Who is Melanie Iglesias? Everything You Need to Know

Quick Facts

Boyfriend: Ryan Guzman (2012), Vinny Guadagnino (2012 – 2014)

Age: 36 Years, 36 Year Old Females

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Height: 5'7" (170 cm), 5'7" Females

City: Brooklyn, New York City

U.S. State: New Yorkers

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Career & Fame

With the aspired to become from a young age. She started modeling and was a contestant in the season 13 of the hit reality show ‘America’s Next Top Model’. But the journey ended unexpectedly for her as she was booted off the show. She later revealed that host Tyra Banks incorrectly thought Melanie was more focused on music than modeling. She also explained that she didn’t “bring it” to the show because she was stressed and had jokingly made the statement that she would become more excited by a ‘hot dog’. This led to her exit from the show.

Unfazed by the disappointment, she started focusing on modeling. In 2010, Melanie Iglesias was voted the ‘Maxim Hometown Hotties’ winner. The next year she was listed by ‘Maxim’ in their list of world’s most beautiful women, the “Maxim Hot 100”. She followed that up by being featured on the cover of ‘Maxim USA’, which remained on stands for three straight months. Her career took off after this and there was no stopping her after that.

She was next seen on TV in the series ‘Guy Code’ (2011 – 2012). The same year in 2011, she was also photographed for the premier issue of celebrity photographer Nick Saglimbeni’s 3D magazine, ‘World’s Most Beautiful’. Melanie also appeared as herself in the documentary ‘WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful’ (2011 – 2013). She was also listed at number two, in ‘Vibe Magazine’s’ “30 Sexiest Celebrities Under 30”.

Iglesias continued appearing on TV in shows like ‘Girl Code’ and ‘Guy Court’ in 2013. The young actress achieved even more success by becoming the host of ‘Off the Bat from the MLB Fan Cave’ and appearing on popular shows like ‘Snack Off’ in 2014. She was even seen as a Guest DJ on the ‘Emmy Award’ winning talk-show ‘Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show’.

2014 continued being a massive year for Melanie, who was cast in shows like ‘Tosh.O’, ‘Noches con Platanito’ and was seen in the TV documentary ‘The Making of SlickforceGirl’ (2014 – 2017). Recognition continued to come her way as in 2015 she was listed at number 87 in the “FHM 100 Sexiest” list.

As her popularity continued to grow, Melanie Iglesias found herself getting more and more acting jobs. In 2016, she was cast in the YouTube musical ‘The Keys of Christmas’. In 2017, she was cast as Sparrow in the TV series ‘Roomiess’. The same year she also landed the recurring role of Tiffani in the series ‘Dead House’. She received critical acclaim for her performance. Iglesias continued pursuing modeling simultaneously and started gaining major traction on her social media accounts. Her Instagram page, which features her latest updates, fashion & style trends, and modeling photos, has since gained a massive following of more than 1.2 million followers.

Consequently, she has more recently lent her acting skills to popular TV series ‘Orange Is The New Black’ and the movie ‘Abnormal Attraction’ in 2018. Additionally, realizing her longtime singing goals, she debuted her new song ‘Tell ‘Em’ on October 12, 2018. It has become hugely popular. She also posts vlogs and skits on her YouTube channel, and her ‘flipbook’ videos are extremely popular.

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Personal Life

Melanie Iglesias was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, on June 18, 1987. She was brought up by her father in New York after her parents divorced and her mother moved away. She has a sister and six brothers who are often seen on her Instagram page. Their names are not known. She went to Tottenville High School, Staten Island. She had been in relationships with Ryan Guzman and Vinny Guadagnino, but is currently single.

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