- Most people ask about the unique spelling of her name. Well here's how she got the Y in her name… She had always written her name as Jeniffer with a “J”, with one “n” and two “f”s until she was 15 and applying for her driver’s permit. When she saw the finished permit, Yeniffer mentioned to the clerk that she had made a mistake and accidentally misspelled her name with a ”Y”. It was then that the clerk pointed out to Yeniffer that the name on the permit was printed exactly as it was written on her birth certificate. To her astonishment, this is when Yeniffer first discovered that her name was actually spelled with a “Y”! Her parents were also surprised and then confirmed that the unique spelling was actually due to a typographical error committed at the hospital when she was born.
- The "Y" logo that you see above is Yeniffer's official logo and was inspired by the emblem on the Mercedes Benz. This was fitting because Yeniffer's middle name is Mercedes.
- Yeniffer is an accomplished dancer. Her favorites are Salsa, Merengue and Swing.
- Yeniffer is bilingual. She speaks English and Spanish with equal aplomb. In fact, many of her commercials are filmed in both English and Spanish language. She also does a lot of voiceover work utilizing her bilingual skills.
- She was a perky cheerleader in high school.
- Born in Venezuela, Yeniffer moved to Miami, Florida with her parents at the age of 3 ½ .
- She has two younger siblings; a brother Kris and sister Cesly.
- The producers of Angel Blue flew Yeniffer from Miami, Florida to San Francisco, California to star in the film. The director chose Yeniffer over a dozen other finalist to star in the title role after seeing her in multiple videotaped screen-test performances.
- Her middle name really is Mercedes.
- She is 5’4” with brown hair and brown eyes.
- She won several beauty contest including Miss Teen Miami and Miss Miami Carnival.
- She has lived in Caracas, Venezuela, Washington D.C. and Miami, Florida. She currently lives in the Los Angeles, California area.
- Her travels have led her all over the world, far and wide to such places as India, Spain, England, Peru, Venezuela, Jamaica and more.
- She is a Libra, born on October 7th.
- Two of her favorite sayings are - “Awesome” and “Coolies-Magoolies”.
- She has an extensive collection of turtles, made of all shapes and sizes and materials. They were gifts that friends and family have collected from all over the world. Her collection grew to overflow proportions so she now collects ladybugs.
- Yeniffer is an avid believer in the benefits of yoga and meditation.
- She keeps in such good shape with lots of exercise using Pilates, spinning, Tae Bo, kick-boxing, swimming and stair climbing.
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