{{short description|Argentine TV host and model (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox model | name = Zaira Nara | image = Zaira Nara 2023 02.jpg | alt = | caption = Nara in 2023 | birth_name = Zaira Tatiana Nara | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Boulogne Sur Mer, Buenos Aires, Argentina | occupation = Model | yearsactive = 2008–present | height = 169 cm<ref name=m/> | hair_color = Brown<ref name=m/> | eye_color = Green<ref name=m/> | agency = Multitalent Agency<ref name=m>[https://archive.today/20211011153620/http://www.multitalentagency.com/fotos/zaira-nara Zaira Nara – Multitalent Agency]</ref> | partner = {{Plainlist| *Diego Forlán (2009–2011) *Juan Mónaco (2011–2014) *Jakob von Plessen (2015–2022) *Facundo Pieres (2022)}} | children = 2 | relatives = Wanda Nara (sister) <br> | website = {{url|https://www.zairabeauty.com.ar}} }}
'''Zaira Nara''' ({{IPA|es-419|ˈsajɾa ˈnaɾa|lang}}; born 15 August 1988) is an Argentine model and actress of Lebanese descent.<ref name=m/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 October 2012 |title=Argentina's beauty icon: Zaira Nara |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/more/a1921/argentina-beauty-icon-zaira-nara/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Early life and family== Zaira Nara was born in Boulogne Sur Mer, Argentina to Andrés Nara and Nora Colosimo.<ref name="w">{{cite web |date=19 August 2010 |title=Zaira Nara, la hermosa hermana de Wanda |url=http://www.derf.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=360959 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230060314/http://www.derf.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=360959 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |access-date=1 August 2011 |publisher=derf.com.ar |language=es}}</ref> She is the younger sister of Wanda Nara.<ref name="a">{{Cite web |title=At the age of 51, Nora Colosimo, mother of Wanda and Zaira Nara, was … |url=https://feased.com/argentina/at-the-age-of-51-nora-colosimo-mother-of-wanda-and-zaira-nara-was-fascinated-by-her-figure/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011144131/https://feased.com/argentina/at-the-age-of-51-nora-colosimo-mother-of-wanda-and-zaira-nara-was-fascinated-by-her-figure/ |archive-date=11 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=w/> She is of Lebanese descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asi es Zaira Nara |url=https://www.que.es/2020/11/19/zaira-bella-forlan/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011153335/https://www.que.es/2020/11/19/zaira-bella-forlan/ |archive-date=11 October 2021 |website=Que.es}}</ref>
== Career == Nara began her career as a child model and professionally in adolescence for the agency ''Dotto Models'', but later in 2008 she left that agency to join ''Chekka Buenos Aires'', the agency of Mauricio Catarain in which she won numerous advertising contracts to be the image of prestigious brands of clothing, lingerie and cosmetics.<ref name="w" />
In 2010 she competed as contestant in the Marcelo Tinelli's show ''Bailando 2010'',<ref name="e">{{cite web |title=Zaira Nara eliminada de Bailando 2010 |url=http://www.tvdiaria.com.ar/zaira-nara-eliminada-de-bailando-2010.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121229232746/http://www.tvdiaria.com.ar/zaira-nara-eliminada-de-bailando-2010.htm |archive-date=29 December 2012 |access-date=1 August 2011 |publisher=tvdiaria.com.ar |language=es}}</ref> being eliminated ninth, and in the same year she became also the host of ''La Cocina del Show''.<ref name="e" /> In 2011 she became the winner of the ''Balón Rosa de Oro'' (the ''Pink Ballon d'Or''),<ref>{{cite web |date=17 January 2011 |title=Zaira Nara, ganadora del "Balón Rosa de Oro" |url=http://www.larazon.com.ar/show/Zaira-ganadora-Balon-Rosa-Oro_0_205200032.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630035658/http://www.larazon.com.ar/show/Zaira-ganadora-Balon-Rosa-Oro_0_205200032.html |archive-date=30 June 2012 |access-date=1 August 2011 |publisher=La Razón |language=es}}</ref> an Argentine female prize, and replaced her elder sister Wanda in ''Bailando 2011'' when the latter left the show because of her third pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 July 2011 |title=Zaira Nara reemplazará a su hermana Wanda en Bailando 2011 |url=http://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/82241/zaira-nara-reemplazara-su-hermana-wanda-en-bailando-2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231003832/http://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/82241/zaira-nara-reemplazara-su-hermana-wanda-en-bailando-2011 |archive-date=31 December 2012 |access-date=1 August 2011 |publisher=ciudad.com.ar |language=es}}</ref>
