Mayra Verónica Aruca Rodriguez was born in Havana, Cuba. Since childhood, she has been deeply attracted to the world of entertainment, a passion she inherited from her father, Arturo Aruca, a member of the Cuban band Los Dada. Mayra obtained her first modeling book and signed with a local agent in Miami. This agent sent her out for an audition for a local TV entertainment news show "Miami Hoy" she did not know much about being a reporter but determined she could act like one. She began as a correspondent, but was promoted to celebrity hostess for the show. Verónica landed a made-for-TV movie called The Suitor and did commercial campaigns for Nike, L'Oréal, and Coca-Cola. Soon after FHM, the top men's magazine of the time, contacted Veronica's publicist to ask for a feature spread on their magazine. Veronica agreed and after mail requesting her return, she went on to appear on the cover of the FHM exclusive collection book. From 2004-2010 Mayra Verónica made FHM's "Sexiest Women In The World" list 6 years in a row. She was featured on other covers for FHM, Maxim, Edge, GQ, Cosmo, Shape and over 100 other national and international covers. With her popularity came emails from soldiers stationed in Iraq asking for her posters and by now famous calendars. Veronica's management sent a care package of approximately 5000 posters. Shortly, the military named her favorite pin-up girl for the US Marines and the USO asked her to tour with the troops. Verónica began touring with the USO and later became an official spokesperson. @MayraVeronica #MayraVeronica #Cuba #Model #islandpeeps (at Havana, Cuba)