Miss Puerto Rico 2009
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The 54th Annual Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant was held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, officially named "Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot" , is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment...

 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Hato Rey is a former ward located in the northwest part of the dissolved municipality of Río Piedras. It now stretches over three wards of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico:*Hato Rey Central*Hato Rey Norte*Hato Rey Sur...

 on October 22, 2008. About 70 competed for the crown, in which the competition was televised live by WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV is an independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 27, virtual channel 4. The station is owned by InterMedia Partners and is branded as WAPA Television....

. The winner of the pageant will represent Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 at the Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...

 pageant. On October 11, 2008, the show entered its final stage when twelve finalists elected by the public remained.

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
  • Cabo Rojo
    Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
    Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....

    - Mayra Matos Pérez
    Mayra Matos
    Mayra Matos Pérez is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder who held the title of Miss Teen International 2006 and Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009...

1st Runner-up
  • San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    - Jennifer Colón Alvarado
    Jennifer Colón
    Jennifer Colón Alvarado, known as Jenny Colon is a beauty queen who represented Puerto Rico in Miss World 2009.-Early life:...

  • 2nd Runner-up
  • Santurce
    Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Santurce is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Summary:Santurce is one of the top ten most populated areas of the island holding Miramar, Loíza, Isla Grande, Barrio Obrero, and Condado as main cultural hot spots for art, music, cuisine, fashion, hotels, technology, multimedia, film, textile and...

    - Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz
    Sharon Gómez
    Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz is a beauty pageant titleholder from Puerto Rico. Sharon previously held the title of Miss Puerto Rico International 2006 in which later on she placed as finalist at the Miss International 2006 pageant. In early 2008 Sharon participated in the reality show Nuestra Belleza...

  • 3rd Runner-up
  • Adjuntas
    Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
    Adjuntas is a small mountainside municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwest of the island on the Central Mountain range , north of Yauco, Guayanilla and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and west of Ponce. Adjuntas is spread over 16 wards and Adjuntas Pueblo...

    - Haydil Rivera Escobales
    Haydil Rivera
    Haydil Rivera Escobales is a beauty pageant titleholder from Puerto Rico. Haydil previously held the title of Miss Puerto Rico International 2007 in which later on she placed as finalist at the Miss International 2007 pageant. Most recently Haydil placed 3rd Runner-up at the Miss Puerto Rico...

  • 4th Runner-up
  • Cataño
    Cataño, Puerto Rico
    Cataño is a municipality located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to the north and east by San Juan; north of Bayamón and Guaynabo; east of Toa Baja and west of Guaynabo and is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Cataño is spread over 7 wards and...

    - Agnes Eileen Benítez Santiago
    Agnes Benítez
    -Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Agnes competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Cataño. Agnes became one of the final six finalists in which she then placed as the 4th Runner-up....

  • 5th Runner-up
  • Vega Baja
    Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
    Vega Baja is a municipality in north central Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Morovis; east of Manatí; and west of Vega Alta. Vega Baja is spread over 13 wards and Vega Baja Pueblo...

    - Eydiebel Pérez Méndez
  • Top 12
  • Barceloneta
    Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
    Barceloneta is a municipality in Puerto Rico and is located in the north region, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Florida, east of Arecibo and west of Manati. Barceloneta is spread over 3 wards and Barceloneta Pueblo...

    - Yeslian Martinez
  • Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    - Stephanie Figueroa
  • Hatillo
    Hatillo, Puerto Rico
    Hatillo is a municipality located on Puerto Rico's north coast, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Lares and Utuado to the south, Camuy to the west, and Arecibo to the east. According to the 2000 US Census Hatillo is spread over 9 wards and Hatillo Pueblo...

    - Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón
  • Juana Díaz
    Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
    Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo...

    - Angélica Colón
  • Río Grande
    Río Grande, Puerto Rico
    Río Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Valley, North of Las Piedras, Naguabo and Ceiba; east of Loíza and Canóvanas and west of Luquillo. Río Grande is spread over eight wards and Río Grande Pueblo...

    - Patricia Quiñones
  • San Lorenzo
    San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
    San Lorenzo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over ten wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo...

    - Chantee Díaz
  • Top 20
  • Arecibo
    Arecibo, Puerto Rico
    Arecibo is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, and Florida. Arecibo is spread over 18 wards and Arecibo Pueblo...

    - Mónica Cristina Pastrana González
    Mónica Pastrana
    Mónica Pastrana is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant and television presenter. She is currently the host of the show "Locas de Atar " in Univision Puerto Rico.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:...

  • Caguas
    Caguas, Puerto Rico
    Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....

    - Glorimar Serrano
  • Carolina
    Carolina, Puerto Rico
    Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...

    - Gloria Sophia Almonte
    Gloria Almonte
    Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....

  • Corozal
    Corozal, Puerto Rico
    Corozal is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas; south Vega Alta; southwest of Toa Alta; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito. Corozal is spread over 12 wards and Corozal Pueblo...

    - Stephanie Colón
  • Guaynabo
    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
    Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan...

    - Lorraine Suárez
  • Naguabo
    Nagüabo, Puerto Rico
    Naguabo is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 wards and Naguabo Pueblo...

    - Krizia Lugo
  • Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    - Darla Pacheco Montañez
    Darla Pacheco
    Darla Pacheco is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder and model.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Darla competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Ponce...

  • Salinas
    Salinas, Puerto Rico
    Salinas is a small municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama...

