More about Pampita from STUFF magazine: Argentine Dream Nothing could be finer than a glimpse of Carolina, the spiciest dish in our smorgasbord of South American delights. Stuff, September 2002 By Dan Bova What can we say about supermodel Carolina Ardohain that you haven’t heard a million times before? Probably a lot, considering she lives and works in Argentina and you most likely do not. Carolina, or Pampita, as her friends call her (try it—you’ll totally be friends with a supermodel!), stars in a wildly popular Argentinean soap opera, does a lot of modeling (as the term supermodel implies), served as her nation’s official World Cup mascot and is the subject of dozens of Web sites devoted to her overall wonderfulness. Recently, we did some sexy talkin’ with the Latin lovely…well, technically with her male interpreter, Gastón. STUFF: How are you? CAROLINA: Fine, thank you. I don’t speak so well, so you can please ask questions to Gastón. Muy bueno! So what does your nickname, Pampita, mean? [Gastón and Carolina share an exchange in Spanish or Argentinish or whatever language they speak down there in Argentina.] GASTÓN: La Pampa is a state of Argentina. Pampita means “the girl from La Pampa.” Is it true that you were the mascot of Argentina’s World Cup team? Yes, she was voted by the people to be the godmother of the team. Didn’t do them much good, eh? She says they are getting ready for the next international championship. Do you now hate the British, since they kicked your butt? No, no! She doesn’t hate British people. She thinks that soccer is a sport and that—I don’t know how to say this in English—when you lose, you lose good. You sure did. Who is the ugliest American you’ve ever seen? Man or woman? Either or. She says this is a strange question. But, Pampita, you are an expert on being beautiful, no? She says that personalities and behavior are the only things that can make a person ugly. There are not ugly people, physically. OK, but what about on your favorite American TV show, Friends, when Chandler got fat? Did that turn you off? What? No, no. It doesn’t matter to her. He’s still good-looking. Argentina is subject to earthquakes. Does this have anything to do with your lovemaking abilities? She says that there were not a lot of earthquakes, so it could not be related. There would be a lot of deaths if it was. Oh. Argentina is three tenths the size of the U.S. How does the size of men in Argentina compare with the size of U.S. men, with respect to their genitals? She says it’s the same! Your country is used as a shipping point for cocaine headed abroad. Ever sampled any of those shipments? She doesn’t have any information about that subject. She never drinks alcohol, and she never takes drugs. For fun, she dances. She loves to dance. At discos, fashion shows, anywhere there is music. She dances on tables—she is not shy. Why are South American women so damn beautiful? The women have strong personalities, a kind of hot blood. Latin people come from warm places, so they are much more comfortable and uninhibited with their bodies. Anything to say to our readers who are seeing Pampita for the first time? She would like to tell them that this is only the beginning. They will be seeing a lot more of her. Like nude pictures? No. She won’t be doing that. What are the Argentine words for “Oh, crap”?