Karla Monroig (; born March 5, 1979 in

Guayama, Puerto Rico Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama ( es, Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the ce ...

) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and television host.

Early years

Karla Monroig was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, located on the southern coastal valley region of the island of Puerto Rico. Her father is of

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ancestry; her mother, is of

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ancestry. She went to High school in a private school named ACADEMIA SAN ANTONIO located in her town. She went to college at the ''

Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (English: University of the Sacred Heart), abbreviated "USC" and often called simply Sagrado, is a private Catholic university in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of the oldest and largest educational ins ...

'' in

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, and has a college degree in

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s. In 1995, at the early age of 14, she was the first runner up, of Miss Borinquen Teenage pageant, and she was awarded with the Culture Award. In 1996, Monroig's interest in becoming a model arose, and she started taking modeling lessons in the Refine Institution of

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. She participated in the contest ''Cara de Imagen'', (Face of Imagen Magazine), and was the first runner up once more.

Professional model

Immediately, her professional career as a model stirred up. She posed for the covers of several well-known Puerto Rican magazines such as: ''Buena Vida'' (''Good Life''), in 14 consecutive issues, ''Agenda de Novias'' (''Bride's Agenda''), and in ''"Imagen"'' (Image), in diverse editions. She's also written editorial articles about beauty and modeling in various paperback periodic publications, such as ''Tiempos'' (''Times''), stating her opinions and giving her perspectives about the subject.

New scope

In the year 2000, her incursions in new territories started broadening her horizons, as she becomes a news reporter, in the entertainment category, in the television

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, ''Anda Pa'l Cará'', (''Gee Whiz''), broadcast by

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, Puerto Rico. As the year came about, she hosted a

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with

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, called ''Buscados'' (''Most Wanted''). In 2001, she hosted another television current issues show called: ''E-ritmo T.V.'' (''E-rhythm T.V.''), in which she interviewed international celebrities, such as

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...

, and

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968), better known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, making him one of ...

, among others. Also she was the co-host of the variety show ''Caliente'' (''Hot''), in Mexico, broadcast by

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Filmography

Telenovelas

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monroig, Karla 1979 births Living people People from Guayama, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent 21st-century Puerto Rican actresses Puerto Rican television actresses Puerto Rican telenovela actresses Puerto Rican female models Puerto Rican people of Irish descent Universidad del Sagrado Corazón alumni