Camila Gonzalez
{{Short description|Canadian TV host, producer and beauty pageant titleholder}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|7|7}}
| birth_place = Cali, Colombia
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| title = Miss International Canada 2018
| competitions = Miss International Canada 2018
(Winner)
Miss International 2018
(Unplaced)
| alma_mater = Toronto Metropolitan University
| occupation = TV Host and Producer
| years_active = 2014 - Present
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Camila Gonzalez (born July 7, 1997) is a Canadian tv host, producer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Canada 2018 and represented her country at Miss International 2018. known for hosting the Serie A Halftime Show on TLN and as an entertainment and community news reporter on Univision Canada.
Personal life
Gonzalez was born in Cali, Colombia, and raised in Brampton, Ontario. She studied journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University, and has worked in radio and television broadcasting in Canada since the age of 14. Prior to joining TLN, she hosted the morning Spanish news show on 88.9FM, and started the Latin Top 25 at ONDAS FM, where she interviewed Bad Bunny. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoqkxxepyWw viral video] amassed over 4 million views and kick started her career as an entertainment reporter.
Television
Joining the channel in 2018, she started with Univision Canada's red carpet coverage of Premio Lo Nuestro,{{cite web |title=Premio Lo Nuestro con Camila Gonzalez |url=http://univision.ca/videos/ver/?mediaid=HqjWXcyc |access-date=26 September 2018 |publisher=Univision Canada}} the Latin Grammys and the Billboard Latin Music Awards. She has interviewed Latin Music's biggest stars including J Balvin, Anitta, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro, Romeo Santos and more.
She was a part of the TLN team covering the multilingual broadcast of the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://agendasocial.ca/conoce-equipo-traera-lo-mejor-pyeongchang-2018-espanol-tv/|title=¡El Equipo que traerá Pyeongchang 2018 en español a tu TV!|publisher=Agenda Social|access-date=26 September 2018}}
She has travelled across Italy with the Serie A Halftime Show to produce segments about top Serie A teams, players and the country’s calcio culture. Some of her notable interviews include S.S.C. Napoli’s Aurelio De Laurentiis, Victor Osimhen and Carlo Ancelotti;{{cite web|url= https://www.napolimagazine.com/mobile/tutti-i-servizi-foto-di-nm/articolo/foto-show-de-laurentiis-ancelotti-mertens-e-ospina-a-tln-television-ecco-quando-verranno-divulgate-|title=ADL e Ancelotti a TLN Television|publisher=Napoli Magazine|access-date=28 November 2019}} AC Milan's Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori and Tijjani Reijnders; Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez and Federico Chiesa and Arek Milik from Juventus. During the 2023 US Soccer Champions Tour, she also hosted an exclusive interview with Thibaut Courtois from Real Madrid.
Gonzalez won a Google News Initiative Award in Multimedia Journalism for her participation in the project “Hong Kong 360.” The multimedia project was produced by undergrad and grad students from Ryerson University’s journalism program from May to June 2018 in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url= http://project.journalism.ryerson.ca/hongkong360/ |title=Hong Kong 360|publisher=Ryerson University|access-date=28 November 2019}}
Documentary
As her first project with TLN Studios, Gonzalez produced [https://www.tln.ca/heart-of-goal/ Heart of Goal: The Rise of Canadian Soccer.][https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-soccer-goals-grit-glamour-money-and-desperation/] The feature-length documentary follows the Canadian Men's National Soccer Team as they qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The film highlights the immigrant stories behind the team's success, with appearances by Jonathan Osorio, Cyle Larin, Doneil Henry, Melissa Tancredi, Tosaint Ricketts and more. The film premiered at Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Toronto and on TLN nationwide in October 2022.
Pageantry
Gonzalez placed 1st runner-up at Miss Universe Canada 2018 and was crowned Miss International Canada 2018. The winner was Marta Stepien, who also preceded Gonzalez as Miss International Canada 2017.{{cite web|url=https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-woman-wins-miss-universe-canada-2018-1.4060202|title=Windsor woman wins Miss Universe Canada 2018|publisher=CTV News|access-date=26 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://latinosmag.com/latinas-podrian-ganarse-la-corona-de-miss-universe-canada/|title=Latinas podrían ganarse la corona de Miss Universe Canadá|publisher=Latinos Magazine|access-date=26 September 2018}}
Gonzalez represented Canada at Miss International 2018 on November 9, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.instagram.com/camila_gonzalez/ Official Instagram]
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Category:Miss International 2018 delegates
Category:Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
Category:Female models from Ontario
Category:Canadian television hosts