 The eighteen-year-old represented the state of Sonora in the 2005 edition of that event.A few years later, Gámez auditioned for Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010 in Los Angeles, and was selected to participate in that reality show.After weeks of competition and eliminations, she won the grand prize of US$250,000, a contract with Univision and the title "Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010", making her the second Mexican woman to obtain the title, after Alejandra Espinoza in 2007.