Mikki Padilla (born May 27, 1974) is an American actress, model, writer and author. She has since filmed several projects, commercials, and her book, ''Been There, Done That... now doing MORE!'' was released in March 2013. She was the co-host and dealer of the GSN game show ''

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'' from 2008 to 2011.

Early life and start

Padilla born in

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to Evie and Ernie Padilla. When Padilla was four, her parents moved to

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, but by the time she was in sixth grade, her parents divorced, but were still friends. Her stepfather, Cristobal Chavez, also became friends with her father. She started her acting career in the 2001 Japanese movie Seance. After she appeared in the movie, she started rising to fame. She got small television and movie roles. She was a model for Avon, and was the brand's top 5 Latina model.

Literature/publications

*''Been There, Done That... now doing MORE!'' (2013)

Filmography

References

External links

* 1974 births Actresses from New Mexico American female models American film actresses American television actresses Game show models Living people Actors from Santa Fe, New Mexico Writers from Santa Fe, New Mexico Actresses from Denver Writers from Denver University of New Mexico alumni American non-fiction writers 21st-century American women {{US-model-stub