Francisca Lachapel

Francisca Antonia Lachapel (née Méndez Montero;[note 1] born 5 May 1985 in Azua de Compostela) is a Dominican actress, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 on 12 April 2015.[3] She is currently a co-host on the popular morning show ¡Despierta América! on the Univision Network.

Francisca Lachapel
Francisca Lachapel at the Dominican Day Parade, August 2015.
Born
Francisca Antonia Méndez Montero

(1985-05-05) 5 May 1985
Azua de Compostela, Dominican Republic
OccupationTV host
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Spouse(s)
Rocky Lachapel
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(m. 2010; div. 2016)​

Francesco Zampogna
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(m. 2019)​
[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 (Winner)

Early life

Lachapel was born on 5 May 1989. In her adolescence she participated and appeared in the Dominican television. She emigrated to the United States in 2010 and married Rocky Lachapel.[4]

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015

Francisca Lachapel auditioned for Nuestra Belleza Latina in New York City where she advanced to Round 2 and was invited to Miami to further compete in the competition. After 12 weeks of competition, Francisca Lachapel was crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015, becoming the first Dominican to win the beauty Latino pageant. Francisca, Alejandra Espinoza, and Ana Patricia Gámez are currently the only winners of Nuestra Belleza Latina to never be in the Bottom 2 or 3. She won $200,000 in prizes, a Kia Soul, a one-year contract with Univision network and she was featured in People en Español magazine's 50 most beautiful people of 2015.

Career

As of April 2015, Lachapel works as a reporter and co-host for Univision's morning show ¡Despierta América!.[5] Lachapel was also the host of the backstage segment called "Rincon Social" of Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016. She has also made appearances on El Gordo y la Flaca, Sabado Gigante, Sabadazo and Sal y Pimienta.

In October 2016 she traveled to Mexico city to film Televisa's telenovela Despertar contigo. In February 2017 she co-hosted the show Dale Replay for Univision alongside Carlos Calderon and Alessandra Villegas. In 2018 she will provide commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with co-host Vanessa Claudio.

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Montero.

References
  1. "Francisca Lachapel finalista de Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015" (in Spanish). Univision. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. Instagram. 31 December 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9PVnZDdWk/?igshid=15qflsdg97qew. Retrieved 1 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Moreno, Sarah (12 April 2015). "La dominicana Francisca Lachapel es 'Nuestra Belleza Latina'". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). Miami. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. Cruz Hierro, Ynmaculada (14 April 2015). "Reina carismática" (in Spanish). Listín Diario. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. "Francisca Lachapel se une al equipo de Despierta America" (in Spanish). Univision. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Aleyda Ortiz		 Nuestra Belleza Latina
2015		 Succeeded by
Clarissa Molina


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