Vanessa Claudio
{{short description|Puerto Rican actor and model}}
{{family name hatnote|Claudio|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}
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| birth_name = Vanessa Zayda Claudio Rodríguez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|09|02}}
| birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico
| nationality = Puerto Rican
| citizenship = American
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| years_active = 2001-present
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| partner = Israel Amescua
(2012)
Carlos Arenas
(2014-2019)
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| parents = Ulpiano Claudio
Vivian Rodríguez
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Vanessa Zayda Claudio Rodríguez (born 2 September 1983) is a Puerto Rican television personality, model, and former beauty pageant contestant. She is best known for her role as a presenter on Venga la Alegría, Suelta la Sopa, and El Poder del Amor: Latin America.
Career
=Beauty pageants=
Vanessa Claudio represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Intercontinental 2006 beauty pageant,[https://web.archive.org/web/20040911044325/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Intcl_2001.htm Article Title] held on 15 October 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas, where she won the titles of first runner-up and Miss Congeniality.
=Television=
In 2008, Claudio began her career as a television personality on Azteca Trece (now Azteca Uno) as a reporter on Véngache Pa'cá during its run from September 2008 through 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.informador.mx/Entretenimiento/TV-Azteca-lanza-Vengache-paca-20080915-0053.html |title=TV Azteca lanza Véngache pa'cá |date=15 September 2008 |accessdate=19 December 2021}} Claudio next became a reporter and contributor on long-running Mexican morning show {{ill|Venga la Alegría|es|Venga la alegría|display=y}} on Azteca Trece in 2009.{{cite web| url = http://www.tvazteca.com/vengalaalegria/reportero/vanessa-claudio| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090217175323/http://tvazteca.com/vengalaalegria/reportero/vanessa-claudio| archive-date = 2009-02-17| title = Vanessa Claudio - colaborador - vengalaalegria - tvAzteca.com}} In July 2012, Claudio also became a host on {{nowrap|VLA}}'s sister show Venga el Domingo, broadcast on Sundays, after replacing Michelle Vieth as a panelist on the program which Claudio remained a part of until its end in late 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.tvyespectaculos.mx/2012/07/16/michelle-vieth-se-despide-de-venga-el-domingo/ | title=Michelle Vieth se despide de Venga el Domingo | date=16 July 2012 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.elimparcial.com/espectaculos/Venga-la-Alegria-extiende-sus-dias-de-transmision-para-el-fin-de-semana-20210826-0075.html |title='Venga la Alegría' extiende sus días de transmisión para el fin de semana |publisher=elimparcial.com |date=15 May 2019 |accessdate=21 December 2021}}
Claudio was a contestant between June and August 2013 in the dance competition show {{ill|México Baila|es|Anexo:Primera temporada de México Baila|display=y}} on Azteca Trece. She was eliminated in Week 8 but returned for Week 9 as a result of public votes before being eliminated again in Week 10. Claudio would go on to become a panelist on Venga la Alegría, which she continued to host until 7 August 2018,{{cite web|url=https://laopinion.com/2018/08/07/video-vanessa-claudio-se-va-de-venga-la-alegria/ |title=Vanessa Claudio se va de Venga La Alegría |publisher=La Opinión |date=7 August 2018 |accessdate=21 December 2018}} after which she briefly became a sideline reporter between August and September 2018 on the second season of Exatlon Mexico on Azteca Uno, before being replaced by Alex Sirvent.{{cite web|url=https://www.madisonbycarol.com/articulo/vanessa-claudio-se-va-a-las-playas-del-exatlon |title=Vanessa Claudio se va a las playas del Exatlon |website=madisonbycarol.com |date=9 July 2018 |accessdate=21 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://lanetanoticias.com/chismito/vanessa-claudio-habla-sobre-su-retiro-de-venga-la-alegria/ |title=Vanessa Claudio habla sobre su retiro de Venga la Alegría |website=lanetanoticias.com |date=14 August 2018 |accessdate=21 December 2021}}
In 2019, Claudio announced during a 15 February broadcast of Venga la Alegría in an emotional farewell that she was leaving VLA for a new show. Later that day, it was revealed through her Instagram Stories and a promotional teaser on Twitter that Claudio will host the fashion competition reality show Este es mi Estilo on Azteca Uno which would premiere on 25 February.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariopresente.mx/espectaculos/vanessa-claudio-deja-venga-la-alegria-tengo-sentimientos-encontrados/228796 |title=Vanessa Claudio deja 'Venga la Alegría': "Tengo sentimientos encontrados" |date=15 February 2019 |accessdate=21 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnotas.com.mx/noticias-espectaculos-mexico/horas-despues-de-la-despedida-de-vanessa-claudio-filtran-la-verdad-de |title=Horas después de la despedida de Vanessa Claudio filtran la verdad de su salida |website=tvnotas.com |date=15 February 2019 |accessdate=21 December 2021}} The first season concluded on 15 May;{{Cite web|url=https://laverdadnoticias.com/espectaculos/Vanessa-Claudio-se-quedo-sin-programa-Este-es-mi-estilo-llego-a-su-fin-20190513-0078.html|title = ¿Vanessa Claudio se quedó sin programa? "Este es mi estilo" llegó a su fin}}{{cite web|url=https://lanetanoticias.com/chismito/vanessa-claudio-y-el-atrevido-atuendo-que-uso-en-la-final-de-este-es-mi-estilo/ |title=Vanessa Claudio y el atrevido atuendo que usó en la final de Este es mi estilo |date=12 May 2019 |accessdate=22 December 2021}} it was the last production worked on by Edith González, who served as a judge, before her death. This same year it was confirmed that she would be the Main host of the second season of the Mexican Drag Queens webshow "La Más Draga", which began its second season on April 30, broadcast on YouTube. Claudio was a host at the {{ill|Mexicana Universal 2019|es|Mexicana Universal 2019|display=y}} beauty pageant which broadcast across three successive Sundays between 6 June and 23 June on Azteca Uno.