Vanessa Claudio

Vanessa Zayda Claudio Rodríguez, born September 2, 1983, is a Puerto Rican television personality, model, and former beauty pageant contestant. She gained widespread recognition for her work as a television host and presenter on programs such as Venga la Alegría, Suelta la Sopa, and El Poder del Amor: Latin America.

Claudio began her public career in beauty pageants. On October 15, 2006, she represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Intercontinental 2006 contest in Nassau, Bahamas, where she finished as the first runner-up and received the Miss Congeniality award.

She launched her television career in Mexico in 2008 on Azteca Trece (now Azteca Uno) as a reporter for Véngache Pa'cá through 2009. That same year, she joined the long-running morning show Venga la Alegría as a reporter and contributor. In July 2012, she joined its sister Sunday broadcast, Venga el Domingo, remaining on the show until it ended in late 2017. During this era, she also competed on the dance competition show México Baila in 2013 and eventually served as a main host on Venga la Alegría until August 2018. Following her departure, she briefly worked as a sideline reporter on Exatlon Mexico.

In 2019, Claudio began presenting the fashion competition reality show Este es mi Estilo on Azteca Uno, hosting both its first and second seasons that year. Also in 2019, she served as the main host for the second season of the web show La Más Draga on YouTube and co-hosted the Mexicana Universal 2019 beauty pageant broadcast.

Claudio moved to Miami in early 2020 to join Telemundo's show Suelta la Sopa, making her debut as a panelist on February 10. She departed the program in July 2021 to relocate to Istanbul, Turkey, where she hosted the dating game show El Poder del Amor: Latin America from August to December 2021. In January 2022, Claudio returned to Mexico and rejoined Azteca Uno as the host of the evening show Al Extremo.

In addition to hosting, Claudio has taken on acting roles in Mexican media. She made guest appearances on the television series El Pantera in 2008 and Secretos de familia in 2013, and later played the supporting role of Azaneth in the 2020 feature film Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica.