Antonela Avellaneda, an Argentine model for a famous men’s magazine, revealed that her first daring photoshoot was paid for by Diego Maradona.
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The muse, 42, spoke to Splash in 2023 and discussed the incident, describing the football star as the love of her life. “[Diego is] my star, my idol. I met him when I was very young. I sold this type of photoshoot. It was simply exclusive. We did shoots in more exotic locations, with exotic outfits,” she explained in the chat.
Since there were no social media at the time, she had to deliver the photos of the shoot to him printed. “I sold it to him in a book. It was very nice. He was able to see in me a star and a beauty that I didn’t perceive.”
“For me, it was an enormous strength, a star of his magnitude, and he told me: ‘You are the most famous woman I know in my life.’ For me, it was an honor. I miss him a lot.”
With the sale of the photos, Antonela paid for a Digital Marketing degree. “I helped my family. I set up a store, I bought a car back then, a Corsa. It was my first car, it was great. I invested in my modeling career. I traveled to Chile, to Mexico.”
Later, she moved to Brazil, where she became a naturalized citizen. She participated in the fourth edition of Big Brother Brasil and in 2019 made headlines when she posed for the Portuguese edition of the men’s magazine.
Antonela still sells photos from exclusive shoots to a select clientele. “It’s directly with me through my Instagram, exclusive content. My exposure has already been too big. I do shoots every week, but I sell exclusively to VIP clients.”
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