American-based Cuban model Elio Pis was born and raised in Cuba. Venus Williams, the tennis player, and he were together from 2012 till 2017. As a model, he shared the catwalk with Brooke Shields on “French Vogue,” was showcased in ads for Russell Simmons’ clothing company, and posed next to Williams for her EleVen apparel line. ‘QbanHustler1’ is the name of his YouTube channel, which he set up back in 2006. Over the years, he would publish various films there, showing a particular talent for checkers videos. However, it appears that the channel has not been updated in a few years. Although he was often with Venus Williams in the beginning of their relationship, he is not particularly active on social media at the moment and stays out of the spotlight.
Ascent to Fame of Elio Pis
Elio Pis, who has a strong passion for beauty and fashion, started his modeling career after graduating from college. He was the ideal choice for several modeling campaigns because of his six feet two inches of height, including one for “French Vogue” where he starred opposite actress Brooke Shields. He had the opportunity to collaborate with businessman Russell Simmons on a campaign for one of his apparel lines through another modeling job. He made an appearance with tennis great Venus Williams in 2012 for an online commercial promoting her athletic clothing business, EleVen, which mostly sells ready-to-wear tennis clothes. Having already established a prosperous career in modeling, Elio Pis came to the attention of the public when he started going to the court with Williams for her training sessions and matches. Rumors concerning their extramarital romance circulated among tabloids in 2012 and 2013.
Personal & Family Life
Although Elio Alberto Pis was born in Cuba, he spent his childhood in the United States after his family moved to Marathon, Florida. He also lived a brief period of his formative years in West Hollywood, California. To be able to continue his studies in the US, he had to learn English. He graduated from Florida’s Marathon High School in 2006 after attending. He then registered at Miami Dade College, but subsequently changed his school to Florida International University, where he graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
His Facebook profile describes him as a free spirit who thinks all the time and is realistic and hopeful at the same time. ‘The Moral Animal’ by Robert Wright and ‘A Bronx Tale’ featuring Robert De Niro are two of his favorite movies and books. He enjoys water skiing and playing checkers.
Venus Williams and their relationship
Venus Williams and Elio Pis, a devoted tennis fan, first crossed paths in 2012 when Pis modeled for the apparel brand EleVen, according to ‘People’ magazine. At the time, he was twenty-four, and Williams was thirty-two, eight years his senior. After Williams returned to the court following her struggle with Sjögren’s Syndrome, a systemic autoimmune disorder, at the U.S. Open in New York in the middle of 2012, they were first seen together in public. Throughout the tournament, he frequently watched her matches from the gallery, and the media also caught them sharing private moments inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Venus’s sister Serena was supported by the two as she faced Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals of the tournament, after Venus was eliminated from the competition due to her defeat by Germany’s Angelique Kerber. Later, in March 2013, as she was competing in the Sony Open in Miami, he joined her on the court. The elite tennis player was preoccupied with his appearance on the court throughout the training session, a fact that the media did not fail to note. Her frequent stops to join him in public displays of devotion made it obvious that tennis had temporarily fallen from her thoughts. The couple is said to have broken up in 2015, but they were seen together on a number of occasions in the years that followed.
After Venus Williams’ huge victory at the Miami Open in 2017, the two were spotted out for dinner together at Fi’lia at SLS Brickell, which fueled suspicions that they might be thinking about getting back together. Nevertheless, at her sister Serena’s wedding in November 2017, she was joined by rich heir Nicholas Hammond, the socialite Dana Hammond’s son, and it is said that they are currently dating. Although not much is known about his earlier relationships, Williams was long-term partner of professional golfer Hank Kuehne before he started dating Pis.
Net worth of Elio Pis
The estimated net worth of Elio Pis is about $4 million.