Miss Puerto Rico

Miss Puerto Rico

Miss Puerto Rico is the common name or sash used to identify a Puerto Rican representative in an international pageant. Currently, Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico and Miss Earth Puerto Rico are the official national preliminaries to the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth international pageants. Each year both events are held to select representatives from the island to both contests.

In addition, Miss Puerto Rico International and the Miss Puerto Rico Scholarship Program select official representatives to the Miss International and Miss America pageants, respectively.

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Miss Universe Puerto Rico

Miss Universe Puerto Rico

Logo of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico event.
Formation 1952
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters San Juan, PR
Location Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Official languages Spanish
President Desiree Lowry
Key people Desirée Lowry
Luis Vigoreaux
Website Official website

History

Denise Quiñones, Miss Puerto Rico 2001
Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico 2006

In its various forms, the "Miss Puerto Rico" beauty pageant has been almost held every year since the 1950s. The winner of the contest represents Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe pageant each year.

The selection of Miss Puerto Rico commences the year before the winner advances to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. Each Puerto Rican city may choose a representative who then enters the Miss Puerto Rico finals, traditionally held at a San Juan area hotel. The winner is crowned at the conclusion of the final competition.

There have been three changes in the organization that led to modifications in the pageant's name. "Miss Puerto Rico" was held from 1952 until 1998 under the direction of Anna Santisteban, in 1996 the pageant lost the franchise for Miss Universe. From 1996 to 1998 Telemundo organized the event, under the name "Miss Universe Puerto Rico". From 1999 to 2002 TeleOnce (now Univision Puerto Rico) obtained the franchise and renamed it "Miss Puerto Rico Universe". Magali Febles organized the pageant between 2003 and 2009 and the pageant title has remained the same. In 2009, Desireé Lowry and Luisito Vigoreaux obtained the Miss Universe franchise and renamed the pageant "Miss Universe Puerto Rico".

Ingrid Marie Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico 2008

The Miss Puerto Rico beauty pageant has now turned to technology to reach more people through the use of podcasting. Starting with the 2006 pageant, Miss Puerto Rico Universe became the first pageant of the Miss Universe franchise to have a podcast.[1] In this, Wilton Vargas, an international multi-media and technology personality, interviews all contestants with the goal of helping people get to know them better so that they can participate in the voting process using cell phones. This podcast is published as a section in technology news and information website Tecnetico.com and various podcast directories, including iTunes.

Delegates are allowed to compete more than once at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant, the caveat being that they are not allowed to compete again after they have won. For example, Cynthia Olavarria placed first runner-up in 2003 and returned in 2005, winning the title and placing first runner-up at Miss Universe. A number of delegates and winners have competed in the "Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico" (Miss World Puerto Rico) pageant, a preliminary to the Miss World pageant. There are frequently crossovers between the two pageants: for example Joyce Giraud was crowned Miss Puerto Rico twice by Ana Rosa Brito, first in 1994 as Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico, then in 1998 as Miss Universe Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico is one of the most successful competitors in the history of the Miss Universe pageant, having won five times. Marisol Malaret, Miss Puerto Rico 1970, was the first Puerto Rican to win the Miss Universe title. The four other Puerto Rican delegates who have won the Miss Universe title are Deborah Carthy Deu (1985), Dayanara Torres (1993), Denise Quiñones (2001), and Zuleyka Rivera (2006).

In November 7, 2011 Miss Universe Puerto Rico makes history, by selecting the first woman that is not born in Puerto Rico and will represent it in Miss Universe. Bodine Koehler Peña was crowned as Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012. Koehler was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and a Dominican mother, but grew up in Puerto Rico.[2]

Recent titleholders

Year Miss Puerto Rico Universe Town Represented Host City Placement at Miss Universe
2012 Bodine Koehler Peña Río Grande San Juan, Puerto Rico
TBD
2011 Viviana Ortiz Pastrana Corozal San Juan, Puerto Rico
Semi-finalist (Top 16)
2010 Mariana Paola Vicente Morales Río Grande San Juan, Puerto Rico
Finalist (Top 10)
2009 Mayra Matos Pérez Cabo Rojo Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
4th Runner-up
2008 Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos Dorado Santurce, Puerto Rico
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2007 Wilmadilis "Uma" Blasini Pérez Guayanilla San Juan, Puerto Rico
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2006 Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza Salinas San Juan, Puerto Rico
Winner
2005 Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera Salinas San Juan, Puerto Rico
1st Runner-up
2004 Alba Giselle Reyes Santos Cidra San Juan, Puerto Rico
2nd Runner-up
2003 Carla Tricoli Rodríguez Vieques San Juan, Puerto Rico
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2002 Isis Marie Casalduc González Utuado San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico

Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico

Logo of the Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico event.
Formation 1959
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters San Juan, PR
Location Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
President Julia Morley
Key people Delia Cruz
Jennifer Guevara, Miss World Puerto Rico 2007

History

Along with Miss Puerto Rico Universe, Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico is one of the two most important national pageants in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico debuted in Miss World in 1959, then was absent from 1960 to 1969.

In 1970 a new organization took the responsibility of sending contestants until 1985 via castings. Puerto Rico did not compete in Miss World from 1986 to 1988. The Miss Puerto Rico organization, directed by Anna Santisteban, obtained the Miss World franchise in 1989 and sent the first runner-up of Miss Puerto Rico to Miss World until 1995.

Ivonne Orsini, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008

In 1996, Delia Cruz, mother of Puerto Rico's only Miss World Wilnelia Merced Cruz, obtained the franchise and began organizing the Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico pageant whose winner has been competing ever since in the international pageant. Puerto Rico has produced one winner (1975), two 2nd runners-up (2005, 2011) and ten semifinalists (1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010). In 2011, Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico is Amanda Victoria Vilanova Pérez, who was crowned by Yara Lasanta.

Titleholders

Year Titleholder City Placement Awards
2011 Amanda Victoria Vilanova Pérez San Juan 2nd Runner-up Miss World Caribbean 2011
2010 Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago Barranquitas
Semi-finalist
Miss World Beach Beauty
2009 Jennifer Colón Alvarado Bayamón
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2008 Ivonne Marie Orsini López San Juan
Semi-finalist
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2007 Jennifer Guevara Campos Orocovis
Semi-finalist
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2006 Thebyam Carrión Álvarez Arecibo
Semi-finalist
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2005 Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos Dorado
2nd Runner-up
Miss World Caribbean 2005
2004 Cassandra Castro Holland Luquillo
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2003 Joyceline Montero García Bayamón
Semi-finalist
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2002 Cassandra Polo Berríos Guaynabo
Semi-finalist
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2001 Bárbara Serrano Negrón Vieques
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Miss International

The first Puerto Rican delegate in Miss International was Carmen Sara Látimer, sent in 1960. Since 1960, Puerto Rico has produced one winner (Laurie Tamara Simpson in 1987), one 3rd Runner-up and nine semifinalists. The Miss Puerto Rico pageant had the Miss International franchise from 1960 to 1997, after a two-year hiatus, a new pageant was created called Miss Puerto Rico Turismo that sent representatives until 2007 when a new organization acquired the franchise (Creative Options Inc. - Mr Fernando Oquendo Vega).

Representatives

Year Titleholder City Placement at Miss International Awards
2011 Desireé Del Río De Jesús Bayamón
3rd Runner-up
Miss Active
2010 Aideliz Hidalgo Betances San Juan
Semi-finalist
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2009 Mónica Cristina Pastrana González Manatí
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2008 Miriam Ivette Pabón Carrión Juncos
Semi-finalist
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2007 Haydil Rivera Escobales Adjuntas
Semi-finalist
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2006 Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz Mayagüez
Semi-finalist
Miss Goodwill
2005 Dinorah Collazo Orocovis
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2004 Meredith Herrera Morales Toa Alta
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2003 Dignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández Arecibo
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2002 Mariela Lugo Marín Yauco
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2001 Lorena Otero Pérez
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Miss Earth

Puerto Rico sent its very first representative to Miss Earth in 2001 with Amaricelys Reyes Guzmán. A Puerto Rican delegate is yet to win the title but it has produced one finalist in Miss Earth 2005 edition. The Miss Puerto Rico Universe organization sent representatives to Miss Earth between 2002–2004.

