Catalina Morales represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2015, where she was unplaced.
11 Facts About Catalina Morales
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In 2021, Morales appeared on season 25 of The Bachelor.
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Outside of her career in entertainment and television, Catalina Morales is a practicing attorney, who works in business and entertainment law in New York City.
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Catalina Morales attended Colegio Catolico Notre Dame in Caguas, later graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
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Catalina Morales began her career in pageantry in 2008, when she was selected to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Italia nel Mondo 2008, a pageant for women belonging to the Italian diaspora.
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Catalina Morales returned to pageantry three years afterwards, when she represented Gurabo in the Miss World Puerto Rico 2011 competition, placing in the top twelve.
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In 2015, Catalina Morales was selected to represent Guaynabo at the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 competition.
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The competition was held in Ponce, Puerto Rico on October 9,2014, and Catalina Morales went on to be crowned the winner.
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In July 2015, Morales began hosting her own television segment "Catalina's Universe" on the program Viva la tarde, aired on WAPA-TV.
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In October 2020, Catalina Morales was announced as one of the 43 women shortlisted as a possible competitor for season 25 of The Bachelor.
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Catalina Morales later was part of the group of five women who joined the show during episode four, aired January 25,2021.