Career
This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed second runner-up the previous year. Having graduated from George Washington High School in 1998, Madera completed a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality, Meeting, & Travel Administration from the Metropolitan State College of Denver in 2004. She is currently managing one of her family"s restaurants, "Louisiana Fogata" in Denver and hopes to open her own restaurant in the future.
Madera also works as a model and has been represented by Donna Baldwin Modeling and Talent Agency since 1998.
Madera honours her Latino heritage. English is her second language and she is proud to be bilingual.
Her hobbies and interests include crocheting, knitting, reading, salsa dancing and kickboxing.