In 2010, she was ranked 47th in a list of the world's sexiest women published by FHM magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo 2010|url=http://especiales.fhm.es/las100massexys/2010/galeria.php/zaira_nara/pg=5/p=3|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130907183733/http://especiales.fhm.es/las100massexys/2010/galeria.php/zaira_nara/pg=5/p=3|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2013|access-date=1 August 2011|publisher=FHM magazine|language=es}}</ref> In 2012, ''Cosmopolitan'' described her as South America's beauty icon.<ref name=":0" /> She has been the cover girl of the Argentine editions of ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Women's Health''.<ref name="b" />
She has modeld for brands such as Herbal Essences, McDonald's, Promesse, La Serenísima, Gillette, Pantene and Falabella.<ref name="b">{{cite web|title=Biografía|publisher=ZairaNara.com|url=http://zairanara.com/|access-date=7 October 2013|language=es}}</ref> She has participated in is Fashion Week and BAFWEEK.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2024 |title=In photos: From Susana and Zaira Nara to María Vázquez, all the celebrities who were at the most fashion-filled week |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/revista-hola/en-fotos-de-susana-y-zaira-nara-a-maria-vazquez-todos-los-famosos-que-estuvieron-en-la-semana-mas-nid09092024/ |work=Hello! Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rivas |first=Vanessa |date=28 September 2023 |title=Macarena Achaga, the Argentine who shares the catwalk with Zaira Nara and debuts at Paris Fashion Week |url=https://www.revistagente.com/entretenimiento/macarena-achaga-la-argentina-que-comparte-pasarela-con-zaira-nara-y-debuta-en-paris-fashion-week/}}</ref>
A social media influencer, she has over 4.5 million of followers on Instagram,<ref>{{Instagram|zaira.nara|Official page}}</ref> over 2.5 million on Twitter<ref>{{Twitter|zairana|Official page}}</ref> and over 1.2 million on Facebook.<ref>{{Facebook|ZairaNara|Official page}}</ref> She also has a personal blog and a personal online shop.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zairabeauty.com.ar/ |title=Home |website=zairabeauty.com.ar}}</ref>
In 2023, she was announced as the new ambassador for Betsson, the largest online casino in Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2023 |title=Zaira Nara, de nuevo en primera plana pero esta vez por un nuevo trabajo |url=https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/2023/09/01/zaira-nara-de-nuevo-en-primera-plana-pero-esta-vez-por-un-nuevo-trabajo/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=Ciudad Magazine |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerships and Ambassadors |url=https://www.onebetsson.com/collaborations/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=One Betsson |language=en-US |archive-date=23 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923201014/https://www.onebetsson.com/collaborations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her trip to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival was sponsored by Campari.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Santiago |date=25 May 2023 |title=Zaira Nara se mostró agradecida por su viaje a Francia |url=https://elintransigente.com/2023/05/zaira-nara-se-mostro-agradecida-por-su-viaje-a-francia/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=El Intransigente |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title=Cannes: Zaira Nara y un reconocido bartender argentino pisaron la alfombra roja del festival de cine más grande del mundo |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/cannes-zaira-nara-y-un-reconocido-bartender-argentino-pisaron-la-alfombra-roja-del-festival-de-cine-nid24052023/ |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}</ref>
left|thumb|Nara in 2012
==Personal life== On 9 March 2011, after two years of relationship, Diego Forlán announced on his Twitter page that he and Zaira were engaged to be married: however, in June 2011,<ref name="z">{{cite web |date=13 June 2011 |title=¿Qué pasó entre Zaira Nara y Diego Forlán? |url=http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/440564/Espect%C3%A1culos/Que-paso-entre-Zaira-Nara-Diego-Forlan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115002722/http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/440564/Espect%C3%A1culos/Que-paso-entre-Zaira-Nara-Diego-Forlan.html |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=1 August 2011 |publisher=La Gaceta |language=es}}</ref> they announced they were breaking their engagement.<ref name=z/>
