Kartika Luyet


Kartika Luyet, also known simply as Kartika, is a Brazilian-born Italian model and television personality.

Early life

Born in Rio de Janeiro from a Swiss father and an Indonesian mother, Luyet lived most of her childhood in Savièse, a municipality of the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Career

Luyet became first known in Italy thanks to two Fiat commercials, broadcast in 2000 and 2001. In 2001 she debuted on television alongside Rosario Fiorello in the RAI variety television Stasera pago io.
In 2004, she was spokesmodel of the lingerie company Miss Bikini, starring in an advertising campaign that raised some controversy because of being considered vulgar and offensive. In 2008, she starred in the music video for the song "Una cosa sola" of the rock group Magenta. In 2012 she created her own line of nail polish.

Personal life

Luyet is married to Italian former footballer Nicola Ventola; together they have a son named Kelian, born on 22 September 2003.