Carla Benítez

Her symbolic fantasy costume, entitled “History”, weighing more than 300 kilos and covered with rhinestones and feathers (over 10,000 of them), was a declaration of intent in itself. And just as its designer, Kevin Rodríguez, hads planned, Carla Benítez González not only became the 50th rose on her magnificent dress, but also the 50th Carnival Queen of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the year it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Carla knows what it’s like to wear a crown, having won the Maspalomas Carnival Queen Gala in 2023 with another Kevin Rodríguez creation. However, she admitted that Santa Catalina Park and her city’s Carnival Queen Gala made a great impression on her.