Christina Invernizzi, Jordan Belfort's wife, captured The Wolf of Wall Street's heart after meeting in 2019. The pair soon fell in love and tied the knot despite their significant age gap and language barrier.
Invernizzi is the third woman to claim the title of Mrs. Belfort, marrying the famous businessman at an intimate wedding. Originally from Argentina, Invernizzi doubles as an actress and a model and has managed to keep a private life despite marrying a well-known man.
She is believed to be in her 30s, making her around 20 years younger than her new husband, who rose to prominence after his book, "The Wolf of Wall Street," was turned into a hit movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Who Is Christina Invernizzi?
Argentine and Italian, Invernizzi was a little girl when art and fashion piqued her interest. By the time she was six, she was enrolled in Classical Dance and Theater classes. Fast forward ten years later, she began competing in beauty contests, winning them all.
Invernizzi placed her artistic passions on hold to follow in the footsteps of her family members and obtain a degree that correlated with the Real Estate industry. Once she completed her studies, Invernizzi relocated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to chase her dreams of being an actress. She said:
"My dream as a child was to be an actress, and I felt in myself a need to continue expressing myself, developing that sensitivity and senses that art gives you, so I continued to cultivate myself in what I liked so much. "
She kickstarted her career as an actress by performing in plays and musicals. Although singing, dancing, and acting live were challenging for the Argentine beauty contestant winner, she persevered and landed a role in the famous play "Chicago."
After dipping her toes into the film industry, Invernizzi has three film titles under her belt and multiple independent film festival appearances.
She modeled in advertisements in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile and was able to tap into her passion for fashion when she featured in productions for Fashion TV Latin America. "I do not feel fashion only as something frivolous but as a way of expression," she said.
With over fifty thousand followers on Instagram at the time of writing, Invernizzi regularly takes to social media to document her looks, whether donning a gown suitable for a red-carpet appearance or dressed down on a yacht.
A woman of many trades, Invernizzi founded a swimsuits and hats line called Lucky Blond before saying goodbye to her home country and moving to Mexico, where she met her future husband during the last few days of her trip. In an Instagram post dedicated to his wife, Belfort wrote:
"You inspire me to be the best version of myself every day."
After falling in love, Belfort and Invernizzi relocated from Califonia, Los Angeles, to Miami, Florida. However, bother of their Instagram accounts document their travels worldwide. "I really appreciate the experience of traveling and getting to know new cultures," Invernizzi said.
Belfort surprised the public and introduced Invernizzi as his new bride during a charity event in Wynwood.
Cristina and Jordan Had a Small Wedding Ceremony in Vegas
Belfort's life story has been highly publicized thanks to his autobiography. He has since lived the life of a celebrity and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Drake, yet managed to keep his Las Vegas wedding under wraps.
After getting on his knee to ask Invernizzi to marry him in 2020, the couple was joined by a small group of friends and family who witnessed their exchange of vows in February 2021. Belfort later surprised the public and introduced Invernizzi as his new bride during a charity event in Wynwood.
During his first marriage, Belfort filed for bankruptcy and faced repeated financial struggles.
Belfort proved to be a man in love as Invernizzi regularly appears on his social media, whether in a post celebrating their anniversary or a random snap of the couple smiling.
Invernizzi Is Belfort's 3rd Wife, But Who Were the Previous 2?
Belfort and his first wife, Denise Lombardo, were high school sweethearts and met in Queens, New York. Lombardo was raised in an Italian family and married Belfort in 1985. They divorced six years later after Belfort's infidelity came to light.
However, their relationship was already with its problems, as during his first marriage, Belfort filed for bankruptcy and faced repeated financial struggles.
In the same year Belfort and Lombardo split, he married his second wife, Nadine Caridi, now known as Nadine Macaluso, after remarrying. According to reports, Macaluso was introduced to Belfort by her ex-boyfriend, Alan Wilzig. After "The Wolf of Wall Street" was released, Wilzig took to Facebook and wrote:
"...as friendly exes, I took Nadine to Jordan Belfort's July 4th Westhampton Beach House party, where the two of them met. He left his high school sweetheart wife to marry her, and the rest you can see in the movie."
Macaluso, a model-turned-actress played by Margot Robbie in the film, welcomed the former couple's first child, Chandler Belfort, in 1993, followed by their second child, Carter Belfort, born in 1996. In June 2021, Invernizzi joined Belfort and his children for a meal on Father's Day.
Belfort and Macaluso divorced in 2005, and she later shared that Robbie's portrayal of her in Martin Scorsese's film was inaccurate. It is unclear how much she was granted in her separation from Belfort. However, her ex-husband urged viewers to seek a prenup when getting married during an interview.
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