13 things about Miss Universe Costa Rica 2018 Natalia Carvajal

Natalia Carvajal Sánchez represented Costa Rica in Miss Eco Universe and Miss Universe. She is the fifth Costa Rican beauty queen in place in Miss Universe.

Costa Rica has been competing in Miss Universe since 1954. The country finished in the Top 15 in 1954 via Marian Esquivel, Top 10 in 2004 via Nancy Soto, Top 10 in 2011 via Johanna Solano and Top 16 in 2013 via Fabriana Granados.

Based in Cairo, Egypt, Miss Eco Queen was established in 2015. It was renamed Miss Eco Universe in 2016 and Miss Eco International in 2017.

BIOGRAPHY

Carvajal is a Costa Rican actor, publicist, television host, model and beauty queen. She was born in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica to Freddy Carvajal and Arlette Sánchez.

Natalia grew up in San Jose, Costa Rica. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She starred in Esteban Ramirez‘s 2011 short film “Imae”.
2. From 2011 to 2012, she co-hosted the television show “Ondivedu”, which aired on Canal 9.
3. From 2013 to 2015, she co-hosted the Repretel show “Combate”.
4. In 2016, she co-hosted the Repretel show “Batalla de Talentos”.
5. In 2017, she was a “Dancing with the Stars Costa Rica” Season 4 candidate and a “Destinos TV” host.
6. In 2019, she co-hosted “El Chinamo” and “Dancing the the Stars Costa Rica” Season 6.
7. She won Miss Eco Universe 2016.
8. She won Miss Costa Rica 2018.
9. She was a Miss Universe 2018 semifinalist.
10. In 2021, she co-hosted the Teletica reality show “Nace Una Estrella”.
11. In 2023, she appeared in an episode of the Mexican telenovela “El Maleficio”.
12. In 2024, she co-hosted the Teletica show “Mira Quién Baila”.
13. On September 14, 2024, she turned 34.

TIMELINE

Carvajal is 5’8″ tall. She speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• She played Gaby in “Imae”, which was filmed in Cartago, Costa Rica and released in the country on October 11, 2011.
• On April 14, 2016, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Eco Universe 2016 and competed against 53 other candidates at the Great Pyramid of Giza in Giza, Egypt. She won the title.
• She was one of the 10 celebrities who competed in “Dancing with the Stars Costa Rica” Season 4, which aired on Teletica from September 10, 2017 to November 26, 2017. She and her partner Erik Vasquez were the third pair to be eliminated.
• On April 14, 2017, she crowned her successor Miss Eco International 2017 Amber Lynn Bernachi of Canada at the Maritim Jolie Ville International Congress Center in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
• On April 27, 2018, she competed against eight other Miss Costa Rica 2018 candidates at Teletica’s Studio Marco Picado in San Jose. She won the title.
• On December 17, 2018, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2018 and competed against 93 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 10.
• On July 19, 2019, she crowned her successor Miss Costa Rica 2019 Paola Chacón at Estudio Marco Picado in La Sabana, Costa Rica.
• She and Natalia Rodriguez were the backstage hosts of “Dancing with the Stars Costa Rica” Season 6, which premiered on Teletica on August 25, 2019.

2020s

• She hosted “Nace Una Estrella” Season 5, which premiered on Teletica on May 2, 2021.
• She played an admirer in “El Maleficio” Season 1 episode 3, which aired on TelevisaUnivision on November 15, 2023.
• She, Rodriguez and Edgar Silva hosted “Mira Quién Baila”, which premiered on Teletica on September 15, 2024.