Greydis Gil
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Greidys Gil Nimo November 18, 1980 Havana, Cuba |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009 |
| Major competition(s) |
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009 (Winner) |
| Spouse | Luis Zaldívar (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Greidys Zaldívar (née: Gil Nimo; born November 18, 1980 in Havana) is a Cuban actress, TV Host, model and beauty queen. Gil became a contestant on the reality show/beauty contest Nuestra Belleza Latina. After weeks of competition and eliminations, Gil won the grand prize of $200,000 and a contract with Univision and earned the title of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009. She won the challenge of the "50 Mas Bellos" and formed part of the 50 Mas Bellos of the People en Espanol magazine.
Greidys Gil was born in Havana, Cuba, November 18, 1980. She was raised in the town of San Antonio de Las Vegas by her mother Kenya Nimo and her grandmother Blanca Rosa Piñero. Her father, Esnel Gil, emigrated to the United States in 1980 during the Mariel exodus without having the opportunity to return to Cuba or to meet Greidys until 14 years later. Kenya and Esnel remarried other partners and had other children. Gil has mentioned that for her there are no half brothers or sisters, “Jackeline Gil and Yendry Mendez are my siblings even if we are not from the same father or mother.” From a very young age, Gil always had an inclination for the arts and complemented her studies with singing lessons, dance, fine arts and theatre. For several years, she practiced rhythmic gymnastics and musical aerobics and her teachers though of her as multifaceted. At 14 years old, she was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, which caused her to interrupt her studies for one year and kept her from continuing her art education. She later went back to school but this time she enrolled at the University of Jose Antonio Echevarria where she graduated with a degree in industrial engineering.
In 2005 Greidys decided to leave Cuba and emigrate to the United States looking for better opportunities and pursue new interests. She quotes: "I came to the United State with nothing but a bag full of dreams”. In 2011 she was able to bring her mother from Cuba and in 2014 she was able to bring her brother here. For Greidys, family is very important in her life and now that they are finally together it’s been a dream come true.
Gil first experience fame and recognition came via the Nuestra Belleza Latina Show, a hit beauty pageant reality show on the Univision Network. She was the chosen winner of the show’s third season. She was also selected as one of the top most beautiful people by the Magazine People en Español. She has been called the international beauty queen Cuba has longed for in the past 50 years by her fans and admirers in Cuba due to the absence of any type of international beauty pageants on the Island country.
From 2009 to 2011, Gil was awarded an exclusive contract with Univision, representing the Network in all of its events in and out of the United States and worked as jury, reporter or co-host. She was invited co-host in the popular morning radio show at Amor93.1 of the SBS Network, in New York City.
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