Carla Garcia Barber is Miss Universe Spain 2015

She was the favorite for the crown with Alba Román. Carla Garcia Barber, from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2015 at the end of the beauty pageant held on July 31, 2015. She succeeds Desiree Cordero (TOP 10 at Miss Universe 2014). Carla will have a few months to prepare for Miss Universe 2015, where she hopes to be crowned by the reigning Miss Universe, Paulina Vega.

Who is Carla Garcia Barber ?

It's not Carla's first pageant. In 2010 she was the first runner-up of Paula Guillo, Miss Spain 2010. Then she represented Spain at Miss World 2011 in London where she made the TOP 15. Her dream is to travel to Africa to help all those affected by AIDS and malaria. Her hobbies include: cycling, reading and scuba diving. Carla’s personal motto is: ‘the beauty that first attracts is rarely the same beauty that wins the heart.’

Official picture of Carla Garcia Barber as a contestant at Miss Universe Spain 2015

"The day I began working at the hospital and learned humanity and love are the qualities of human beings that can appear in the most unimaginable places."

The beauty queen loves to travel, learn about the different cultures and taste other countries food. She considers herself as happy, extroverted, responsible, hardworking and perseverant.

In this handout provided by Miss World Ltd, (L-R) Miss France Clemence Oleksy, Miss Spain Carla Garcia Barber, Miss Italy Tania Bambaci, Miss Germany Sabrina Reitz, Miss Holland Jill Lauren De Robles, and Miss Belgium Justine Jonckheere pose beside the Thames during a photocall as part of the Miss World 2011 UK Tour, on October 31, 2011 in London