Gelusa Zaripova
- Actress
Model and actress Gelusa Zaripova was born and raised in Russia. A high
school valedictorian, she occupied herself not only with science but
also did gymnastics for 6 years and modern dance for 3 years. Eager of
knowledge and exciting new experiences, she learned 4 languages
(Russian, Turkish, English and Tatar) by the age 16 and moved to Turkey
to study Business and Accounting at Selcuk University.
She came to US for her last year in college and stayed after the graduation. Too restless to be satisfied with her corporate career, she started modeling and acting. Within a few months, she won a Miss Bikini USA - San Antonio 2006 Title, filmed Bikini USA - Picture This and appeared in numerous magazines and clothing catalogs. More projects followed, including her first motion picture Ice Scream where Gelusa was cast as Desiree. She appeared in Health and Fitness Magazine and on the cover of Urban Mainstream Magazine as well as commercials for Vodafone, Bladium Fitness Center, Japan Airlines, Black Heart Amps, etc.
She came to US for her last year in college and stayed after the graduation. Too restless to be satisfied with her corporate career, she started modeling and acting. Within a few months, she won a Miss Bikini USA - San Antonio 2006 Title, filmed Bikini USA - Picture This and appeared in numerous magazines and clothing catalogs. More projects followed, including her first motion picture Ice Scream where Gelusa was cast as Desiree. She appeared in Health and Fitness Magazine and on the cover of Urban Mainstream Magazine as well as commercials for Vodafone, Bladium Fitness Center, Japan Airlines, Black Heart Amps, etc.
