Interesting Biography Facts
Real name
Valeria Raquel Mazza
Occupation
model, business woman, philatropist
Birth Date
February 17, 1972
Age
52 years
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Birthplace
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Education
high school
Nationality
Argentinian
Valeria Mazza family members
Father's Name
Raúl Mariano Mazza Ceriani
Mother's Name
Monica Ferreira
Siblings names
Carolina Mazza (older sister)
Is Valeria Mazza a lesbian/bisexual?
No
What is Valeria Mazza marital status?
Married
Who is Valeria Mazza husband?
Alejandro Gravier
When did get married?
May 9, 1998
How many children does she have?
4 (sons Balthazar Gravier, Tiziano Gravier, Benicio Gravier and daughter Taína Gravier)
Valeria Mazza husband
Alejandro Gravier (husband)
For representatives of the fashion industry, divorces and love affairs are a custom. That’s why Valeria Mazza seems to be a unique fashion girl. She mentioned, that she was dating “an incredibly rich young man, named Alejandro” in her interview with David Letterman in the late 1990s. After a year from that interview, she married Alejandro Gravier at the Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament in Buenos Aires. Since then, they remain a happy and very beautiful couple, which serves as an example to their fans. They parented four great children.
As for Alejandro Gravier, he is a multi-talented personality. He is an entrepreneur and producer, known for such projects as “Esta Noche Invito Yo” (“Tonight I Invite”), “Videomatch” and some others.
He is a Buenos Aires native. Alejandro graduated from Colegio Maranista. After that, he was involved in a construction business. Since 1987 he has been building his business and his activity was connected with various companies. Thus, he founded Pronto Servicios, the company, which presented vehicle repair goods. He sold it in 1991 and later launched several other companies of that kind. Nowadays, Alejandro is considered one of the best real estate specialists in Latin America.
In his leisure time, Alejandro does a lot of sports. Besides, he enjoys the free time with his wife and their kids.
Valeria Mazza kids
Balthazar Gravier (son)
Date of birth: May 29, 1999
Valeria and Alejandro’s oldest child is a son Balthazar Gravier. He is a professional skier, one of the best in his country – Argentina. Besides, he performs for his country internationally, too. The young athlete occupied the 17th place in the men’s ski race, which took place in Cerro Catedral.
Tiziano Gravier (son)
Date of birth: March 12, 2002
The model’s second son is a skier, too. He represented his country at The Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games. His parents and siblings went to Switzerland and spent the whole month there to support their talented family member.
Benicio Gravier (son)
Date of birth: February 2005
Each of Gravier’s boys is keen on skiing. The third son, Benicio, is a skier, too. He has just started his way on top in the sports industry but has already proved, he is serious in his aim to win. In 2021 he took part in a junior ski race in Alpe Cimbra FIS (Italy).
Taína Gravier (daughter)
Date of birth: 2008
The only girl in the Gravier-Mazza family looks like a little copy of her mother. Her name is Taina, and she has already tried her hand as a model and participated in a photo shot for Italian fashion brand Mimisol. But modeling is not the only activity, which is interesting to Taina. She is also good at drawing and photography and plans to become an artist in the future.
Who are Valeria Mazza parents?
Raúl Mariano Mazza Ceriani (father)
Valeria is very focused on her family, and she maintains warm close relationships with each of her relatives, including her parents and sister. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have any pictures of her father on her social media accounts. It’s not known, whether he is still alive or not.
Raul is the son of Raul Mazza Wolf and his wife Olga Ceriani. From her father’s side, Valeria has Italian roots. Her father was busy in the tourist business. In addition to Valeria, he has a daughter Carolina Mazza.
Monica Ferreira (mother)
Valeria’s mother Mónica Ferreira is still alive. She spends a lot of time with her daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren. Monica supervises her famous daughter Valeria at various charity events, concerts, and shows. In her young years, Valeria’s mother was an active volunteer. She participated in many charity projects, too.
Valeria Mazza siblings
Carolina Mazza (older sister)
Valeria has an older sister, named Carolina Mazza Ferreira. She is married to Guillermo Antuna. The couple has two children – a daughter Catalina and a son Clemente. Both are in their 20s as of 2021. In Argentina, Carolina is famous as a designer.
Bio
The model-turned fashion designer and philanthropist Valeria Mazza makes an impression of a successful confident woman, who managed to find her inner peace. She was on the top of the fashion industry, but after the retirement from the catwalk, she easily opened a new side of herself and started the next page in her life.
Valeria Raquel Mazza was born and raised in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She changed her hometown to Buenos Aires at the age of 14, when she was discovered as a model. Thus, she launched her career at a very young age. By the way, Valeria has never thought about becoming a notable figure in the fashion world. She dreamed to be a teacher in her teens.
Mazza was catapulted to stardom in 1996 after she was photographed for Sports Illustrated cover in the company of another fashion star Tyra Banks. After that Valeria modeled for many internationally popular fashion brands and cooperated with various world-known designers, like Versace, Valentino, and others.
Her career as a model lasted not for long, but it opened lots of doors in front of her. She launched Valeria Mazza Design – the company, which offers its clients stylish accessories and eyewear. Besides, she released the line of fragrances.
Despite her busy schedule, Valeria finds time for various charity projects. She was the Special Olympics ambassador, worked for UNICEF, etc.
Interesting and fun facts
- Valeria’s mother tongue is Spanish, but she is also fluent in Italian and English.
- At the beginning of her career she was considered as a double of another supermodel, Claudia Schiffer. In one of her interviews, Valeria confessed that she accepted her resemblance with Claudia as a compliment, because Mrs. Schiffer was a very beautiful woman.
- She was discovered by Roberto Giordano, a famous hairstylist from Sicily, who had also business in South America. Valeria was just 14 when she started her way to the top of the fashion world. One of her first photo sessions was for “Elle” magazine. She featured on its cover in 1996.
- Her favorite music stars are Whitney Houston and Mick Jagger.
- Her height is 5 ft 9 in and her weight is 128 pounds.
- Her net worth is $1 million.