Esther Cañadas (born on March 1, 1977 in Alicante, Costa Blanca) is a Spanish actress and supermodel.Originally, Cañadas wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but after much convincing by her mother, she decided to try her hand at modeling.Cañadas signed her first contract with the Take 2 Agency after winning a local competition for a teen magazine. She represented her country in a model search and was sent to South Africa. She then moved to Barcelona on her own to begin working. When she started modeling, she felt that it was nothing more than a job and something new to try, but she eventually realized that it was what she really wanted to do.Cañadas does not diet or exercise regularly, giving her a "natural beauty" image. According to her, modeling has given her the opportunity to travel around the world, although the life of a model can get lonely from frequently moving from place to place. She refers to this loneliness by explaining that "the often solitary lifestyle demands an inner strength."