Beaches,fashion,Celebrity Judge’s and Latina flair sums up this season’s sun in the sun venture!
nuvoTV‘s hit series, MODEL LATINA: SOUTH BEACH kicks off its fifth season with a special hour-long episode on Monday, May 28 at 10:00PM (ET/PT).
The series returns to America’s hottest destination for Latino style – Miami’s South Beach. Ten gorgeous Latinas will compete for a chance to win a $25,000 cash prize, a role as nuvoTV’s spokesperson and a prestigious contract with international modeling agency Q Management.
This season on Model Latina, prepare to break a sweat as the ten aspiring models heatup SoBe with runway challenges,style showdowns and clashing egos.And if you love a man in uniform keep your eyes peeled out for sexy Judge Carlos Ponce sailing the ocean blue in a Captain’s uniform!
This season’s judges panel will include international, heartthrob actor and recording artist Carlos Ponce (Couples Retreat, Alcanzar Una Estrella), sexy Victoria’s Secret supermodel Ines Rivero and renowned fashion photographer Franco LaCosta. Puerto-Rican sports reporter and dazzling TV personality Jocelyn Pierce, will lead the series as the new host.
Meet the Contestants
Maytee Martinez (20 years old) Miami, Florida
Cuban beauty Maytee is a popular staple on Florida’s fashion scene, where she has strutted runways during Miami’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and SoBe’s sizzling Funkshion Fashion Week.
Brittany Peralta (22 years old) La Cruces, New Mexico
College cutie Brittany, is a country music-loving Mexican who balances her studies with part-time modeling gigs.
Rachelle Martell (20 years old) Hialeah, Florida
Rachelle is an aspiring, music-loving, Cuban-Italian model-actress who likes to unwind to classic crooners like Frank Sinatra and dance up a sweat to Lady Gaga.
Maybelline Canela (21 years old) New York, New York
Dominican New Yorker Maybelline is a sexy and smart student who is currently studying cognitive psychology when she’s not busy appearing in local plays and indie films in NYC.
Jacqueline Reyes (25 year old) New York, New York
Dominican beauty Jacqueline is a free-spirited New Yorker that’s got her Organizational Communications degree in Florida, so she’s no stranger to the sizzling SoBe scene.
Marlene Cruz (21 years old) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican stunner Marlene is studying Human Resources Management in P.R. and likes to jam to reggaetron when she’s not busy studying or enjoying part-time modeling gigs.
Jillian Pacheco (18 years old) New York, New York
College freshman Jillian is a soft-spoken Puerto Rican beauty who enjoys hip-hop and catching up on the latest issues of Latina and Cosmo.
Oneisys Amador (26 years old) Miami, Florida
Oneisys was born and raised in Cuba before relocating to Florida, where this Miami gal balances her events planning job with modeling and acting classes that she hopes will lead her to superstardom.
Muriel Villera (23 years old) Miami, Florida
Colombian contestant Muriel is a sexy, sassy go-getter who calls Miami home but loves travelling and meeting new people from around the world.
Cindy Salaues (23 years old) Los Angeles, California
Guatemalan-Bolivian beauty Cindy is already a beauty pageant veteran and Miss California Latina winner who enjoys a rewarding career as a caregiver.
Photo credits: nuvoTV
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