Nia Sanchez

Nia Sanchez: Biography in Details

Who is Nia Sanchez?

Nia Sanchez is an American beauty pageant. She is also a model and actress. In addition, she is a taekwondo coach. She is best known as the winner of Miss USA 2014. Nia is the first contestant from Nevada to win the Miss USA title. She is the runner-up in the Miss Universe 2014 competition. She is a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo.

What are the birth facts of Nia Sanchez?

Nia Sanchez was born on 16 February 1990, Sacramento, California, USA. Her nationality is American and belongs to Mexican, German, and Spanish ethnicity.

Her birth name is Nia Temple Sanchez. She is the daughter of Nicole Sanford and David Sanchez. She has a brother named David Jr. Nia’s parents divorced when she was six years old. After that, she lived in a women’s shelter with her mother.

Nia Sanchez: Education History

Nia Sanchez then moved to Menifee, California with her brother and father when she was eight years old. She attended Paloma Valley High School and graduated in 2008. Nia became interested in taekwondo since her early childhood age.

She began training taekwondo at the age of eight. Moreover, she studied jazz and ballet for over five years.

Nia Sanchez: Professional Life and Career

Nia Sanchez began her career as a beauty pageant at the Miss San Jacinto Valley competition at the age of 13. At the age of 19, she won Miss Citrus Valley USA title. She competed in the Miss California USA 2010 and finished as the second runner-up. Later, she competed in and won Miss Riverside County USA 2011 and Miss Hollywood USA 2012. Nia rose to wide fame after winning the Miss Nevada USA 2014 on January 12, 2014.

Nia Sanchez competed in the Miss California USA 2010 and finished as the second runner-up. After that, she competed in and won Miss Riverside County USA 2011 and Miss Hollywood USA 2012. Nia rose to wide fame after winning the Miss Nevada USA 2014 on January 12, 2014.

 Nia represented Nevada at Miss USA 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has crowned Miss USA 2014 title outgoing titleholder Erin Brady of Connecticut on June 8, 2014.

Sanchez is the first Miss Nevada USA contestant to win Miss USA. Moreover, she is the fourth Hispanic to win the Miss USA title. After winning Miss USA 2014, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2014. She finished as the first runner-up to Paulina Vega of Colombia. In addition to modeling, she is a former taekwondo player, and now a taekwondo coach.

Nia Sanchez is a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo. Sanchez is the first Miss USA to be featured on the cover of Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine. She has also appeared in roles of various Disney princess characters at Hong Kong Disneyland for seven months in 2012.

What is Nia Sanchez’s net worth?

Her net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million as of 2022, and salary are unknown.

Nia Sanchez: Rumors and Controversy

Nia Sanchez became a part of a big controversy after winning Miss USA 2014. At that time, a controversy arose regarding her claimed Nevada residence. She failed to win Miss California USA three times in 2010, 2011 and 2012. It was reported that she created a paper trail to set up her capability to compete in Miss Nevada USA.

At that time, the competition rules were that Miss Nevada USA eligibility requires six months residency in the state as evidenced by two documents from “voter ID or registration card, tax return, or any other documents. Nia was criticized by many people of faking Nevada residency. She later stated, “I Didn’t Fake Nevada Residency to Compete—This Is My Home!”

Nia Sanchez: Description To Body Measurement

Nia Sanchez is 5 Feet and 8 Inches tall. She weighs 56 kg. Her body size is 36-24-36, while her bra size is 34B. She has brown hair and light brown eyes. Her dress size is 4 (US).

Nia Sanchez: Social Media Profile

Nia Sanchez is active on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has more than 210k followers on Instagram. She has over 27.8k followers on her Facebook account, has over 12.1k followers on her Twitter account, and 34.4k subscribers on Youtube.

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