She studied drama and philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM and accumulated knowledge in music theory and singing In addition she perfected her jazz tap and classical dance movements for three years at Emma Pulidos studio Elizabeths beauty allowed her to participate in the 1977 Miss Mexico pageant where she won second place and gave her the opportunity to represent Mexico in the Miss World contest held that same year Although she was among the 15 finalists the young woman caught the attention of the producers who called her to be part of their projects Months after being part of the contests Aguilar made her debut in the program Variedades de media noche where figures such as Carmen Salinas Lyn May Rosy Mendoza among many other beautiful vedettes of the 70s appeared The young promise jumped to the big screen only two years later as she appeared in the movie El vuelo de la Cigüeña a film that brought her other projects such as Amor a la mexicana No vale nada la vida Bonampak and Mariana Mariana based on the novel Las batallas en el desierto by José Emilio Pacheco and that gave her a nomination for the Ariel award in 1988 In television she participated in the melodramas Tania Amor ajeno and Entre el amor y el odio as well as in programs such as Sábado loco loco No empujen and Qué nos pasa Along with her career as an actress she released two albums as a singer Elizabeth Aguilar in 1989 and Ahhrebatadora revealed in 1991 proving that she was a complete artist Isela Vega was the first Latin American woman to appear in Playboy magazine in the United States however Elizabeth Aguilar was the first Mexican woman to pose in the Aztec edition In 1984 the Bunny caused great controversy and furor with her cover in that publication becoming one of the biggest sex symbols of that decade