Francisca Lachapel

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

(1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 35)
Azua de Compostela, Dominican Republic
Occupation(s)TV host
Pageant titleholder
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Spouses
Rocky Lachapel
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(m. 2010; div. 2016)​
Francesco Zampogna
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(m. 2019)​
[2]
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
AgencyVivAlto Media
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 (Winner)
Tu Cara Me Suena

Francisca Antonia Zampogna (née Méndez Montero;[note 1] born 5 May 1989 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.[4] She starred in Tu Cara Me Suena after her two mega show/gala was eliminated due to COVID-19 exposure.

Early life

Francisca 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.[5]

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015

Francisca 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 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, Francisca works as a reporter and co-host for Univision's morning show ¡Despierta América!.[6] Francisca 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 provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with co-host Vanessa Claudio.

Personal life

Francisca was married to Rocky Lachapel from 2010 to 2016. She married Italian businessman Francesco Zampogna in 2022 and lives in Miami, Florida.[4][7] They have two children.[8]

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 finalista de Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015" (in Spanish). Univision. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Francisca on Instagram: "Doña Divina y su nuevo hijo🥰🙌🏽 ... ... Casi ya exactamente un año que no te veo, que no te abrazo. Te extraño mucho. Pero me siento muy…"". Instagram. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  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. ^ a b Valdez, Yvonne H. "Copresentadora de Despierta América, la dominicana Francisca Lachapel a punto de abandonar las redes sociales por acoso". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ Cruz Hierro, Ynmaculada (14 April 2015). "Reina carismática" (in Spanish). Listín Diario. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Francisca Lachapel se une al equipo de Despierta America" (in Spanish). Univision. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ^ "I am already a married woman! Francisca Lachapel confesses her secret wedding with the Italian Francesco Zampogna". English Mundo Hispanico. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ HERALD, ARTURO ARIAS-POLO/EL NUEVO. "Francisca Lachapel es madre por primera vez. Gennaro Antonino Gamelier pesó 8.4 libras". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nuestra Belleza Latina
2015 		Succeeded by


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