The celebrities who participate in ‘The House of the Famous Colombia’ have had to face nomination challenges and the friction that arises from coexistence. Isabella Santiago is one of the ‘reality’ participants who has had to experience all this and more.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, the 32-year-old model and actress is recognized for being the first person from her country to win ‘Miss International Queen’. This beauty pageant, of Thai origin, seeks to vindicate the rights of transgender women around the world and Santiago was crowned the winner in the 2020 edition. In addition to the title of queen, she received a prize of $12,500 dollars.
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The model has said that her life has not been easy and mentions that one of the strongest moments she has faced is making the decision to change gender. At first, her mother didn’t know how to react, then they managed to overcome their differences and she says that they have been together throughout the entire process.
“I would take clothes and accessories from my mother and my sister, this is an anecdote that every trans woman has: putting on her mother’s things,” Santiago recalled in an interview for ‘I know everything Colombia’.
Although the actress was born Kreiban Carballo Santiago, from a young age she chose her current name because of her taste for the movie ‘Twilight’. “My name is Isabella, like the protagonist of this film, Isabella Swan,” she said for ‘CNN’.
After walking the catwalks, Isabella Santiago decided to enter the world of acting. In 2021, she along with Ricardo Mejía, starred in ‘Lala’s Spa’, a soap opera on RCN Televisión. The production tells the story of ‘Lala’, a transgender hairdresser who returns to Colombia after having lived in Paris, France.
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The actress then participated in the 2022 version of ‘MasterChef Celebrity’ and became one of the nine finalists of the competition. Her new challenge is ‘The House of the Famous’ where she came with the purpose of winning.
Since her participation was announced, the Venezuelan has shown her desire to emerge victorious from the reality show. “I came here to reign, to show you who Isabella Santiago is and I am going to go to the end,” declared the model in her video. presentation.
Isabella Santiago in ‘The House of the Famous’
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Currently, the model has stood out for staying calm despite challenges and friction. Regarding love, she has approached Juan David Zapata, a former Challenge participant in 2021, but she has doubts about his possible prejudices.
“I think I like him, but I don’t know what’s going on in his head,” said Isabella Santiago in a conversation with actress Martha Isabel Bolaños. “He must know that I am a trans woman. Will he have prejudices? Will he not have prejudices? Because I’m not going to give the green light to something that I don’t know what I’m going to run into,” she continued.
For now, the actress is open to the possibilities and continues with her mentality of winning the contest.
Isabella Santiago, the trans actress who stars in a series
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