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
December 11, 1990
Cali, Colombia
Hometown Caguas, Puerto Rico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Guaynabo Universe 2015
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
Major
competition(s)
Miss Italia nel Mondo 2008
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
(Winner)
(Miss Sears Style)
(TRESemmé Most Beautiful Hair)
Miss Universe 2015
(TBA)

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

Personal life

Born in Medellín, 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 High School, where she graduated with a 4.00 GPA. She studied Advertising and Public Relations at the UPR Rio Piedras graduating magna cum laude. Then, she took a year off before continuing her studies to take care of her father who was diagnosed with a 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 Rio Piedras Law campus.

Miss Italia nel Mondo 2008

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

Miss 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 will represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2015 where she will competed to succeed the current titleholder, Paulina Vega of Colombia.

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.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Gabriela Berrios
Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2015
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
María Rivera
Miss Guaynabo Universe
2014
Succeeded by
Incumbent