caption birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
stella diaz puerto rico stella diaz 14 december 1984 stella díaz
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stella díaz

stella diaz -lrb- born december 14 , 1984 -rrb- is a puerto rican fashion model and former contestant on the nbc reality television show `` sports illustrated swimsuit model search '' .
diaz was the only latina to participate on the program , which premiered on january 5 , 2005 , on nbc and ended with the season finale on february 9 , 2005 .
she was eliminated on the second episode and was the sixth model eliminated out of 12 contestants .
since her appearance on the show , diaz has continued to work as a professional model in puerto rico .
she has received three paoli awards for model of the year : one in 2006 and two in 2005 , orlando edition and puerto rico edition .
she is a 2007 magna cum laude graduate of universidad del sagrado corazón .
