Gemmy Quelliz
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About
Dominican-American model, reality TV star, entrepreneur, and public figure known for participating in the reality show Miss Universo Latina on Telemundo, for competing in several modeling and pageant contests, and for her Instagram account where she shares modeling and entrepreneurial content with her followers.
Before Fame
She began contributing to her family's income when she was 7 years old by selling products like coffee, tea, and sweets. She enrolled in Communication Studies at the Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo when she was 15 years old. She later pursued oratory at the Escuela Nacional de Locución Profesor Otto Rivera. She emigrated to the United States independently when she was 17 years old.
Trivia
She was a finalist in the Elite Model Look competition in 2009. She opened Bokaguá, a restaurant in New York City that fuses Dominican and Asian cuisines in 2024.
Family Life
Her full name is Gemmy Quelliz Alcántara. She was born in Los Mina, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. She has a son named Ángel De Carlo who was born in 2014.
Associated With
She won a photo challenge by recreating an iconic image of singer Chiquis.
