Jacqueline Bracamontes | |
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Born |
Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde 23 December 1979 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Occupation | Actress, former model |
Years active | 2002-present |
Title |
Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2000 Nuestra Belleza México 2000 Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico 2000 |
Spouse(s) | Martin Fuentes (m. 2011) |
Children | 3 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Major competition(s) |
Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2000 (Winner) Nuestra Belleza México 2000 (Winner) Nuestra Belleza Mundo Mexico 2000 (Dethroned) Miss Universe 2001 |
Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde (born 23 December 1979) is a Mexican actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2000, Nuestra Belleza México 2000 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2001.
Bracamontes born in Guadalajara, Jalisco to Jesús Bracamontes, the former coach of the popular Mexican football team Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara, and Jacqueline Van Hoorde, a Mexican of Belgian descent. She is the oldest of three children. She has a sister Alina, and a brother, Jesus, Jr. Her father is currently a football analyst for the Hispanic-American television network Univision.
After high school, Bracamontes moved to France to study French. She then returned to Mexico and studied Communication Science at the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente. While there, she began working as a model. She speaks Spanish, French and English fluently.
After seeing her on a magazine cover, ex-Miss Universe Lupita Jones contacted her and asked her to enter the Nuestra Belleza México. Bracamontes went on to win the state and national beauty titles and to represent Mexico in Miss Universe 2001, which took place in Puerto Rico.
After being crowned Miss Mexico in 2000, Bracamontes decided to pursue a television career. She began her career hosting various award shows and special programs, including Acafest, Premios TVyNovelas and Fiesta Mexicana.
A soccer aficionado, in August 2008 she became host of a Mexican sports radio show on Vision AM, and was later invited by univision to be a host and correspondent of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. She has also worked with Televisa Deportes.