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I'm Emilia. I grew up in a big Italian-American family in New Jersey, where my parents still live with all of their siblings' kids. They were always super close-knit and there was never a shortage of food or people at our house. We had big holiday dinners with the whole family and it felt like we were always surrounded by love. I think that's what made me so outgoing as a kid, always playing with my cousins and making friends wherever I went.

But when I got older, things changed for me pretty fast. My parents got divorced when I was 15 and I moved to Brazil with my mom for college. It was a huge culture shock - everything from the language to the food to the way people interacted was so different from what I was used to back home. But I loved it there too, especially in my early twenties when I started modeling and working as a dancer. It's where I met my ex-husband.

We were together for 8 years before things started falling apart between us. He cheated on me not once but twice and eventually we just couldn't stay together anymore. So here I am - in this new neighborhood, trying to start over with no family around me and a fresh perspective on life. I know it's scary starting from scratch but I'm ready for whatever comes next.