Leila C. Arcieri (born December 18, 1973 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress and model. She was Miss San Francisco in the 1997 Miss California pageant and has appeared in the many films such as XXX, Wild Things 2, and Daddy Day Care.
Leila Arcieri
The product of an Italian American father and African-American mother, Arcieri spent the better part of her childhood in Sebastopol, located in California's wine and redwood country.
Shyness was a major obstacle in Leila's early life, one that she tried to overcome by throwing herself into high-school cheerleading. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to San Francisco, where she dabbled with both graphic design and photography before becoming a make-up artist.
Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including 1-800-COLLECT and Starburst) and music videos with the likes of Boyz II Men, and Q-Tip. Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer Timothy Stack, who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new series, Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch. That same year Leila was selected as the Coors Lite Beer 2000 spokesmodel. She reprised her role in XXX for the Director's Cut release in a short film containing the death of Xander.
In 2005, Leila was voted #65 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list. She was once engaged to actor/comedian/musician Jamie Foxx.
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Birth name
Leila C. Arcieri
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Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia
Was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997.
Was the Coors Lite Beer 2000 Spokesmodel
Became a cheerleader in Junior High School to overcome intense shyness. Was a real tomboy and active in sports such as swimming, volleyball, basketball, football, rock climbing, and kick boxing.
Mother works for Lucasfilm.
Worked in San Fransisco as a graphic designer, photography assistant, and make-up artist.
Father is Italian and her mother is black.
Parents divorced when she was 2; she was raised by her mom.
Started a publishing business at age 22.
Reprised her role as Jordan King from xXx (2002) in that movie's DVD featurette The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander (V). Xander Cage was played by Khristian Lupo, Vin Diesel's stunt double.
Named #65 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
