Catalina Morales

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Catalina Morales
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Catalina Morales Gómez.
(1990-12-11) December 11, 1990
Cali, Colombia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Gurabo Mundo 2011
Miss Guaynabo Universe 2015
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
Major
competition(s)
Miss Italia nel Mondo 2008
Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2011
(Top 12)
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
(Winner)
(Miss Sears Style)
(TRESemmé Most Beautiful Hair)
Miss Universe 2015
(Unplaced)

Catalina Morales Gómez (born December 11, 1990 in Cali, Colombia[1]) is a Colombian-Puerto Rican lawyer, TV Host, author, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Guaynabo municipality at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2015.

Personal life

Born in Cali, Colombia, her family relocated to Puerto Rico when she was 6 months old and she was raised in Caguas. She studied from first to twelfth grade in Notre Dame, where she graduated with a 4.00 GPA. She studied Advertising and Public Relations at UPR Rio Piedras, graduating magna cum laude. She then took a year off before continuing her studies to take care of her father who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Her father died March 1, 2012 and she went on to continue her studies in law. Catalina is currently a law student at the UPR School of Law.

Miss Italia nel Mondo 2008

Catalina represented Puerto Rico at Miss Italia nel Mondo in 2008.[2][3]

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015

On October 9, 2014, Catalina represented Guaynabo at the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 pageant where she beat out 44 other contestants and won the title, gaining the right to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe. She also won the awards of Miss Sears Best Style and TRESemmé Most Beautiful Hair Award.[4]

Miss Universe 2015

Catalina represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2015 on December 20, 2015 where she competed to succeed the 2014 titleholder, Paulina Vega of Colombia. She failed to place in the Top 15.

TV

On June 11, 2015, Catalina started hosting her own tv segment called "Catalina's Universe" on the show 'Viva La Tarde' to be aired every Thursday on WAPA TV.

See also

References

  1. Oscar Emilio Antolinez. "Polémica con Miss Puerto Rico por nacer en Colombia - Noticias Neiva Huila Colombia en Tusemanario.com.". tusemanario.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. magic moving pixel s.a. "miss italia nel mondo 2008". italiani.lu. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. "Zoom: 47 Catalina Morales Portorico". italiani.lu. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. "Catalina Morales Gomez Crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2015". Beauty Pageant News. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Gabriela Berrios
Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2015
Succeeded by
Kristhielee Caride
Preceded by
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Miss Gurabo Mundo
2011
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
María Rivera
Miss Guaynabo Universe
2014
Succeeded by
Alejandra Rosario


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