Paulina García Robles (born 26 February 1993) is a Mexican television presenter, sportscaster, and model currently working for

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and ESPN Mexico. García currently anchors the Spanish-language version of '' SportsCenter''. García won Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal in 2013 and went on to compete in that year's

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where she ranked in the top 10. García attended the

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where she studied communication and digital media and was a member of the volleyball team.

Career

García won first place in English at a national

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, which earned her an academic scholarship to the Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Ciudad de Mexico. While at the university, García was nominated for the ''Borrego de Oro'' in the Sports category. García started out her broadcasting career appearing in YouTube clips for ''Universidad Insurgentes'' and ''Across Life'', and the pilot of ''Ni Pio'' of

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. In February 2015, shortly before her 22nd birthday, García joined the cast of

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morning show ''Matutino Express''. After few months on ''Matutino Express'' she left the show and joined ESPN Mexico in June 2015. She made her debut on the network appearing on morning talk show '' Toque Inicial'' on 3 August 2015. García began her career at ESPN hosting various programs, most notably '' Toque Inicial'' where she co-hosted the show with Juan Pablo Fernández. She also did various segments called '' SportsCenter Ahora'', a two minute review of the most important news of the day. The segments aired between daytime shows on ESPN Mexico and

, during ''Raza Deportiva'' and ''Jorge Ramos y su Banda'' on

as well as online. García was also the social media correspondent of the afternoon edition of '' Fútbol Picante'' from February 2016 to August 2017. In February 2016, García started hosting the show ''YoRio'', a show dedicated to the 2016 Summer Olympics, along with

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, Alejandro de la Rosa and Tlatoani Carrera. Later that year, García covered her first major sporting event when she was sent by ESPN to cover the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. In August 2017, García left both '' Toque Inicial'' (after it was re-branded as ''Toque'') and the afternoon edition of '' Fútbol Picante'' to become the presenter of ''ESPN AM'', a new program hosted by

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and

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. In September 2017, García also became a permanent anchor of the Spanish-language version of '' SportsCenter'', she had previously been only used as an occasional fill-in. In July 2018, ESPN sent García to cover the

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in Barranquilla, Colombia. In July 2019, García also covered the

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for ESPN.

Personal life

García loves volleyball, physical training, nutrition and fashion. She remains active in her community by offering online tutoring.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:García Robles, Paulina 1993 births Living people Mexican female models Mexican television presenters Mexican television talk show hosts Mexican beauty pageant winners People from Mexico City Mexican women television presenters