Bali Rodríguez (real name, Bárbara Laura Rodríguez Bonilla) was born on August 8, 1985 in San Jose Costa Rica. She is the daughter of ex-Miss Costa Rica Barbara Bonilla and Carlos Rodriguez, the owner of La Guacima racetrack.Bali Rodriguez began modeling professionally when she was 17-years-old. She lived in Sydney, Australia for 2 years working on building her career. She has lived or worked in Miami Beach, Milan, Greece, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Munich, Barcelona, Dubai, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Singapore. Her last known city of residence was New York. Bali Rodriguez is the first Costa Rican model to have appeared in magazines like Shape and Elle. She has also modeled for Pierre Cardin Lingerie, Raoul Fashion, Avon Mascara, Olay Total Effects, Sally Hansen Cosmetics and other fashion brands making her a role model to the Costa Rican public in the international fashion scene.