Leila Carmelita Arcieri (born December 18, 1973) is an American actress, model and businesswoman.
Arcieri was born in San Francisco, California, She is the daughter of a mother named Anita Van Buyten.
[2] She is of mixed Italian, Jewish, African-American, and Native American ancestry.
[3] Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including 1-800-COLLECT and Starburst) and music videos with the likes of Boyz II Men, The Isley Brothers, Montell Jordan, and Q-Tip.
Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer Timothy Stack, who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new television series, Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch.