Juliana Couto Paes (born March 26, 1979 in Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress of mixed Bolivian, Azeri and Portuguese ancestry. She became nationally-know in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.
An actress, model and with a university degree, she became nationally known for her performances in soap operas of Rede Globo and for her beauty. She was cover of Playboy magazine on the 2004 May issue.
In 2006, Juliana was elected one of the sexiest one hundred people in the world by People Magazine. After that international projection, she hired an agent, showing interest in starting an acting career in the US.
Juliana starred in many commercial campaigns, such as Colorama’s and Hope’s. Currently, she is the face of Arezzo for the second time and will replace model Gisele Bündchen as the star of the campaign for the jewelry brand Vivara. (Info from Wikipedia)