Bachelorette of the Year 2018 Nominee, Karla Zavala

Author: Special to CH2 | Photographer: M.Kat Photography

Karla Zavala
Age: 27
Occupation: Graphic Designer at SERG Restaurant Group
Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia

First thing you do every morning?
Say a prayer of gratitude and meditate on the day to come

What is something unusual about you?
I am obsessed with horror movies and British Tv

Who in your life do you trust the most?
God, he always has a plan for me.

What are you afraid of?
The Dark, I sleep with a night light

What motivates you?
My future family, Wanting to make my brother proud and my parents immigration story

If you could switch places with anyone for a day who would it be?
Oprah

If you could leave right now, where would you go?
Japan

Where is your favorite spot in Hilton Head or Bluffton?
Powerhouse Gym

Do you have a favorite holiday tradition?
Eating 12 grapes at midnight on NYE with my family

Would money buy you happiness?
Only to rid me of my student loans and to be able to adopt children

Person you most look up to.
My cousin, Vanessa

How do you spend your free time?
I love going to the gym, spending time with my friends, going to the pool and watching movies.

Are you spiritual or religious? If so, how?
Religious, I grew up in a loving Roman Catholic home, but have continues to practice on my own

Do you have a pet? If so, what kind and name?
Three, I co-parent my roommates pets. A boxer mix named stone

Cats or Dogs? Dog
Heels or Flats? Heels
Cook or Eat Out? Eat Out

What is your drink of choice?
Tequila or Espresso

Give us three words your friends might use to describe you?
Outgoing, Energetic, and Loving

What would you say your greatest accomplishment thus far is?
Graduating from SCAD and completing my first triatholon

Would you say you are a leader or a follower?
Leader

There is a mandatory evacuation for the Lowcountry- what do you not leave home without?
My snow globe, pictures of my parents and my laptop

Favorite local bar or restaurant.
WiseGuys

Charity you would like to play for:
No Kid Hungry

Why does this charity mean so much to you?
My brother is my favorite human on the planet, he is only ten and I can’t imagine him going hungry; it breaks my heart thinking about other children suffering.