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Simona Fusco is well-connected
in the entertainment industry
— she produced “Beverly
Hills Christmas” starring Dean Cain in
2015 and has more than 30 movie and
TV credits to her name. But her interest
in the field is waning. Today, her
award-winning matchmaking firm
Perfect 12 is her No. 1 priority, along
with her nonprofit organization, The
Maria Gruber Foundation.
A native of Vienna, Austria, Simona
entered into the spotlight at 8 years
old in national modeling campaigns
for Benetton and Lacoste. As a young
teenager, she moved to America, where
the entertainment world discovered
her beauty, talent and charisma. It was
her Hollywood life that sparked an
interest in matchmaking. “Being in the
entertainment business, all you meet are
other people in the business,” she says. “I
really wasn’t interested in dating people
in my business and I am not the type of
girl to go to nightclubs or bars. I certainly
did not want to go online for the
obvious reason that it is too dangerous.
Matchmakers would constantly approach
me to join their services, but I was
very apprehensive.” Simona told me
that she had been with matchmakers
and eventually was introduced to
her late husband and father of her
child. However, she said, most of the
matchmakers lied to her; told her things
that were not true about the dates she
went on; made her feel unprotected,
exposed and used by the people she
confided in, just so they could appease
their male paying clientele. It is for that
very reason that she wanted to form a
business emphasizing trust and a hands-
on approach, as well as conducting
thorough background checks and
providing extras that include relationship
counseling and image consulting.
“A Perfect 10 is just a pretty face. A
12 offers so much more than that. She
is sophisticated, classy, educated and
her inner beauty far outshines her outer
beauty,” says the award-winning business
owner, entrepreneur, fashionista,
producer, actress and philanthropist
in a light-hearted tone. With a strong
belief that going beyond the skin’s
surface is necessary for a meaningful
relationship, Simona founded Perfect
12 Introductions, an award-winning
executive matchmaking and personal
recruiting firm with a 90 percent success
rate. Originated and headquartered in
Beverly Hills, Calif., the company has
offices throughout the United States.
The expert matchmaker is selective in
her client base. “The clients I take on are reason she started her very own online
like family. We have an understanding
that I am here to help them find what
they’ve been searching for their entire
lives. Because of the way I run my
company and the values I insist on for
myself, my staff, my clients and my girls,
I have an over 90 percent success rate.
Perfect 12 has hundreds of marriages.
I am responsible for many babies and lovely
relationships. It is very satisfying.”
There are a lot of beautiful women and
wealthy men who apply with my agency
on a daily basis from across the globe,”
she says. “It is not looks or money that
get you accepted into my agency; it is
about what you offer besides a pretty
face, fame or fortune.” In addition to
extensive face-to-face interviews, Perfect
12 conducts background checks, verifying
all potential clients before introductions. rich, famous, beautiful or not, everyone
“My clients consist of celebrities,
athletes, politicians, doctors, attorneys
and so forth who aren’t the types to
go to bars, nightclubs or online dating
sites to meet random people. They do
not have problems meeting women
or vice versa — in fact, they are very
popular — but they’re looking for quality
over quantity. Much like they outsource
a personal chef, personal driver or a
personal trainer, they outsource their
love life to a trusted adviser. Their time
and reputation are important to them,
and that is why they come to me to find
love. Upon meeting, I decide whether
their expectations are realistic and
match the values and core morals of our
company. My clients are very discerning;
that is why they entrust me.”
When it comes to image, Simona
offers diverse suggestions for dressing,
especially when it comes to that first
date. Her female clients frequently
ask her for suggestions about what to
wear on that date, and it is for that
boutique, www.StylebySimonaFusco.
com. “Instead of sending my clients to
an expensive Beverly Hills boutique, at
Style By Simona Fusco my clients can find
designer looks at affordable prices that
are sure to impress their first date and
every date thereafter,” she says.
“Perfect 12 is responsible for
hundreds of marriages and many babies.
It is the most satisfying feeling to be
responsible for two people meeting and
falling in love. There is nothing more
rewarding than being responsible for
making someone happy; matchmaking
is that and more to me. Everyone, no
matter who they are, whether they’re
ultimately wants to love and be loved.
It sounds clichéd, but that is what life is
all about. Finding your puzzle piece that
fits. I feel lucky to be able to say I have
found a career that completely fulfills
me. In the process of having found my
calling, I am able to help fulfill other
peoples’ lives through Perfect 12 as well
as my nonprofit organization, The Maria
Gruber Foundation.
“I started my nonprofit organization
in honor of my mother and for Farah
Fawcett, the godmother of my daughter.
Both passed way from stage 4 colorectal
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