Zaira became engaged to horseback rider Jakob von Plessen in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/131700/conoce-jakob-von-plessen-nuevo-novio-super-top-zaira-nara-foto-mas-romantica|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011153743/https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/131700/conoce-jakob-von-plessen-nuevo-novio-super-top-zaira-nara-foto-mas-romantica|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2021|title=Conocé a Jakob von Plessen, el nuevo novio súper top de Zaira Nara: Su foto más romántica|date=29 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plansouthamerica.com/jakob-von-plessen/|title=Jakob von Plessen |date=24 January 2025 }}</ref> They have a son and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/zaira-nara-desconocida-historia-amor-jakob-von-plessen-nos-amamos-mucho-hace_66664|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011153836/https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/zaira-nara-desconocida-historia-amor-jakob-von-plessen-nos-amamos-mucho-hace_66664|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2021|title = Zaira Nara y su desconocida historia de amor con Jakob von Plessen: "Nos amamos mucho hace algunos años, pero no era momento de empezar algo"|date = 25 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oggi.it/gossip/amori/2016/04/06/wanda-nara-e-zia-la-sorella-zaira-ha-dato-alla-luce-malaika/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011153911/https://www.oggi.it/gossip/amori/2016/04/06/wanda-nara-e-zia-la-sorella-zaira-ha-dato-alla-luce-malaika/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2021|title=Wanda Nara è zia: La sorella Zaira ha dato alla luce Malaika}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gossipnews.gossip.it/wanda-nara-e-diventata-zia-e-nata-malaika-1583/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011153937/https://gossipnews.gossip.it/wanda-nara-e-diventata-zia-e-nata-malaika-1583/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2021|title = Wanda Nara è diventata zia, è nata la piccola Malaika | Pagina 6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/jakob-von-plessen-mostro-primera-vez-carita-bebe-tuvo-zaira-nara-viggo-silvestre_131052|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211011154052/https://www.ciudad.com.ar/espectaculos/jakob-von-plessen-mostro-primera-vez-carita-bebe-tuvo-zaira-nara-viggo-silvestre_131052|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2021|title = Jakob von Plessen mostró por primera vez la carita del bebé que tuvo con Zaira Nara: "Viggo Silvestre"|date = 8 February 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography ==
===Television=== * 2006 — ''Música total'' * 2008 — ''El último vuelo del día'' * 2009 — ''Animérica'' * 2009/2010 — ''Justo a tiempo'' * 2010 — ''Justo a tiempo España'' * 2010 — ''Bailando 2010'' * 2010 — ''La Cocina del Show'' * 2011 — ''Bailando 2011'' * 2012 — ''Tendencia'' * 2013 — ''Todos Contentos y bastante locos'' * 2014/2015 — ''Tu Mejor Sábado'' * 2015 — ''Tu Mejor Domingo'' * 2016/2017 — ''Morfi Cafe'' * 2017/2019 — ''Morfi, todos a la mesa'' * 2017 — ''La Fiesta de Morfi'' * 2018/2019 — ''Cortá por Lozano'' * 2019 — ''Martín Fierro, alfombra roja'' * 2025 — ''Streaming''
{| class="wikitable" |- |+Reality shows |- ! Year !! Name !! Role !! Notes |- | 2010 ||{{Flagicon|ARG}} ''Bailando 2010'' || Contestant || {{eliminated|9th eliminated}} |- | 2011 ||{{Flagicon|ARG}} ''Bailando 2011'' || Contestant || {{eliminated|17th eliminated}} |- | 2023 ||{{Flagicon|ARG}} ''MasterChef Argentina'' || Guest || Season 3; episode 50 |- | 2023 ||{{Flagicon|URU}} ''¿Quién es la máscara? (Uruguayan season 3)'' || Mamushka || {{eliminated|4th unmasked}} |- | 2023 | {{flagicon|ARG}} ''Bailando 2023'' |Judge replacing | |- |}
===Theater=== * 2004 — ''Anacondas para Todos con Xampe Lampe'' * 2008 — ''Planeta Show'' * 2008 — ''El Libro de la Selva'' * 2013–2014 — ''Los locos Grimaldi''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons and category|Category:Zaira Nara|Zaira Nara}} <!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> * {{Official website|https://www.zairabeauty.com.ar/|Tienda Online de Zaira Beauty}} * {{IMDb name}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nara, Zaira}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Argentine female models Category:People from Buenos Aires Province Category:Argentine people of Lebanese descent Category:21st-century Argentine women Category:Participants in Argentine reality television series Category:21st-century Argentine actresses