Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007

The annual Miss Puerto Rico Universe competition was held in the fall of 2006 in Puerto Rico. Zuleyka Rivera, the reigning Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 who then became Miss Universe 2006, ^[1] crowned her successor in this event. Uma Blasini won the pageant ^[2] and represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant.

Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007
Date	November 22, 2006 (2006-11-22)
Presenters	Alexandra Malagón, Raymond Arrieta
Entertainment	Rakim & Ken-Y
Venue	Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico
Broadcaster	Telemundo
Entrants	30
Winner	Uma Blasini Guayanilla

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007 [3]	Guayanilla - Uma Blasini Perez
1st Runner-up	Coamo - Sofía Alvarez
2nd Runner-up	Barranquitas - Yara Lasanta Santiago
3rd Runner-up	Patillas - Amanda R. Soto
4th Runner-up	San Germán - Veronica Santiago
5th Runner-up	Santurce - Maria De Lourdes Marino
Top 13	Barceloneta - Melissa Rivera Cabo Rojo - Jeimimar Ramos Carolina - Diana Ruíz Comerío - Tania Rodríguez Dorado - Marcell Lage Fajardo - Yadira Abouomar Ponce - Maribel González

Contestants

Aguadilla - Elizabeth Rivera Aguas Buenas - Veronica Navarro Barceloneta - Melissa Rivera Barranquitas - Yara Lasanta Bayamón - Yesibel Colón Cabo Rojo - Jeimimar Ramos Carolina - Diana Ruíz Cayey - Lorna L. Serrano Coamo - Sofía Alvarez Comerío - Tania Rodríguez Dorado - Marcell Lage Fajardo - Yadira Abouomar Guayanilla - Uma Blasini Gurabo - Samirca M. Colón Humacao - Karen Morales

Juana Díaz - Daiana Michelle Montes Maunabo - Jennifer Ruíz Mayaguez - Maria Hernández Patillas - Amanda R. Soto Ponce - Maribel González Rio Piedras - Lisette M. Villaring San Germán - Veronica Santiago San Juan - Rachel Pena Santa Isabel - Frances Romero Santurce - Maria De Lourdes Marino Toa Alta - Leslian Nieves Toa Baja - Lorraine Medina Trujillo Alto - Alynell Carrión Villalba - Maria D. Torres Yabucoa - Lymaris De León

Crossovers

• Melissa Rivera (Barceloneta) previously participated at the Miss World Puerto Rico 2003 pageant, but did not place as a finalist.
• Yara La Santa (Barranquitas) previously held the titles of Miss Teen International 2001 and Miss Teen Latina USA 2003. Yara also placed 4th Runner-up at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 pageant. Yara later went on to place 2nd Runner-up in Univision's Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 and 1st Runner-up at the Miss World Puerto Rico 2009 pageant. Yara would later on represent Puerto Rico at the Miss World 2010^[4] pageant in which she placed as a semi-finalist. Prior to the final night, Yara had won the Miss World Beach Beauty^[5] competition, which was what guaranteed her a spot in the semifinals on the final night of the pageant.
• Sofía Alvarez (Coamo) previously placed as one of the ten finalists in the Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2003 pageant and 1st Runner-up in the Elite Model Look 2003 contest.
• Tania Rodríguez (Comerío) previously placed 2nd Runner-up at the Miss Teen International 2004 pageant.
• Uma Blasini (Guayanilla) previously placed 5th Runner-up at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 pageant.
• Maria De Lourdes Marino (Santurce) previously won the contest of La Cara De Imagen L'Oreal 2004.

References

1. ^ http://honewatson.com/og/zuleyka-rivera-mendoza-miss-puerto-rico-2006-wins-miss-universe-2006/
2. ^ http://www.daylife.com/photo/00f24Vbagv9g8
3. ^ http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=miss&message.id=1346798
4. ^ http://globalbeauties.com/world/2010/
5. ^ http://www.whatsonsanya.com/news-13159-miss-world-puerto-rico-yara-lasanta-crowned-miss-world-beach-beauty-2010.html

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