Leila Arcieri Biography
Leila Arcieri born as Leila C. Arcieri on December 18th, 1973 in San Francisco, California is a marvelous American actress, model and 1997 Miss California.

Leila Arcieri was born of an Italian-American father and African-American mother. Her parents divorced when she was 2 years old; and Arcieri was raised by her mother. Leila Arcieri was shy in her childhood which she overcame by taking up cheerleading in her high school. She quickly became an out and out extrovert, affable and tomboyish-like. She actively participated in volleyball, basketball, football, and kickboxing. After high school graduation, Arcieri moved to San Francisco and began working as photographer and graphic designer. She later worked as a make-up artist.

Arcieri's crowning glory came when she won the 1997 Miss California beauty pageant. She soon became an overnight celebrity winning several modeling assignments and appearances in music videos. She became spokesmodel for Coors Lite Beer in 2000 and modeled for 1-800-COLLECT, Starburst and several other products. She appeared in music videos of Q-Tip and Boyz II Men.

Later Leila Arcieri began her acting career with a small role on "Mad TV" in 1997. Her movie credits include "Beverly Hood" {1999}, "Hot Boyz" {video movie: 1999}, "Higher Ed" {2001}, "xXx" {2002}, "Daddy Day Care" {2003}, "King's Ransom' {2005} and so on. She has had a recurring role of Jamaica St. Croix in "Son of the Beach" {42 episodes: 2000-2002} a spoof on "Baywatch". Besides acting and modeling, Leila Arcieri has ventured into online business called www.exoticspices.net that features and manages models.
Leila Arcieri was romantically involved with actor Jamie Foxx from 2004 to 2005.