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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UPR chapter.

Name: Mónica Janice Serrano Vázquez

Age: 19

Major: Drama

Year: 3rd

Relationship Status: Single

1. HCUPR:  What are some of your aspirations?

Mónica: I want to continue my studies and be part of a theatre company.  I would also like to participate in Broadway.

2. HCUPR:  Tell us about your experience in the catwalk in the Mercedez Benz New York Fashion Week this year…

Mónica: Walking the runway of the New York Fashion Week was an unforgettable experience, one that I wish I could live again. I bestowed the honor of working with the wonderful designer Carlos Alberto. 

3. HCUPR: How much time have you been modeling?

Mónica: I’ve been modeling since I was 7 years old. I started in Tania Collazo’s academy and later I passed on to the School of the Arts of Trujillo Alto.

3. HCUPR:  What inspired you to model?

Mónica: My inspiration were the beauty queens. Ever since I saw them, I wanted to become like one of them.

4. HCUPR:  What advice can you give to other girls who want to break into the modeling industry?

Mónica: My advice to those girls out there is to never give up, and never stop until they reach their goals. Life is only one and you should live it to your fullest.

5. HCUPR:  Describe your ideal guy…

Mónica: Well, I think the perfect guy would be a person who is perseverant, kind-hearted and definitely with noble feelings. A person who is not afraid to live his life to the fullest with no regrets.

6. HCUPR:  Tell us something not many people know about you.

Mónica: Something particular about me is that I like to eat rice. Just rice. No beans, no nothing.

7. HCUPR:  Describe yourself in 3 words.

Mónica: Friendly, determined and ambitious.  

*The pictures were taken from Mónica’s Facebook Page

Nahir Robles was a former member of the Her Campus at UPR chapter from 2013 until 2018. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Integrative Biology. Some of her interests include writing, modeling, and wrestling. She is currently a Her Campus Mentor and works as a Pathology Assistant.
Suzzette Martinez Malavet is a senior at the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras studying Information and Journalism. She loves photography, shoes, fashion, social media, traveling and exercising outdoors. She has interned at the Capitol of Puerto Rico, Diálogo Digital, Wapa TV, Telemundo Network, U.S. Census Bureau's Center for New Media and Promotions and the Corporate Communication/Sales & Marketing Department of the U.S. Mint in DC, but her proudest accomplishment was in Spring 2013 when she founded the very first HC Chapter in Puerto Rico, Her Campus UPR. Suzzette is currently the Chapter Advisor of Her Campus American University, Marymount, William & Mary, and GW. She is also a returning intern this semester at the U.S. Census Bureau's Center for New Media and Promotions. This 22-year-old woman is the most career-driven individual you will ever meet. If you want to know a little more about her...if you want to know what makes her tick and what inspires her the most...Unlock the mystery by reading some of her awesome articles!