• Carmen Ortega was born in Illinois in 1985 and is popular for her modelling career.
• She was very popular in high school and had numerous friends.
• She launched her Instagram account and soon became a sought-after model.
• She has also released her own jewelry and clothing line.
• She is very active on social media, with an Instagram account with over 850,000 followers.
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Who is Carmen Ortega? Wiki Biography
Carmen Ortega was born in Illinois USA, on 30 January 1985, so under the zodiac sign of Aquarius and holding American nationality – she is popular for her modelling career as well as for her important Instagram account.
Early life and education
Carmen grew up wanting to become a model as she was buying magazines and staring at the girls on the cover pages, believing that she would never be one of them. She was very popular during her high school years thanks to her attractive looks, and many of her friends told her how she could easily go into modelling.
She had numerous friends, but it is not known whether or not she dated anyone during this period of her life.
Carmen hasn’t talked about her parents as she is trying to keep their lives away from media attention. She hasn’t talked about having any siblings either, which is why she is considered to be an only child – she has only talked about her cousin whose name is Pamela Soto.
After she matriculated from high school, Carmen pursued her dreams of becoming a model rather than enrolling at college.
Career of a model
Carmen was doing several jobs after she matriculated, just so she could financially support herself. She launched her Instagram account and began uploading her attractive pictures onto it – thanks to her looks, it didn’t take long for her to amass quite a number of followers, and eventually draw the attention of a modelling scout. She was invited for her first photoshoot, and did better than expected, so was invited for several more, so very soon became a sought-after model.
Carmen has posed for numerous brands, including being an official brand ambassador for 138 Waterm and has appeared on several covers of popular magazines, including “Elle”, “Maxim”, “FHM”, and “Rolling Stone”.
With the popular jeweler Nick Montfour, she has also launched her own jewelry line called Bella Carmen Jewels, and released her own clothing line of her design called “Deliano”. Carmen is even busier, as she is currently trying to make it into the music industry as well, as she is a singer who has released singles such as “Satisfaction” and “Party Life”, and appeared in numerous videos of other artists.
The most popular models in the US
The US is popular for numerous girls who have become the world’s top models, while they also have some of the best modelling agencies in the world – some of the US models have also managed to become very successful actresses. A few of the best US models judging by the Ranker website include:
- Fifth place is held by Angie Everhart who was a very popular model during her teenage years, and has managed to appear in several “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit issues – she also posed nude in 2000 for the “Playboy” magazine;
- In fourth place is Hillary Fisher who is popular for numerous competitions she has won including becoming the Miss Hawaiian Tropic South Carolina in 2007, and becoming one of Playboy’s Top 10 Supermodels of 2009;
- Brooklyn Danielle Decker holds third place, and is popular for her career of a fashion model while she is also an actress – she was featured in the “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit issue and was also a Victoria Secret’s model;
- Second place goes to Kristanna Loken who is popular for her modelling career as well as for her acting roles – she has appeared in several movies such as “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” in 2003, and “BloodRayne” in 2005;
- At the top of the list is Cindy Crawford who worked as a model and thanks to her success in that field moved to film and TV series while also working as a spokesperson. In 1995, “Forbes” magazine gave her the title of the highest paid model in the world.
Although Carmen is a sought-after model, she is yet to be found in the list of 10 most popular models in the US.
Love life and relationships
Carmen is very secretive when it comes to her love life, as she hasn’t shared any details regarding her past or present relationships with the public.
Although she hasn’t talked about it herself, Carmen is rumored to have dated a man who she met in 2016 at the gym, but they split in the summer of 2018. Rumor has it that the two lost passion which was the reason behind their breakup – however, nothing about her past affairs can be said with certainty.
She is currently rumored to be dating a photographer with whom she worked on some of her previous photoshoots, but this hasn’t been confirmed by the popular model. Judging by her social media accounts and her secrecy, she currently appears to be single, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have any kids.
Hobbies and other interests
Carmen’s number one passion is modelling, as she loves posing while she is also enjoys exercising, especially as she can feel the benefits, so she and spends a lot of her free time at the gym. She likes being at the beach too, and could spend an entire day there just lying under the sun.
Travelling is one of her main hobbies, and she likes modelling because it makes it possible for her to travel around the US without having to pay for anything – she also goes shopping, but only in expensive stores.
Although summer is her favorite season, Carmen also enjoys winter time, and usually goes skiing and snowboarding – she loves spending her free time in nature, including forests and mountains.
Appearance and net worth
Carmen is currently 34 years old. She has long brown hair and blue eyes, is 5ft 3in (1.6m) tall, weighs around 112lb (51kg), and her vital statistics are 33-25-33. She wears shoes size eight.
According to authoritative sources, as of early 2020 her net worth is estimated to be more than $400,000 and is steadily rising thanks to her joint online and modelling career.
Real or fake?
There’s been some debate on the internet regarding whether or not Carmen has undergone any plastic surgery. Only a small number of people believe that Carmen is completely natural, while others are sure that she has enhanced her breasts – although it isn’t known for sure, judging by the perfect round shape of her boobs, Carmen has undergone such enhancement surgery.
Selfie game strong pic.twitter.com/jILoyhRjul
— Carmen Ortega Baljian (@CarmenOrtega1) November 13, 2019
Social media presence
Carmen is very active on several popular social media platforms as this is very important for her career of a model. She launched her Twitter account in May 2011, but her Instagram account is what she became popular for in the first place – she’s gathered more than 850,000 followers and has uploaded more than 180 pictures onto it. Carmen also has a Facebook profile but seems to be using it just to keep in touch with her friends and family.
