Arianny Celeste Biography
Mexican-Filipino Arianny Celeste was born Arianny Celeste-Penelope Lopez Marquez in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is of Mexican and Filipino descent. She attended Palo Verde High School and attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she majored in fitness management and nutrition.
She booked her first modeling job when she was four months old for a car seat company. She has always been athletic excelling in cheer, dance, and gymnastics. Arianny started back into modeling at the age of 15. She attended UNLV majoring in fitness management and nutrition. In 2006 she was casted as the new UFC octagon girl. She has been with the company for over 5 years now and has seen it explode. She has appeared in many magazines including Playboy, FHM, Maxim, Maxim espanol and many more. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she has had the opportunity to be in films and music videos. One of her main passions is music. She loves to sing and has recorded some original songs. Another passion of hers is fitness. She loves to help others and finds it very rewarding.
Arianny’s favorites: dark chocolate, sushi, fish, mango, pineapple, movies, Louis Vouitton, beaches, singing, dancing, pilates, kickboxing, muay thai, dogs, and her family.
Dislikes: cheese, sour cream, red meat, rude, judgmental, lazy, people.
Celeste made her UFC debut in 2006 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Celeste has modeled for magazines such as Maxim, FHM, Sports Illustrated,Fighter's Only Magazine and Playboy.
On February 4, 2010, Sports Illustrated named her "Lady of The Day." She was voted "2006 Ring Girl of the Year" in 2010 by Fighter's Only Magazine, an award she won the previous year as well. Maxim voted her "The Hottest UFC Octagon Girl" in the May 2010 issue where she was featured as the cover model. Arianny also appears in Maxim's Hot 100 list for 2010; she placed #23 on the list.
In September 2009, high school senior Conner Cordova, a fan of mixed martial arts, asked Celeste to attend his prom with him, using a series of threeYouTube videos. Celeste agreed, provided that he found a date for her friend. However, Celeste was unable to appear due to her schedule, so the plan changed to attending another dance. That also proved impossible, so Cordova and Celeste sponsored their own event, which doubled as a fundraiser for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
The UFC premiered a new weekly, web-only show called UFC Ultimate Insider on July 29, 2010. Celeste serves as host for the show, with Joe Rogan interviewing various UFC fighters. It also features updates on upcoming matches, PPV's, as well as highlights from previous events. The first episode featured a new photo shoot with Celeste.
Celeste posed nude for the November 2010 issue of Playboy.
On December 1, she was voted "Ring Girl of the Year 2010" from the 2010 MMA Awards
In September 2009, high school senior Conner Cordova, a fan of mixed martial arts, asked Celeste to attend his prom with him, using a series of threeYouTube videos. Celeste agreed, provided that he found a date for her friend. However, Celeste was unable to appear due to her schedule, so the plan changed to attending another dance. That also proved impossible, so Cordova and Celeste sponsored their own event, which doubled as a fundraiser for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
The UFC premiered a new weekly, web-only show called UFC Ultimate Insider on July 29, 2010. Celeste serves as host for the show, with Joe Rogan interviewing various UFC fighters. It also features updates on upcoming matches, PPV's, as well as highlights from previous events. The first episode featured a new photo shoot with Celeste.
Celeste posed nude for the November 2010 issue of Playboy.
On December 1, she was voted "Ring Girl of the Year 2010" from the 2010 MMA Awards
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