INGRID MANCILLA
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Ingrid Mancilla became a mother at 17, an experience that taught her early that where you begin does not define how far you can go. Today, she is a Chilean architect, fashion designer, entrepreneur, and co-founder and Creative Director of Nevada Novias and Nevada Couture. Since 2009, she has transformed her passion for design into a bridal brand that has dressed thousands of women, expanded from Chile to the United States, and been recognized at the Latin American Wedding Awards for three consecutive years: 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Ingrid doesn’t just design dresses, she designs entire worlds. From Nevada’s bridal stores to Monarquía, she brings together architecture, fashion, storytelling, and emotion to create unforgettable experiences. Her vision today is to take Nevada Couture from Latin America to the world, proving that creativity has no borders and that Latin American talent belongs on the global luxury stage.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Ingrid turned becoming a mother at seventeen into creative fuel for a resilient entrepreneurial career.
- How she built Nevada Novias from a bold idea into a bridal powerhouse that has dressed thousands of women.
- Why Ingrid designs complete emotional experiences instead of simply selling wedding dresses or fashion products.
- How she connects architecture, fashion, branding, wellness, and retail into one multidisciplinary competitive advantage.
- How Nevada Novias grew to roughly 250 bridal appointments monthly and 150 sales in strong seasons.
- Why Nevada Couture pieces now retail from $6,500 to $18,000 in global luxury markets.
- How she expanded a Chilean bridal brand into Miami's competitive Coral Gables luxury market.
- How Ingrid uses 3D body scanning, digital avatars, and remote custom sales to fit brides across continents.
- Why she built Club Nevada Novias as an ecosystem of over one hundred partner brands around a single client.
- How Ingrid transforms old buildings, unfinished ideas, and struggling brands into premium destinations like Monarquía.
about the show
Made It In America is an entrepreneur TV series featuring foreign-born founders, immigrant entrepreneurs, business leaders, and visionaries who came to America and built something meaningful through resilience, ambition, and hard work.
Each episode takes viewers inside the founder story behind the business, showing the challenges, sacrifices, decisions, and breakthroughs that shaped each guest’s journey. From arriving with limited resources to building companies, creating jobs, entering competitive markets, and earning credibility, these stories reveal what it takes to succeed in America.
The series highlights entrepreneurs across industries who turned their background, culture, work ethic, and lived experience into a competitive advantage.
Made It In America celebrates the builders who brought their dreams, skills, and determination to the American market and used them to create business success, personal freedom, and lasting impact.
For featured guests, the series provides a platform to share their journey, build authority, and inspire others through the story of what they built in America.
