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GELUSA ZARIPOVA

Born and raised in Russia,

Gelusa is not like most models.

Fluent in four languages, she

graduated from her all girls high

school as a Valedictorian and

received a Golden Medal from the

Russian government for graduating

with a 5.0 GPA. Prior to receiving

her Bachelors Degree in Business

Administration and traveling to the

United States to pursue her acting

and modeling career, Gelusa

studied singing, dancing, and

gymnastics.

Gelusa has also been working closely with

comedian Owen Benjamin and has filmed a number of

comedic shorts which are part of Owen's weekly comedy

show on Sony Pictures' comedy site Crackle.

Gelusa's other appearances include the 2008 Billboard

Latin Music Awards where Gelusa performed as a back

up dancer to Kumbia All Starz, and numerous TV

Within a few months of her arrival Gelusa won

Miss Bikini USA – San Antonio 2006 title, filmed

Bikini USA-Picture This and appeared on several

magazine covers. She can be seen in numerous ads

and clothing catalogs including Goorin Brothers,

Ujena Swimwear, West End Trends Clothing and

many more. Gelusa has appeared in Maxim En

Espanol and Houston Health and Fitness magazine as

well as commercials for Vodafone, Renault Samsung

Motors, Kodak and Black Heart Amps. As a matter of

fact, Gelusa has appeared in 10 TV commercials, 12

TV shows, 6 music videos and 22 print ad campaigns

in just the last 9 months.

Gelusa is a recipient of numerous modeling

awards that include Image Awards from Men7

Network / Bennett Productions in 2007, Savvy.com

and TinBu.com in 2008. She was also named Top

Model of the Year by Man7 Network and Top 10

World Bikini Model by Ujena Swimwear and

ShowSum.

In 2007 Gelusa filmed Ice Scream, the Remix, an

independent motion picture shot in the tradition of

Scary Movie where she was cast as Desiree.

shows on Telemundo. Besides, Gelusa has

recently signed a one-year spokes modeling

contract with Hollywood Poker.

Gelusa's future projects include the

independent movies Killer Girls and Ice

Scream 2 (both of which are scheduled for

January 2009), a TV show with Bennett

Productions to be shot in the Mediterranean in

September of 2008, a reality show covering

Gelusa's trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for her

next Ujena Swimwear shoot in August 2008

and Piel Dorada, International Beauty

Competition held every year in Costa Rica.

Gelusa has accomplished a lot for a young

23 year old girl and shows no signs of slowing

down. Recognized as a young star on the rise,

Gelusa is an extremely talented and diverse

woman and brings a breath of fresh air to the

entertainment industry.