Cristina Invernizzi is popularly known and referred to as the wife of Jordan Belfort. Admittedly, her relationship with the Wolf of Wall Street made the media and public more interested in her but she was a thriving career woman before then.
Cristina Invernizzi is an Argentine actress and model who is slowly taking the American entertainment industry by storm. She is Jordan’s most recent wife and has been praised by him as being one of his inspirations to be a better person in life.
Here are 7 Facts About Cristina Invernizzi That You Probably Never Knew
1. Her Exact Year of Birth is Elusive
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On her Instagram handle, Cristina (also called Christina) the model posted a couple of pictures of her celebrating her birthday on April 3. However, the exact year of her birth has remained something of speculation as she did not reveal her age or year of birth.
Many speculations about the year range between the early 1990s and most sites have stated 1990 to be the exact year. Whatever the case may be, she is said to be in her early 30s as of 2022.
Invernizzi was born and raised in Villa Maria, Cordoba, Argentina. Her parents are known as (mother) Alejandra Ivernizzi and (father) John Ivernizzi. She has a sister named Ornella Invernizzi who is married and has a son with her husband. The family is a very close-knit one according to Instagram posts from them.
2. Cristina Invernizzi Initially Studied Human Resource Management
Although Cristina Invernizzi’s career interest was in a different field, she studied something else. She enrolled at the University after high school, to study Human Resource Management. With this, she even started a career in auctioneering but soon abandoned it for the entertainment industry.
The idea behind her college studies was to prepare her to continue her family business in real estate. From research, the Invernizzi family is a successful one who engaged in the real estate business in Argentina. Ornella, Christina’s sister is part of the family business as she is a realtor.
3. She began her Professional Modeling Career After Several Pageants
While vacationing with her family in Uruguay, Invernizzi found out about a beauty pageant known as Excellence Exhibition in Punta del Este. She then decided to participate in the competition.
After going through the necessary stages, Cristina won the Excellence Exhibition pageantry and this led her to fame. Her rise and popularity in the field have been stunning despite her parent’s initial disapproval.
With her success in this, she realized that she could become a professional model and set her ship sail towards that path. It is however worth noting that she had previously engaged in other smaller pageants back home in Argentina. She won some of them and lost some other titles.
Moving on, Cristina has made it to the covers and spreads of several magazines. For Hola! Argentina Magazine, the model was featured in the June 15, 2021 edition. Also, Invernizzi was featured in Marie Claire’s monthly magazine. She has also been photographed by quite a number of prestigious photographers.
4. Cristina Invernizzi is an Actress
Cristina has always had a thing for acting from her childhood days. A revelation tells that she was in a number of school plays while in Buenos Aires.
When she left school, the model began to pursue a career in acting. She even relocated to Mexico in order to facilitate her acting career there.
While in Mexico, Cristina got jobs to act small roles in films and telenovelas. One of her most recognized acting stints was in the Mexican telenovela Cita a Ciegas where she played a minor role. It was during this period she met the inspiration behind the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street.
As of August 2022, Christina was involved in a production with Bourke Films.
5. Her Relationship With Jordan Started in 2019
While in Mexico pursuing her acting career, Invernizzi Cristina met her now husband, Jordan Belfort. The notable businessman, author, and motivational speaker was in Guadalajara to give a speech at an event in 2019.
Upon meeting, the American businessman became smitten by the model and tried to know her better. Unfortunately, they had a communication challenge as Cristina couldn’t speak English fluently and Belfort did not understand her language.
The lovers eventually found a way around their hindrance and their relationship started in the same 2019.
Two years into their relationship Cristina Invernizzi and Jordan Belfort got married in February 2021. On February 24, 2022, the model shared an anniversary photo of the couple with a lovely caption message to her husband.
Though their wedding was in the early months of 2021, the couple kept it secret until about 7 months later. The ceremony was a quiet and intimate one with just family members and close friends. The media was left out of this one and so it came as a rude shock to a lot of people when Jordan introduced Cristina as his wife at a Miami charity event in October 2021. The actress then went on to confirm her status as his wife in an Instagram post.
Jordan Belfort’s wife is almost 30 years younger than he is. The author was born on July 9, 1962, making him 62 years old while Cristina is about 34 years old.
6. Is Cristina Invernizzi Jordan Belfort’s Third or Fourth Wife?
It is public knowledge that the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ author has been married twice before, however, there are speculations that he was married thrice before Cristina.
Belfort’s first wife is known as Denise Lombardo who was his childhood sweetheart. They got married in 1985 and the marriage lasted for quite a while before they separated in 1991.
The same year he separated from his first wife, Jordan married his second wife, Nadine Caridi whom he met a few months prior at an event. It was said that the couple was introduced by Nadine’s ex-boyfriend, Alan Wilzig.
By 2005, Nadine and Jordan got divorced and according to a statement by the businessman, their divorce settlement dealt him a heavy blow. She is mostly referred to as the last spouse of Belfort, however, this has been countered by a post by thesun.co.uk.
About 3 years after the divorce from Caridi, Jordan was linked to Anne Koppe. While some sources claim that they were only in a relationship for about 12 years, The Sun suggests that they were married for that period.
This speculation was even linked to the fact that in his podcast, Belfort referred to Anne Koppe as his ex-wife whom he was with for 12 years.
It was probably the same year he separated from Anne that he began to date Cristina. With this revelation, the Argentine model cum actress can be said to be Belfort’s fourth wife.
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7. Jordan Belfort’s Wife Doesn’t Have Kids Yet
The marriage between the Wolf of Wall Street’s inspiration and his model wife has not birthed any offspring yet. They may be taking their time to expand their family or just not interested in having kids.
However, Jordan has two kids from his previous marriage to model-turned-actress, Nadine. As a result of this, Cristina Invernizzi could be called the stepmother to Chandler Belfort born in 1993, and Carter Belfort born in 1996.
