Carmen Dominicci Ramos (born July 15, 1966) is a Puerto Rican travel blogger, journalist, news anchor in the United States, and the winner of five Emmy Awards. People en Español magazine chose her as one of the "50 Most Beautiful" of 2010. She began her show business career as a model and actress.
Early years and education
Carmen Dominicci Ramos is a journalist and news anchor, recently transformed into travel blogger. She is the host of Carmen Dominicci Trotamundos, a travel blog that visits tourist destinations around the world, under its motto of "Travel the world through my eyes.”
Dominicci was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on July 15, 1966. She studied primary education in local schools and graduated magna cum laude from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón with a degree in Journalism and Social Communication. (warning: graphic content)
Career as travel blogger and influencer
Her passion to travel the world led Carmen Dominicci to make a complete change in her career.
After leaving her job at Telemundo, in December 2015, she launched her own travel blog called "Carmen Dominicci Trotamundos," under the motto "Travel the world through my eyes".
The objective of the journalist, who worked for 23 years reporting hard news, is to show well known and hidden tourist destinations in all continents, but teach savings techniques and share smart tips for tourists who want to get the best of their travel experiences.
Awards and honors
During more than two decades of journalistic career, Dominicci accumulated numerous awards and recognitions, among which are:
- 1995 Paoli Award.
- 1999 Ace Award.
- 2000 Regional Emmy Award: Outstanding Unique Presenter Category in News Show.
- 2001 Regional Emmy Award: Outstanding Unique Presenter Category in News Show.
- 2015 Emmy Award: Excellence in Investigative Journalism in Spanish.
- 2015 GLAAD Award: Nomination for "Open your heart: interview with Patricia Velásquez" made for Al Rojo Vivo before leaving the network.
- 2015 George Polk Award: As Best TV Feature, presenter and correspondent for Telemundo's "Muriendo por Cruzar" special in 2015. The program chronicled the substantial increase in immigrant deaths as they attempted to cross the Mexican-American border around Falfurrias, Texas, where adverse weather conditions are extreme.
Other important appearances
- 2004 Presenter of the live special "Noche de Estrellas de Premio Lo Nuestro", Univision.
- 2005 Presenter "Premio Lo Nuestro a La Música Latina", Univision.
- 2011 Ambassador of the organization Cielo Latino, where she helped spread the message of prevention and research of a cure for AIDS.
- 2011 Presenter "Billboard Latin Music Awards", Telemundo.
- 2014 Presenter "Billboard Latin Music Awards", Telemundo.
- 2014 Speaker of the "Congress of Women Leaders in Guatemala".
- 2015 Host of the TV special "Siempre Selena", commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of the famous singer of Tex-Mex, Selena.
- 2015 Ambassador of the 58th edition of the Puerto Rican National Parade, on Fifth Avenue in New York.
- 2017 The city of Orlando, Florida, named every January 15 as the "Official Day of Carmen Dominicci."
See also
- List of Puerto Ricans
- Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
- List of television presenters/Puerto Rico