Karla Monroig (b. March 5, 1979 in Guayama, Puerto Rico) is an actress, model and television host.

Early years

Karla Monroig was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, located on the southern coastal valley region of the island of Puerto Rico. She studied at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and has a college degree in Communications. In 1995, at the early age of 14, she was the first runner up, of Miss Borinquen Teenage pageant, and she was awarded with the Culture Award. In 1996, Monroig's interest in becoming a model arose, and she started taking modeling lessons in the Refine Institution of Modeling. She participated in the contest Cara de Imagen, (Face of Image), and was the first runner up once more.

Professional model

Immediately, her professional career as a model stirred up. She posed for the covers of several well known Puerto Rican magazines such as: Buena Vida (Good Life), in 14 consecutive issues, Agenda de Novias (Bride's Agenda), and in the proper "Imagen" (Image), in diverse publications. She's also written editorial articles about beauty and modeling, in various paperback periodic publications, such as Tiempos (Times), stating her opinions and giving her perspectives about the subject.

New scope

In the year 2000, her incursions in new territories started broadening her horizons, as she becomes a news reporter, in the entertainment category, in the television talk show, Anda Pa'l Cará, (Gee Whiz), broadcast by Univision, Puerto Rico. As the year came about, she hosted a reality show with Hector Marcano, called Buscados (Most Wanted). In 2001, she hosted another television current issues show called: E-ritmo T.V. (E-rhythm T.V.), in which she interviewed international celebrities, such as Alejandro Sanz, and Chayanne, among others. Also she was the co-host of the variety show Caliente (Hot), in Mexico, broadcast by Televisa.

Acting career

* Más Allá del Límite (Beyond the Limit)
* Fuego en el Alma (Fire in the Soul)
* Yo Creo en Santa Claus (I Believe in Santa Claus)
* Inocente de Ti (Innocent about You) (special performance) (Televisa, 2005)
* Dueña y Señora (Owner and Mistress) (Coral, 2006)
* Dame Chocolate" (Telemundo, 2007)
* El Rostro de Analía (Analia's Face) (Telemundo, 2008)
* Más Sabe el Diablo (Devil Knows Better) (Telemundo, 2009)

Personal life

Karla Monroig secrectly married Puerto Rican singer Tommy Torres on November 28, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They started their relationship three years ago and got engaged in 2007.