Natalie Duran

Natalie Duran (July 24, 1991) is professional rock climber as well as a fitness model. She first appeared on an obstacle course show called American Ninja Warrior in 2012 and competed again in 2016, becoming one of the first women to advance to the Los Angeles finals.

Duran was born on July 24, 1991 in Moreno Valley, CA. She graduated in 2013 from the University of California, Riverside with a degree in neuroscience. She is a staff clinical researcherat UCLA Health studying Inflammatory Bowel Disease. As a fitness model she has posed while rock climbing and wearing an ostomy bag demonstrate their usability as well as raise awareness for IBD.

Duran first appeared on an obstacle course show called American Ninja Warrior in 2012. She returned to American Ninja Warrior for Season 8 (2016) and competed in the Los Angeles qualifying round. She was one of the first two-woman on American Ninja Warrior to get to the new 14 1/2-foot Warped Wall, and moved on to the city finals. She will compete as a wildcard in the Vegas finals. She is a brand ambassador for a company called Rise Bar, and has also become a sponsored athlete for Mad Rock Climbing. She has also appeared in issues of California Climber Magazine. She is also a member of the original series "Team Ninja Warrior" on Esquire Network and first appeared on Season 1 Episode 2.

Youtube

Natalie joined Youtube early in 2006, becoming one of the first generation of channels to create vlog style videos. Her channel "NDTitanLady" has reached up to 100,000 subscribers with over 15.5 million collective views. She took a hiatus from posting consistently in 2012 due to her growing career as a medical researcher at UCLA. Since then Natalie has announced she will be posting videos again starting November 2016.