Daniela Elsa Nicolás Gómez (born 26 June 1992) is a Chilean actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Chile 2020. She represented Chile at

Miss Universe 2020 Miss Universe 2020 was the 69th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on 16 May 2021. At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexic ...

. Outside of pageantry, Nicolás has appeared as an actress on Chilean television series such as ''

Mamá Mechona ''Mamá mechona'' (''International Title:'' Freshman Mom) is a 2014 Chilean television series, it starts with a 40-year-old mother who dreams of studying at university. The series aired on Canal 13 from 3 March to 19 August 2014 on weekdays at 8p ...

'' (2013–14), ''

Veinteañero a los 40 ''Veinteañero a los 40'' (lit: ''Twenty-something at age 40'') is a Canal 13-produced Chilean television series broadcast from January 3 to July 26, 2016. It stars Francisco Pérez-Bannen, Tamara Acosta, Pablo Macaya, Silvia Santelices, Fer ...

'' (2016), and '' Wena profe'' (2017).

Early life and education

Nicolás was born on 26 June 1992 in

Copiapó Copiapó () is a List of cities in Chile, city and communes of Chile, commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal List of towns in Chile, town of Caldera, Chile, Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capi ...

. She is of Lebanese ethnic origin. After completing high school, Nicolás enrolled in a university program to study

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the Human tooth, teeth, gums, and Human mouth, mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, dis ...

, although she later switched her studies to

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

. In 2013, Nicolás left university in order to begin a career in acting. She opted to return to her studies in 2020, enrolling in

Andrés Bello National University The Andrés Bello University (; UNAB) is a Chilean private university founded in 1988. Rankings UNAB is ranked 56th among Latin American universities in 2022, and Andrés Bello University currently ranked 8th among Chilean universities accord ...

as a journalism student. In 2015, Nicolás was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease undifferentiated connective tissue disease, and went on to volunteer with causes that assist children diagnosed with the disease.

Career

Television

Nicolás began her career in television acting in 2013, after being cast by Canal 13 in the Chilean television series ''

''. She portrayed the antagonist Rebeca Lorenzini from 2013 until departing from the show in 2014. After leaving ''Mamá Mechona'', Nicolás appeared in supporting roles as Gracia Montero in ''

'' in 2016, Constanza Marshall in '' Wena profe'' in 2017, and Sofía Echaurren in the

Chilevisión Chilevisión (often abbreviated as CHV) is a Chilean free-to-air television channel. It is the third oldest Chilean television network, owned by Paramount Networks Americas, being founded by the University of Chile on November 4, 1960. Hist ...

series ''Gemelas'' from 2019 until 2020. In addition to acting in television, Nicolás also worked as a television presenter with '' Fox Sports Chile'' in 2016.

Pageantry

Nicolás began her career in pageantry in 2020, after being selected as Miss Universe Copiapó in the Miss Universe Chile 2020 competition. Nicolás was one of the 25 semifinalists, before advancing as one of the eight finalists in November 2020. That month, she competed in the live finals, where she advanced into the top four before being announced as the winner. Upon her win, she became the first Miss Universe Chile to hail from

since 1973. As Miss Universe Chile, Nicolás represented Chile at

, where she was unplaced.

Filmography

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