Jessica Serfaty

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Jessica Serfaty (born 1991) is an American actress and model. [1]

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Personal life

Serfaty was born in 1991 in Little Rock, Arkansas. [1] She married Ididia Serfaty, a property manager, at the age of 17, following an unexpected pregnancy. [1] The couple first met at church. They have a son named Roman. Her pursuit of a modeling career led to a family move to Los Angeles, which eventually placed stress on her marriage, resulting in divorce. [1]

After her divorce in 2013, Serfaty entered a relationship with YouTuber Logan Paul, which lasted from 2014 to 2017 and was reported as his longest relationship. [1] She was briefly linked to Joe Jonas, with whom she spent Christmas 2015 in Las Vegas. [1] [2] Subsequently, Serfaty dated Niall Horan of One Direction throughout 2016. [1] [3]

In 2017, Serfaty began dating Ed Westwick, known from Gossip Girl . [4] [5] Following her breakup with Westwick, Serfaty got engaged to Kaan Gunay, founder of Firefly, in 2019. The couple separated in 2022. [1] [6]

Serfaty was engaged to billionaire Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, the chief strategy officer of EssilorLuxottica, from 2023 to 2024. [7] [6] The couple met at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017 and reconnected years later. Del Vecchio proposed with a yellow diamond on Italy's Amalfi Coast, as reported by Parade. [1]

Career

Serfaty was discovered by a modeling agent at a mall but was initially considered too young to be hired. [1]

Serfaty gained initial prominence as a contestant on Season 14 of America's Next Top Model , hosted by Tyra Banks. She was eliminated in the 10th episode of America's Next Top Model due to her look being deemed "too commercial." [1] [8] In the episode prior to her elimination, she inadvertently started a fire by burning a taco in a toaster and attempting to extinguish it with a wet rag. [1]

Later, Serfaty joined Next Model Management in Los Angeles and participated in advertising campaigns for McDonald's and Toyota. [9] She also appeared in the music video for "Highway Don't Care," a pop-country hit by Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, and Keith Urban. [1]

Filmography

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