Catalina Morales

Catalina Morales Biography

Catalina Morales Gmez (born December 11, 1990) is a Colombian-born 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.

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 TRESemm Most Beautiful Hair Award.

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.