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Gabriella Rose "Gabi" Grecko (Born June 5, 1989) Is an American fashion designer, DJ, model, and reality television star.[1]
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[edit]Early life[edit source]
[edit]Grecko was born on June 5, 1989 in Miami, Florida. [2] Her Father died when she was 12 but always stopped short of going into detail. But in a candid interview with glossy magazine Penthouse, she reveals her celebrity hairdresser father Michael died from a fatal cocaine overdose. My Dad had a lot of girlfriends, so it was me in Miami either with him or my mom. ‘I feel like I got this kind of inner drive from him, that I want to create and express myself. 'I don't like to quit, ever. I always want to quit but I never do.’ Gabi opened up about her childhood saying she spent her formative years being ferried between both parents saying: ‘He and my mother weren't married, ever. She has a younger step brother and sister from her mother's second marriage to Brian Deering, says she is estranged from her siblings but remains close to her mother, Kathy Deering. Gabi battled Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in high school and smokes weed to channel her creative streak. [3]
Expanded description[edit source]
[edit]Grecko started as a teen model signed with The Diamond Agency in Florida in 1998. After finishing high school she moved to Harlem, New York where she worked in the Garment District as an assistant designer for three years. After that, she moved to the West Village, where she started her own fashion line Avant Vamp in 2014. While creating her line, she attended 'DJ Scratch Academy' as a strictly-vinyl DJ. She also appeared on the Axis Networks reality show Club Kids (2013-2014). Previews of the show can be seen on her YouTube page.[4] Grecko is currently designing her Avant Vamp line, and undertakes vinyl DJ'ing as well as professional modeling. In 2014, she became Maxim Magazine's August Covergirl and was celebrated as their DJ guest of honor at the 3rd birthday of Maxim Australia.[5] Maxim Australia also did a special feature on Grecko in July 2014.[6] Gabi also revealed on the same evening that she has followed in the footsteps of Dita Von Teese and taken up the art of burlesque dancing. [7]
Partner(s)
[edit]Grecko met Australian entrepreneur Geoffrey Edelsten in New York City and became engaged whilst in Australia with him.[8] Shortly before Edelsten proposed to Grecko, they had both appeared on KIIS 106.5 where they discussed their relationship.[9] She first publicly appeared at Edelsten’s side at AFL legend Tom Hafey’s funeral this year. [10]
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- ^ Sun, Herald (20 May 2014). "News.com.au". Who is the real Gabi Grecko, Brynne Edelsten’s doppelganger and Geoffrey’s new girlfriend.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (17 July 2014). "The Daily Telegraph". Gabi Grecko is in Sydney turning heads with her revealing knockout black outfit. Associated Newspapers.
- ^ Gusmaroli, Danielle (8 March 2014). "Geoffrey Edelsten's fiancée Gabi Grecko reveals she lost her father to a cocaine overdose when she was 12 and today struggles daily with ADHD". Daily Mai. Associated Newspapers.
- ^ "The Machinegun Penguin". YouTube. YouTube. 21 March 2014.
- ^ Van Boom, Daniel (13 July 2014). "Perfect time for a makeover? Gabi Grecko posts sultry shot revealing she's Maxim Australia's August covergirl amidst her week of chaos". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers.
- ^ "Maxim Australia-Mens Magazine Features Gabi Grecko". YouTube. YouTube. 18 July 2014.
- ^ Croffey, Amy (20 January 2015). "'I'm using him for sex!' Gabi Grecko, 25, reveals why she's REALLY engaged to Geoffrey Edelsten, 71, and adds that he's 'just a piece of a**'". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers.
- ^ Smart, Tanya (20 May 2014). "Geoffrey Edelsten's new squeeze Gabi Grecko ... model, DJ, partygirl and self-promoter". The Daily Telegraph. Associated Newspapers.
- ^ KIIS 106.5 (16 July 2014). "Geoffrey Edelsten And Gabi Grecko Kiss; Talk About Sex Life". YouTube. YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Toohey, Paul (14 December 2014). "Inside the crazy world of Geoffrey Edelsten and Gabi Grecko". News.com.au. Associated Newspapers.