1st runner-up 2014, 3rd runner-up 2013, Top 10 2011
A native of Chino Hills, Natasha Martinez was crowned Miss California USA on 11 January 2015 and represented California at the Miss USA 2015 pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A dancer, she has worked as a Disneyland Princess and spent a season as a Lakers Girl.
Natasha Martinez is a 23-year-old Latino-American TV host working at KDOC-TV in Southern California. She earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism from Chapman University and interned for Entertainment Tonight and ABC7. She aspires to be a television host for live shows and red carpet coverage. Natasha has been a dancer since the age of five and spent a season working as a Laker Girl where she learned the importance and skills of being a brand ambassador for a legendary organization such as the Lakers. She is a former Disneyland princess and parade performer and loves entertaining a crowd. Her biggest role model is her mother, who is an eight year breast cancer survivor. Natasha now works with her mother’s former hospital to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. She believes it important to raise funds for research, and it is even more important for women to be educated on early detection and self examinations because that is what saved her mother.
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Natasha’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
There’s nothing better than watching a contestant progress from year to year! Here’s a look back at Natasha’s previous pageant photos.
All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Natasha’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Nadia Mejia as Miss California USA 2016.
Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Natasha’s “after the crown” photos.
