Overview

• Gabriela Hinojosa, 31, outpaced finalists Bea, Ana and Ismael in the three-part finale held June 30, mastering chef Nacho Manzano’s test, service at Barcelona’s Disfrutar and a head-to-head duel judged by Joan Roca and Quique Dacosta.
• The Madrid-born business graduate made history as the first expectant mother to win MasterChef Spain since the show’s debut 13 seasons ago.
• Her €100,000 prize will yield €81,000 after the 19% television contest tax retention, and she also earned a cookbook contract and a master’s program in Culinary Technique, Product and Creativity at the Basque Culinary Center.
• Pepe Rodríguez, Samantha Vallejo-Nágera and Jordi Cruz led the judging panel with support from three-Michelin-star guests, underscoring the competition’s elite culinary standards.
• Hinojosa’s victory draws fresh attention to her family background, as she manages a high-profile inheritance dispute over a €270 million Cortefiel fortune.