Susie Castillo

**Susie Castillo** (born October 27, 1979) is an American actress, TV host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2003. She competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. She changed occupations and started hosting television shows and acting on television shows. She hosted MTV's _Total Request Live_ as a VJ. She is known for playing Principal Ramirez in the Nickelodeon live-action television series _The Really Loud House_ (2022–present).

## Early years

Castillo was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. They were divorced when she was a child. Her father abandoned the family so her mother moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts and worked several jobs. She considers herself both Puerto Rican and Dominican.

By 1996, at 16, Castillo had already become a professional model, she was in lots of teen magazines and commercials. After graduating from Methuen High School, she went to Endicott College, In 2001 she earned a bachelor's degree in Interior Architecture and Design. She received the Capstone Award in recognition of her senior thesis. She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority.

### Miss Massachusetts Teen USA

Castillo won her first pageant title in November 1997, beating over 40 other contestants to become Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1998. Castillo's sister titleholder, Miss Massachusetts USA 1998 Shawnae Jebbia went on to win the Miss USA title in February the following year.

### As actress

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2004|_My Wife and Kids_|Sharon|Episode: "Class Reunion"|
|2004|_Half & Half_|Shaunie|Episode: "The Big Don't Leave Me This Way Episode"|
|2007|_Underdog_|Diana Flores|Film|
|2008–2009|_House of Payne_|Mercedes Hernandez|11 episodes|
|2011|_Castle_|Nadine Espinoza|Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel"|
|2011|_Holiday Engagement_|Lindsay|Television film|
|2011|_The Heartbreaker_|Linda|Film|
|2012|_More Than Stars_|Iris|Film|
|2012|_Hollywood Jack_|Gloria|Short film|
|2014|_Electric Slide_|Robin|Film|
|2015|_Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story_|Colleen Ryan|Television film|
|2018|_Summer of 84_|Brenda Woodworth|Film|
|2020|_Long Lost Sister_|Tina|Film|
|2020|_The Tribe Murders_|Sadie|Short film|
|2022|_Paloma's Flight_|Rita Moses|Television film|
|2023|_The Really Loud House_|Principal Ramirez|Episode: "Better Together"|

### As herself

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|_Miss USA 2003_|rowspan="2"|Herself|Television special; Competing as Miss Massachusetts USA and crowned Miss USA 2003|
|2003|_Miss Universe_|Television special; Competing as Miss USA and placed in the Top 15|||
|2004|_The Swan_|Judge|Episodes: "The Swan Pageant: Part 1" and "The Swan Pageant: Part 2"||
|2004|_101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments_|Commentator|rowspan="3"|Television special|
|2005|_MTV Spring Break: Cancun 2005_|rowspan="14"|Host||
|2005|_Miss Teen USA 2005_||||
|2005–2006|_Total Request Live_|17 episodes|||
|2006|_Underworld: Evolution - Inside the Action_|Television film|||
|2006|_Your Movie Show_|Episode: "Gridiron Gang"|||
|2006|_Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County_|Episode: "Live After Party"|||
|2006–2007|_The Challenge_|3 episodes|||
|2006–2007|_The Real World_|Episodes: "Fun, Sun and Now Totally Done: The Real World Key West Reunion" and "Welcome to the Mile High Club: The Real World Denver Reunion"|||
|2007|_MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007_|Television special|||
|2007|_Road Rules_|Episode: "Road Rules 2007 Viewers' Revenge Launch Special"|||
|2007|_Ghost Rider: Inside the Action_|Television film|||
|2008|_The Real World Awards Bash_|Television special|||
|2008|_America's Prom Queen_|6 episodes|||
|2008|_Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2008_|Television special|||
|2009|_Superstars of Dance_|rowspan="2"|Co-host|5 episodes|
|2010|_School Pride_|7 episodes|||
|2014–2015|_Entertainment Tonight_|Herself / Correspondent|3 episodes||
|2017|_Zee Made in America_|Expert|Episode: "Episode #1.10"||
|2017|_National Puerto Rican Day Parade_|Host|Television special||

## Other websites

- Spotlight on Susie Castillo, Miss USA 2003
- Young Money Magazine interviews Susie Castillo

## Infobox (pageant titleholder)

- **name**: Susie Castillo
- **birth place**: Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **image**: Susie Castillo headshot 2.png
- **caption**: Castillo in 2007
- **eye color**: Brown eyes, Brown
- **hair color**: Brown hair#Varieties of brown hair, Brown
- **occupation**: Actress, model
- **years active**: 1996–present