Raquel Estrella was born in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico, but was brought to this country as an infant. She was raised in Bakersfield, CA and moved to Los Angeles very recently. Raquel got her start in 2011 when she placed as one of the top two finalists for a national event competition. This gained her much recognition and propelled her career to new heights. In 2012 she went on to become Miss Extreme Autofest San Diego, Miss Spocom Anaheim and Miss Badbeat all within her first year as a professional modeling personality. This vivacious firecracker hopes to continue her ascent to stardom by dominating all fields of live competition and expanding her presence within published media and eventually hopes to transition into TV. It seems the sky is nothing near an effective limit for this promising young star, as Raquel Estrella just continues to rise.
1. What’s your Ethnicity?
I am half Filipino and half mexican. My father’s from Manila and mommy is from Mexico.
2. What’s your zodiac sign?
I am a Cancer; Born wild.
3. Where are you from originally?
I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was raised in Bakersfield, Ca.
4. What did you like most about growing up in the Bakersfield?
Bakersfield is a small city, enough to where people are very family oriented, yet it is big enough where you always meet new people. It’s very diverse in culture.
5. What kind of mischief did you get into growing up?
As a child I was a troublemaker. I was close to my older brother so naturally, I became a tomboy. My knees where always scraped, I was always fighting and I never liked anyone telling me what to do. I was a stubborn little thing.
6. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
The craziest thing I’ve ever done was when I took a random trip across the Nation alone.
7. What’s your favorite hobby and why?
My favorite hobby is dancing. I dance in the shower, I dance at the gym, I even dance while I grocery shop. Music makes my body happy which relaxes and frees up my mind.
8. What’s your guilty pleasure?
Being that I’m trying to keep my body in top shape, bacon cheeseburgers with extra cheese and avocado and Ferrero Roche chocolates are my top two favorite guilty pleasures.
9. Who do you admire?
The person I admire the most in this world is my mother. She is the strongest woman I know. She was a single mother who fought to make a living with four kids in a country where she had to work illegally with no help from her our father or the government. With all that she still managed to raise all four kids to be intelligent, self sufficient, good-hearted human beings; not many people can say they can do that.
10. If you could change one thing in the world what would it be and why?
I wish people weren’t judged so quickly by their exteriors. I wish we could all have the “Shallow Hal” effect where everybody is judged by their hearts.
11. What’s one of your personal goals?
One of my personal goals is to become financially independent and be comfortable. This is not an easy task because I have expensive taste. By financially independent, I mean; I am making enough money so I can buy myself a single family home, be able to take care of my mother and be able to travel as I please.
12. What do guys compliment you on the most?
I get a lot of compliments on my face. Everyone always compliments me on facial features. A lot of people say I look exotic and its hard to tell what I am exactly.
13. What’s your favorite body part on yourself?
My favorite body part are my thighs. I was lucky to have some of my filipino genes kick in and bless me with full thighs, I know guys love legs.
14. What do you look for in a guy?
I don’t usually look for guys, they tend to find me. But when they get a chance to wow me, I look for personality traits like; confidence, ambition and drive. I like a guy who has a boss personality, but doesn’t have to flaunt it for it to show.
15. What’s the first thing you notice about a guy?
When I notice a guy, three things happen at one time: I see the physique, I see their smile and I see their eyes.
16. What’s your ideal first date?
I’m not picky, I am a woman of detail, so as long as the date is something that the guy really had to sit down and think about what would be special to me and I know he had to put in work, that is definitely ideal. I’m tired of the cliche’ “dinner and a movie” guy.
17. What turns you on?
My biggest turn on is a man with confidence. I like guys who are just themselves no matter who is around and they don’t have to be flamboyant or over the top for people to know he is the man.
18. What turns you off?
My biggest turn offs are when people think they are better than others because of their status or their appearance or what they have. I don’t like people who put other people down to make themselves feel better.
19. What’s your biggest pet peeve?
My biggest pet peeve are Liars. I know everybody does it because the truth is sometimes a little harsh, but I am one of the few people who can take it and I make it very clear. I feel like liars are people who want to hurt others and that gets under my skin.
20. Who’s your celebrity pass?
My celebrity pass has been the same one since I was a kid, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He is simply amazing.
STATS:
Birthday: July 16
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 104 lb
Measurements: 34D-25-34