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/gossip/estreno-de-mexicana-universal-2019-primera-gala-tv-azteca-azteca-uno-3732579.html |title=Regresa Mexicana Universal: estrena primera gala este domingo |website=elsoldemexico.com.mx |date=7 June 2019 |accessdate=21 December 2021 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.debate.com.mx/show/Sofia-Aragon-se-convierte-en-Mexicana-Universal-2019-20190624-0019.html |title=Sofía Aragón se convierte en Mexicana Universal 2019}} She next hosted the second season of Este es mi Estilo which aired from 9 September to 30 November.{{cite web|url=https://www.hola.com/us-es/celebrities/20190910fiencw7ijs/edith-gonzalez-ultimo-programa-television/ |title=Dedican a Edith González el inicio del reality en el que trabajó |magazine=¡Hola! |date=10 September 2019 |accessdate=21 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.unionyucatan.mx/articulo/2019/12/02/espectaculos/quien-gano-este-es-mi-estilo-2019 |title=Quién ganó Este es mi estilo 2019 |website=unionyucatan.mx |date=2 December 2019 |accessdate=22 December 2021}}
In 2020, Claudio made an appearance on Venga la Alegría on 31 January,{{cite web|url=https://www.starmedia.com/entretenimiento/tras-un-ano-fuera-vanessa-claudio-regresa-a-venga-la-alegria/ |title=Tras un año fuera Vanessa Claudio regresa a 'Venga la Alegría' |website=Starmedia |date=31 January 2020 |accessdate=19 December 2021}} where she announced that she was leaving the network to move to Miami, United States to become a host on Suelta la Sopa on Telemundo. Claudio replaced Verónica Bastos as a panelist on the American morning show,{{cite web|url=https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/2020/02/01/vanessa-claudio-de-venga-la-alegria-presentadora-se-despidio-entre-lagrimas-de-sus-companeros-suelta-la-sopa-video-mexico-mx-cdmx-nchs/ |title=Vanessa Claudio se despidió entre lágrimas de sus compañeros de 'Venga la alegría' |website=La República |date=31 January 2020 |accessdate=18 December 2020 }} and made her debut on the program on 10 February.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Vanessa-Claudio-Joins-Telemundos-SUELTA-LA-SOPA-20200204 |title=Vanessa Claudio Joins Telemundo's SUELTA LA SOPA |website=BroadwayWorld |date=4 February 2020 |accessdate=19 December 2021}} Claudio would return to make an appearance as a guest host on VLA on 29 June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/06/29/no-solo-kristal-silva-tambien-vanessa-claudio-volvio-a-venga-la-alegria/ |title=No sólo Kristal Silva, también Vanessa Claudio volvió a Venga la Alegría |website=Infobae |date=29 June 2021 |accessdate=20 December 2021}}
In 2021, Claudio announced during a 30 July broadcast of Suelta la Sopa in an emotional farewell that she was leaving the network for another venture and would be boarding a flight to Turkey later that afternoon.{{cite web|url=https://www.telemundo.com/shows/suelta-la-sopa/famosos/vanessa-claudio-se-despide-de-suelta-la-sopa-y-rompe-en-llanto-en-vivo-tmna3898712 |title=Vanessa Claudio se despide de Suelta La Sopa y rompe en llanto en vivo |publisher=Telemundo |date=30 July 2020 |accessdate=18 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://lavibra.com/2021/07/30/video-vanessa-claudio-se-despide-de-suelta-la-sopa-y-confirma-que-se-va-a-turquia/ |title=Vanessa Claudio se despide de 'Suelta La Sopa' y confirma que se va a Turquía |publisher=Telemundo |date=30 July 2021 |accessdate=19 December 2021}} Claudio moved to Istanbul, Turkey where she hosted the dating game show El Poder del Amor: Latin America which aired from 16 August to 19 December.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/nuestros-programas/el-poder-del-amor-latinoamerica-contara-con-la-participacion-de-ecuador-GI596844 |title="El poder del amor latinoamérica" contará con la participación de Ecuador |publisher=Ecuavisa |date=30 July 2021 |accessdate=19 December 2021}} The program was broadcast in several countries across Latin America, including in her native Puerto Rico on WAPA TV.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/07/reality-el-poder-del-amor-estrena-en-agosto-wapa-tv.html |title=Reality 'El poder del amor' estrena en agosto por WAPA Televisión |website=TVboricuaUSA.com |date=28 July 2021 |accessdate=18 December 2021}}
On 24 January 2022, Claudio returned to Mexico and joined Azteca Uno, once again, now as host of evening show Al Extremo.
=Acting=
Claudio has played minor acting roles in Mexican television, having made appearances in El Pantera in July 2008 on Canal 5,{{Cite web|url=http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldemexico/notas/n1393613.htm|title=Organización Editorial Mexicana}} and Secretos de familia in May 2013 on Azteca Trece. In 2020, she played the supporting role of Azaneth in the Mexican film Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica.
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Category:Models from San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Category:21st-century Puerto Rican actresses
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