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Then came Salma. More Salma Hayek than Salma Hayek—East L.A. glam, eyeliner like a signature. Could pivot from gossip to Goffman mid-sentence, cut a boy down w/ a joke sharper than a footnote. #LatinaExcellence #Academia

Andrea Chaves Descascou o Abacaxi e Hoje Usa a Coroa: - SOMOS Latinos Blog Andrea Chaves transformou desafios da imigração em oportunidades, empoderando jovens latinas e construindo futuros com a Pineapple Women.

What if your accent was proof of your hard-earned journey? This #LatinxHeritageMonth, Andrea Chaves of Pineapple Women told SOMOS how she embraced its rough to savour the sweet

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#LatinasProfessionals #LatinaLeaders #LatinaExcellence

🚀 In 1993, Ellen Ochoa became the first Latina astronaut in space—serving on a 9-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.

She’s also an inventor with three patents for optical systems in space exploration.

#BIPOCinSTEM #IgniteArtsAndSTEM #LatinaExcellence

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Carlos Santana hit his 400th career double Tuesday, joining Hall of Famers Chipper Jones & Eddie Murray as the only switch-hitters in MLB history with 300 HR, 400, 1,000 RBIs & 1,300 walks in their careers. #LatinaExcellence
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I’m luvin the boy lewks the queens have been serving recently in public! Here is #salinaestitties having fun at the S2 premiere of #dragraceliveuntucked last month. #dragqueen #queerculture #latinaexcellence #worldofwonder #wowpresentsplus #gayhollywood #hollywoodblvd #lgbtqia #huntyville_la

Texas A&M, Oklahoma earn Top seeds in Softball Tourney - Our Esquina Mya Perez’s Texas A&M Aggies earned the top seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament for first time in school history.

Slugger Mya Perez’s Texas A&M Aggies and Gabbie Garcia’s Oklahoma Sooners earned the Top seeds in the NCAA Softball Tournament.
#Latinas #LatinaExcellence #Softball
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UCLA star Gabriela Jaquez exudes confidence, style - Our Esquina UCLA small forward Gabriela Jaquez has shown that it's OK for Latinos to be confident while helping No. 1 Bruins reach the Sweet 16.

UCLA's Gabriela Jaquez exudes confidence, style as she prepares for the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
#LatinaExcellence #Latinas #Bruins
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We see you, Gabriela Jaquez!
Jaquez did a great job helping UCLA slow down USC superstar JuJu Watkins in the second half to win the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Tournament.
Felicidades, Gabriela!
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These Latina doctoral students at @CUBoulder are changing the world. The future is in good hands! This glimpse from the present showed me what’s ahead. #FutureLeaders #LatinaExcellence @aahheorg conference 2025

Latina Excellence!
Aaliyah Chavez has been named the Naismith Girls’ High School Player of the Year.
She’s the first Mexican American to win the honor! Get it, Aaliyah!
🇲🇽🇺🇸 #latina #latinaexcellence #basketball #hoops #wbb
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Diana Taurasi was more than GOAT; she was the GLOAT - Our Esquina Legendary WNBA star Diana Taurasi retires as arguably the greatest Latina athlete in United States sports history.

Diana Taurasi was more than the WNBA GOAT. She rates with Dara Torres, Lorena Ochoa and Lisa Fernandez for the title of the GLOAT, the Greatest Latina of All Time in American sports.

#LatinaExcellence
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Diana Taurasi was more than GOAT; she was the GLOAT - Our Esquina Legendary WNBA star Diana Taurasi retires as arguably the greatest Latina athlete in United States sports history.

Diana Taurasi was more than the WNBA GOAT. She rates with Dara Torres, Lorena Ochoa and Lisa Fernandez for the title of the GLOAT, the Greatest Latina of All Time in American sports.
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Congrats on a great career, Diana Taurasi!
Taurasi is the GOAT!
You exemplified Latina Excellence!
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#latina #latinas #goat #wbb #womenssports #argentina #latinaexcellence #latinoexcellence #uconn #wnba #basktetball
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FSU's Isa Torres leads Latinas to watch in College Softball - Our Esquina Florida State shortstop Isa Torres and Duke second baseman Aminah Vega lead Our Esquina's Latinas to watch in College Softball in 2025.

FSU’s Isa Torres and Duke's Aminah Vega lead Latinas to watch in College Softball in 2025.
#Latinas #LatinaExcellence

Zoe Saldaña, who has Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic roots, won the Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion Picture for Emilia Pérez.
#latina #latinaexcellence #dominicanrepublic #puertorico #latinos #goldenglobes #emiliaperez #latinoexcellence 🇩🇴🇵🇷🇺🇸
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Gabriela Jaquez scored 11 points to help No. 1 UCLA improve to 15-0, 4-0 in the Big Ten with a victory over Indiana.
Get it, @gabrielarj11 !
#latinos #latinoexcellence #latinas #latinaexcellence #collegebasketball #ucla #bruins

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Oklahoma's Alyssa Brito is Our Esquina's Latina of the Year - Our Esquina Oklahoma utility player Alyssa Brito, a three-time national champion, is Our Esquina's 2024 Latina Athlete of the Year.

It was quite a year for Latina athletes Alyssa Brito, Kamilla Cardoso, Lexi Rodriguez, Hannah Hidalgo, Rebeca Andrade, Marileidy Paulino.
Oklahoma’s Brito is Our Esquina’s Latina Athlete of the Year.
#Latinas #LatinaExcellence #BoomerSooner #Oklahoma

Guadalajara native Sofia Maldonado Diaz capped a sensational college career in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship match.
The 6-foot outside hitter for Louisville was selected to the All-Tournament team..
Felicidades, Sofia!
#Latinaexcellence #Mexico #Guadalajara
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All-American Lexi Rodriguez leads Latinas at Volleyball Final Four - Our Esquina Nebraska's four-time All-American libero Lexi Rodriguez leads Latinas at the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship semifinals.

Nebraska libero Lexi Rodriguez, a rare four-time All-American, leads Latinas at the NCAA Volleyball Final Four along with Louisville's Nayelis Cabello and Pitt's Valeria Vazquez Gomez.
#LatinaExcellence #NCAAWVB

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Nebraska libero Lexi Rodriguez, the Big Ten’s three-time Defensive Player and Libero of the Year, is a finalist for the AVCA National Player of the Year Award.
She has led Nebraska to the NCAA Tournament semifinals against Penn State.
#latinaexcellence #cornhuskers #volleyball
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Baller alert. Notre Dame sophomore Hannah Hidalgo collected her 1,000th point. She accomplished the feat in her 44th career game, the fastest in @ndwbb history.
Congrats, Hannah ! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
#LatinaExcellence
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Hannah Hidalgo scored 30 points to lead Notre Dame to an 80-70 overtime victory over No. 4 Texas, which suffered its first loss of the season.
@HannahHidalgo was the best player of the court.
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