Nia Sanchez

Nia Temple Booko (née Sanchez; born February 15, 1990) is an American reality television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2014. Sanchez represented the United States at Miss Universe 2014, where she was the first runner-up.

From 2024 to 2026, she appeared in the Bravo reality television series The Valley, a spinoff of Vanderpump Rules.

Early life Nia Temple Sanchez was born in Sacramento, California on February 15, 1990, to David Sanchez, Her parents divorced when she was six. When she was eight, she and her brother moved to Menifee, California with their father, and she went on to graduate from Paloma Valley High School in 2008. Sanchez has also competed in and won Miss Riverside County USA 2011 and Miss Hollywood USA 2012.

Miss Universe 2014 Sanchez represented the United States at Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015, at the U.S. Century Bank Arena at Florida International University in Doral, Miami, Florida and was first runner-up to Paulina Vega of Colombia. Her national costume was a Vegas showgirl.

2018–present: Media roles Sanchez hosted the documentary film Budget or Baller (2018) and co-hosted Miss Teen USA 2019 with Tim Tialdo.

In January 2024, she launched a podcast called Hold My Crown with Nia Sanchez. On March 19, 2024, she began appearing in Bravo's reality television series The Valley (2024), a spin-off of Vanderpump Rules. The series follows the lives of five couples as they navigate parenthood, family, businesses and relationships. In May 2024, The Valley was renewed for a second season, with the entire cast returning.

Personal life Sanchez is a fifth-degree black belt in taekwondo, which she began practicing when she was 8 years old. She was the first Miss USA ever featured on the cover of Tae Kwon Do Times. She also studied jazz and ballet for five years.

Sanchez married actor Daniel Booko on October 17, 2015, in Temecula, California. She and Booko have four children, a son and three daughters together, including one set of identical twins.

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