Karla Monroig (; born March 5, 1979, in

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) 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 Catalan ancestry; her mother, is of Irish ancestry. She went to High school in a private school named ACADEMIA SAN ANTONIO located in her town. She went to college at the ''

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'' 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 Hector Marcano, 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. He has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Award ...

, and

Chayanne Elmer Figueroa Arce, better known under the stage name Chayanne, (born June 28, 1968) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 albums and sold over 15 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

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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