Alexis Barbara is the former girlfriend of Mark Philippoussis, tennis star. Her father is Oscar Barbara, a millionaire property developer. According to South Florida CEO magazine, Oscar is the son of Cuban emigres, and worked from age 11 as a newspaper delivery boy, clothing store assistant and boat rental attendant, before he became a successful property developer. He is the president of Quantum Homes and the Builders Association of South Florida. Alexis attended Gulliver Preparatory High School, and the University of Miami Online High School (UMOHS).