In late January, Marc Anthony, the 54-year-old salsa singer, married 23-year-old model Nadia Ferreira during a luxurious and private ceremony held at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida.

Marc Anthony and Nadia Ferreira’s wedding ceremony took place eight months after their engagement announcement in May 2022. The news came as a surprise to their followers since their relationship had only been made public in March of the same year. In addition to JLo, the singer was married to Miss Universe Dayana Torres and model Shannon de Lima, but who is Nadia Ferreira?

Who is Nadia Ferreira, Marc Anthony’s new wife?

Nadia Tamara Ferreira was born in Villarrica, Paraguay, on May 10, 1999. She is a model and Paraguayan businesswoman. She was named Miss Universe Paraguay 2021, representing the country in Miss Universe 2021, a contest in which she finished as the first runner-up.

Previously, in 2015, Ferreira was crowned Miss Teen Universe Paraguay and placed as the third runner-up in Miss Teen Universe 2015. In 2015, she became a local celebrity after her participation in the show Sparodying of Telefuturo.

As a model, Ferreira began her career at the age of 13 and gained recognition in 2017 after being selected to walk in a Custo Barcelona show at New York Fashion Week. Since then, she has been featured in various magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and L’ Official.

How did you meet Marc Anthony?

Anthony and Ferreira first met when she was just 16 years old. The encounter occurred in Paraguay back in 2016, during one of Jennifer Lopez’s concerts, which Nadia attended as a devoted fan of her music. After the show, the young Nadia took a photo with Anthony, who would eventually become her husband seven years down the line.

According to Nadia, their paths crossed again in 2022 at the Maestro Cares Foundation, which was co-founded by Anthony. Although there is no exact information about when the romance began, what is certain is that the courtship became official on March 8, when various videos of the couple kissing in a Greek restaurant in Mexico City.

Marc and Nadia made their relationship public by sharing a photo on social media a few days later. They confirmed their engagement on May 12, 2022, two months after making it official. The couple celebrated with a lavish party in Miami. After eight months, Marc and Nadia tied the knot and are now happily married. And now, the couple announced that birth of their first child.