Career
He is also known for having had a relationship with British supermodel Naomi Campbell. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Palacios began his career in 1995, when an agent from Karin Models France approached him, and proposed the idea of modeling in France. He became the face of Armani Code cologne.
In 2005, along with Gabriel Aubry, Jason Shaw, Mark Vanderloo and Alex Lundqvist, he appeared in an issue of of L"Uomo Vogue, photographed by Walter Chinese, in an article covering the most successful male models.
Palacios married Venezuelan model and actress VerĂ³nica Schneider.