Mikki Padilla

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|05|27}}

| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

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| occupation = Actress, model, writer, author

| years_active = 1999–present

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Mikki Padilla (born May 27, 1974){{cite web |last1=Brander |first1=Sean |title=Mikki Padilla: Eye on the goal |url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/leisure/eye-on-the-goal/ |website=The Santa Fe New Mexican |accessdate=30 April 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314075937/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/leisure/eye-on-the-goal/ |archivedate=March 14, 2012 |date=November 15, 2008}} is an American actress, model, writer and author. She has since filmed several projects, commercials, and her book, Been There, Done That... now doing MORE! was released in March 2013. She was the co-host and dealer of the GSN game show Catch 21 from 2008 to 2011.

Early life and start

Padilla born in Denver, Colorado to Evie and Ernie Padilla. When Padilla was four, her parents moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, but by the time she was in sixth grade, her parents divorced, but were still friends. Her stepfather, Cristobal Chavez, also became friends with her father. She started her acting career in the 2001 Japanese movie Seance. After she appeared in the movie, she started rising to fame. She got small television and movie roles. She was a model for Avon, and was the brand's top 5 Latina model.