Representatives

Year Titleholder City Placement at Miss Earth Awards
2001 Amaricelys Reyes Guzmán Isabela
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2002 Deidre Rodríguez Santiago Santa Isabel
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2003 Norelis Ortíz Acosta Toa Baja
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2004 Shanira Mariette Blanco Colón Carolina
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2005 Vanessa De Roide Toledo Carolina
Top 8
Best in Long Gown
2006 Camille Collazo Ortíz Orocovis
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2007 No Contestant
2008 Nathalie Del Mar Cuevas Suárez Salinas Did not compete
2009 Dignelis Taymi Jiménez Hernández Arecibo
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Face of New Placenta
2010 Yeidy Enid Bosques Pérez Mayagüez
3rd Runner-Up
Miss Earth Fire
2011 Agnes Eileen Benítez Santiago Cataño TBA TBA

Miss Puerto Rico Scholarship Program

As of 2010, Puerto Rico will send a delegate to the Miss America pageant,[3] this will be the first time Puerto Rico will do so since 1961.

Representatives

Year Titleholder Placement at Miss America [4] Special Awards
1948 Irma Nydia Vasquez
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1949 Marlene Carozzo
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1950 Avelina Medrallo
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1951 Evangelina Moragon
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1952 Otilia Jimenez, Evangelina Moragon
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Miss Congeniality
1953 Helga Edmee Monroig
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1954 Nydia Power
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1955 Maria del Carmen Mejias
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1956 Gladys Rodríguez
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1958 Winnie Rodriguez
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1961 Rosita Giusti
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Best in Talent Competition (Classical Vocal)
Miss Congeniality
2009 Miriam Ivette Pabón Carrión
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Lifestyle and Fitness Preliminary Award
2010 Mariselle Morales
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2011 Laura Ramirez

Nuestra Belleza Latina

The first Puerto Rican to get the crown was Melissa Marty in 2008.

Representatives

Year Titleholder City Placement at Nuestra Belleza Latina Before/After NBL
2007 Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago Barranquitas
2nd Runner-Up
Miss World Puerto Rico 2010
2007 Madelis Soto Martínez Bayamón
Semifinalist
Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2002 contestant
2008 Melissa Marty Caro Caguas
Winner
Miss Caguas Universe 2008
2008 Natalia Rivera Piñero Toa Alta
Semifinalist
Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2006
2008 Aideliz Hidalgo Betances Cayey
Semifinalist
Miss Puerto Rico International 2010
2009 Mónica Cristina Pastrana González Arecibo
Semifinalist
Miss Puerto Rico International 2009
2009 Chastelyn Rodriguez San Juan
Semifinalist
Model
2009 Stephanie Figueroa Bayamón
Expelled
Miss Bayamón Universe 2009
2010 Tatiana Marie Delgado Quiñones Canóvanas
2nd Runner-Up
Miss Universe Canóvanas 2010
2011 Darla Delgado Camuy
Semifinalist
Objetivo Fama 2005
2011 Gredmarie Colón Caguas
1st Runner-Up
Miss Cayey Teenage 2005
2011 Patricia Corcino Caguas
Semifinalist
Miss Universe Caguas 2010

Additional pageants

There are other international pageants that do not receive as much publicity as the Big Four, but that nevertheless have given Puerto Rico some additional beauty queens:

Miss Intercontinental
  • Elizabeth Robinson - 1986
  • Carmen Linda Díaz - 1991
  • Maydelise Columna - 2010
Miss América Latina
  • María Rosa - 1983
  • Gamalis Fermín - 2004
Miss Turismo Teen International
  • Zailyn Matos - 2008
Miss Teen International
  • Katherine González Rivera - 1997
  • Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago - 2001
  • Mayra Matos - 2006
Nuestra Belleza Latina

A Puerto Rican delegate is yet to win a Miss Globe International or Miss Tourism Queen International pageant. Another pageants are Miss Puerto Rico Petite and Miss Puerto Rico Teen managed by Luis Santiago Productions. The Miss America Puerto Rico Scholarship Program also celebrates its Teen version, Miss Puerto Rico Outstanding Teen. Some women of Puerto Rican descent have competed at Miss USA such as Susie Castillo who won the title of Miss USA 2003 and then later placed as a semi-finalist at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant. Gloria Almonte competed at the Miss USA 2007 pageant but did not place, however she had previously placed 1st Runner-up at the Miss Teen USA 2001 pageant. Since 2000, created the male beauty contest, Misters of Puerto Rico. This is the male version of female beauty contest Miss Universe Puerto Rico.

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