Jacqueline Bracamontes van Hoorde was born on December 23, 1979 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

She is a Mexican actress, model, former winner of Nuestra Belleza (Our Beauty Mexico) in 2000 and she represented Mexico in Miss Universe 2001, in Puerto Rico.

After she was crowned Miss Mexico, Jacqueline went on to host award shows and programs, including Acafest, Premios TVyNovelas, and Fiesta Mexicana.

Being a big soccer fan (Her father is Jesus Bracamontes, former coach of the Mexican football team Chivas Rayadas, but her favorite team is Chivas de Guadalajara), she became host of a Mexican sports radio show on Vision AM in 2008, and later was the host of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

She has also worked as a reporter for Televisa Deportes (Televisa Sports).

In 2003, Jacqueline landed her first full-time acting role in the Mexican soap opera Alegrijes y Rebujos. Other roles quickly followed including Rubi (with Barbara Mori and Eduardo Santamarina) and Heridas de Amor (Wounds of Love).

In 2007 she was cast in her first movie, Cuando Las Cosas Suceden (When Things Happen).

Jacqueline has also appeared in La Fea Más Bella, the basis for the American television show, Ugly Betty.

In 2008, Jacqueline starred in Las Tontas No Van al Cielo (Dumb Women Don't go to Heaven), an original Mexican telenovela.

She played the role of Candida "Candy" Morales Alcalde.

Jacqueline announced to the press that she was currently dating Fernando Schoenwald, not her co star on Las Tontas No Van al Cielo, Jaime Camil.

Adal Ramones and Jacqueline Bracamontes hosted a telethon for the renewal program for Paseo de la Reforma (Monument to the Revolution).