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Kartika Luyet (born 5 March 1977), also known simply as Kartika, is a Brazilian-born Italian model and television personality.
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.
She became first known in Italy thanks to two Fiat commercials, broadcast in 2000 and 2001. In 2001 she debuted on television alongside Fiorello in the RAI variety television Stasera pago io. She has a son named Kelian
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.
Luyet is married to former Italian footballer Nicola Ventola
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