturer. It became a part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 and, in 2021, became a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division, Stellant ...
commercials, broadcast in 2000 and 2001.
In 2001 she debuted on television alongside
Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Tindaro Fiorello (born 16 May 1960), known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio and television presenter.
Career
Fiorello was born in Catania, Sicily, and raised in Augusta, Sicily. He began his career working in to ...
in the
RAI
(), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels a ...
variety television ''Stasera pago io''.
In 2004, she was
spokesmodel
A promotional model is a Model (person), model hired to drive demand, consumer demand for a product, service, brand, or concept by directly interacting with potential customers. Most promotional models are conventionally attractive in physical app ...
of the lingerie company Miss Bikini, starring in an advertising campaign that raised some controversy because of being considered vulgar and offensive.
In 2008, she starred in the music video for the song "Una cosa sola" of the rock group Magenta.
[F.S. (17 January 2008)]
"Kartika con i Magenta"
'' Messaggero Veneto''. In 2012 she created her own line of
nail polish
Nail polish (also known as nail varnish in British English or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human Nail (anatomy), fingernails or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates. The formula has been revised repeatedly t ...
.
Personal life
Luyet is married to Italian former footballer
Nicola Ventola
Nicola Ventola (born 24 May 1978) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Ventola played for several clubs in Italy throughout his career, and also had a loan spell with English side Crystal Palace. At internationa ...
;
together they have a son named Kelian, born on 22 September 2003.
In 2015, Luyet and her husband moved to Dubai, after Ventola was offered a job with a television channel there.
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Brazilian emigrants to Italy
Brazilian female models
Brazilian people of Indonesian descent
Brazilian people of Swiss descent
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