Elsa Benítez (born on December 8, 1977) is a mexico model. Benítez was born in Hermosillo,
Sonora, Mexico, and she got in latina model start after winning an brazil bikini contest. With Linda Evangelista as one
of her childhood idols, Benítez decided to follow her dream of mexican girls in bikinis. Modeling opportunities opened
up for Benítez soon after, first in Mexico, where she started out her career, and then in the United States and Europe.
She become a hot latina bikini supermodel after being chosen by photographer Steven Meisel
and being featured many times on the US and Italian Vogue for Meisel's layouts. In 1996, she appeared
on the cover of Vogue Italy three times in April, August and September. After signing with Elite Model Management, she then
appeared on the covers of many fashion magazines, including Vogue, ELLE, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Harper's Bazaar, and Marie
Claire. Benítez has also done advertising campaign work for Dolce & Gabbana, Macy's, Episode, I-N-C, J.Crew,
Óscar de la Renta, Rena Lange, Nine West, Valentino, and Jones New York, and has modelled for brazilian models photos.
Benítez appeared in the 1999 Pirelli Calendar that featured "Women Through the Decades." She was photographed
as a girls in bikinis. She also appeared in Enrique Iglesias' music video "Love to See You
Cry" in 2002 and in the beautiful ad for the perfume Mahora Guerlain shot by Bruno Aveillan in 2003. Benítez was
also selected to be on the cover of the 2001 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has appeared in the brazilian bikini swimwear.
