She is of Spanish and Portuguese descent, was born in Andorra and currently lives and works in Portugal. She gained notoriety for being the girlfriend of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, 9 years younger, which made her the target of several Cristiano fans who started Anti-Merche sites.
When Merche was 15, she entered a beauty contest on her home land, Andorra and she came second. When Merche began dating Cristiano Ronaldo she was the host of Portugal no Coração (Portugal in the Heart) on RTP, a Portuguese channel.
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