5 Latin women leaders

• Prominent Latin Women Leaders in the United States
• Contributions in Various Fields
• National Hispanic Heritage Month is Coming to an End

As National Hispanic Heritage Month is about to conclude in a few days, we present five prominent Latin women leaders.

It is important to note that this celebration, which ends on October 15th, recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanics in the United States.

From the politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the singer Anitta, all of these women have achieved great success in their respective fields.

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Hailing from New York City, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman to serve in the United States Congress.

Also known by her initials, AOC, she has been the U.S. Representative for New York’s 14th Congressional District since 2019.

She gained national recognition after winning the Democratic Party primary on June 26, 2018.

On that occasion, she defeated the then-chairman of the Democratic Committee, Joe Crowley. It was «the biggest upset of the 2018 midterm primaries.»

Diana Flores, NFL ambassador

Few players can boast of being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Diana Flores Arenas became the first athlete to receive this honor. She is the captain of the Mexican National Flag Football Team.

As if that weren’t enough, Diana is an international ambassador for the NFL, and during the last Super Bowl, she was the star of an original commercial.

The message she conveyed about how this game is changing new generations of women and girls had a great impact on the Latino community (TO SEE PHOTOS OF DIANA, CLICK HERE).

The lesser-known side of Anitta

Next in this list of five prominent Latin women leaders, we introduce the singer Larissa de Macedo Machado, better known as Anitta.

Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the artist was nominated in the last edition of the Grammy Awards. She has a large number of well-known songs.

As of 2021, she had a net worth of 100 million dollars, according to Forbes.

As reported by Bloomberg, she is a global ambassador for Nubank and a global investor in the plant-based foodtech company Fazenda do Futuro.

Christine Kenna, Venture Capital Investor

Before we conclude, we present Christine Kenna, a venture capital investor with over 22 years of experience in identifying trends.

Christine is also known for her management of fundraising, mergers, and acquisitions transactions.

One of her primary roles is driving corporate strategies in both Mexico and other countries in Latin America.

Kenna is a partner at IGNIA Venture Capital and an independent director at Alsea. She has also held leadership positions at Google (TO SEE PHOTOS OF CHRISTINE, CLICK HERE).

Bertha González Nieves, Co-founder of Casa Dragones

To wrap up this list of five prominent Hispanic women leaders, we introduce Bertha González Nieves, the co-founder of Casa Dragones.

According to Bloomberg, this company markets a luxury spirit (tequila) in both the United States and other countries.

In 2022, Bertha expanded the traditional boundaries of tequila production by innovating with a product aged in Japanese barrels.

Finally, the Mexican Academy of Tequila Tasters honored González Nieves with the title of Maestra Tequilera (TO SEE PHOTOS OF BERTHA, CLICK HERE).