Nataly earned a bachelors degree in English from San Diego State University in 2017, During that time, she had the opportunity to attend New York University for a fashion journalism summer program. After college, she became a newspaper reporter for her hometown newspaper, The Calexico Chronicle. She also freelanced for the San Diego Business Journal for a couple of months. Nataly moved to San Diego about a year ago. She is currently working full-time at ALLSAINTS in the Fashion Valley Mall. Her goal is to get any journalism experience in order to apply to grad school.