    - Alexandra González


  • Special Awards:
    • Elia Enid Colón (Río Piedras
      Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
      Río Piedras is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1714, it has been the home of the University of Puerto Rico's main campus since 1903, earning the town the popular name of Ciudad Universitaria...

      ) - Superation Award & Miss Congeniality
    • Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón (Hatillo
      Hatillo, Puerto Rico
      Hatillo is a municipality located on Puerto Rico's north coast, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Lares and Utuado to the south, Camuy to the west, and Arecibo to the east. According to the 2000 US Census Hatillo is spread over 9 wards and Hatillo Pueblo...

      ) - Miss Photogenic
    • Mayra Matos Pérez
      Mayra Matos
      Mayra Matos Pérez is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder who held the title of Miss Teen International 2006 and Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009...

       (Cabo Rojo
      Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
      Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....

      ) - Beautiful Face Award
    • Jennifer Colón Alvarado
      Jennifer Colón
      Jennifer Colón Alvarado, known as Jenny Colon is a beauty queen who represented Puerto Rico in Miss World 2009.-Early life:...

       (San Juan
      San Juan, Puerto Rico
      San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

      ) - Beautiful Hair Award

    Pageant preparations

    WAPA-TV signed a contract with Miss Puerto Rico Universe to transmit a reality show titled Por la corona, beginning on August 15, 2008. The public will select via text message, with five of the participants classifying directly to the pageant's semifinal. A jury composed of Sully Díaz, Mayra López Mulero and Omar Matos was assembled for the program, while Joyceline Montero was contracted as host.

    Por La Corona results

    Throughout eight weeks, the show Por La Corona featured a different group of 9 or 8 contestants each week. The public voted for their favorite contestant that was featured on the show that particular week. One winner was selected from each group of girls shown during the eight week period. After the eight week run, all 70 contestants had been featured, 8 of them had already been selected as winners, however after all contestants had been featured the public had the opportunity to select 4 more other girls to join the original 8 winners to compete for the 5 spots that will automatically advance them to the semi-finals of the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant on October 22, 2008.

    Winners from each week:
    • First Week: Glorimar Serrano (Caguas
      Caguas, Puerto Rico
      Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....

      )
    • Second Week: Mónica Cristina Pastrana González
      Mónica Pastrana
      Mónica Pastrana is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant and television presenter. She is currently the host of the show "Locas de Atar " in Univision Puerto Rico.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:...

       (Arecibo
      Arecibo, Puerto Rico
      Arecibo is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, and Florida. Arecibo is spread over 18 wards and Arecibo Pueblo...

      )
    • Third week: Darling Cruz (Las Marías
      Las Marías, Puerto Rico
      Las Marías is a municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Maricao; southeast of Añasco; south of San Sebastián; east of Mayagüez; and west of Lares...

      )
    • Fourth week: Angélica Colón (Juana Díaz
      Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
      Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo...

      )
    • Fifth week: Edlyn Pérez (Coamo
      Coamo, Puerto Rico
      Coamo is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the southern region, north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coamo is spread over 10 wards and Coamo Pueblo...

      )
    • Sixth week: Gloria Sophia Almonte
      Gloria Almonte
      Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....

       (Carolina
      Carolina, Puerto Rico
      Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...

      )
    • Seventh week: Stephanie Figueroa (Bayamón
      Bayamón, Puerto Rico
      Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

      )
    • Eighth week: Chantee Díaz (San Lorenzo
      San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
      San Lorenzo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over ten wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo...

      )


    Dariana Santiago (Lares
    Lares, Puerto Rico
    Lares is a small mountain municipality of Puerto Rico's central-western area located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy, east of San Sebastián and Las Marias; and west of Hatillo, Utuado and Adjuntas. Lares is spread over 10 wards and Lares Pueblo...

    ), Krizia Lugo (Naguabo
    Nagüabo, Puerto Rico
    Naguabo is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 wards and Naguabo Pueblo...

    ), Alexandra González (Salinas
    Salinas, Puerto Rico
    Salinas is a small municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama...

    ) and Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón (Hatillo
    Hatillo, Puerto Rico
    Hatillo is a municipality located on Puerto Rico's north coast, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Lares and Utuado to the south, Camuy to the west, and Arecibo to the east. According to the 2000 US Census Hatillo is spread over 9 wards and Hatillo Pueblo...

    ) were the 4 other contestants the public selected.

    Out of the 12 contestants selected by the public, here are the 5 contestants who will automatically advanced to the semi-finals:
    • Glorimar Serrano (Caguas
      Caguas, Puerto Rico
      Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....

      )
    • Gloria Sophia Almonte
      Gloria Almonte
      Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....

       (Carolina
      Carolina, Puerto Rico
      Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...

      )
    • Krizia Lugo (Naguabo
      Nagüabo, Puerto Rico
      Naguabo is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 wards and Naguabo Pueblo...

      )
    • Chantee Díaz (San Lorenzo
      San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
      San Lorenzo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over ten wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo...

      )
    • Alexandra González (Salinas
      Salinas, Puerto Rico
      Salinas is a small municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama...

      )

    Castings

    • On March 1, 2008 the first casting call was held in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
      Bayamón, Puerto Rico
      Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

      .
    • On March 16, 2008 the second casting call was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico
      San Juan, Puerto Rico
      San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

      .

    Contestants

    Here is a list of the official 70 contestants.
    Representing Contestant Age Height Hometown
    Adjuntas
    Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
    Adjuntas is a small mountainside municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwest of the island on the Central Mountain range , north of Yauco, Guayanilla and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and west of Ponce. Adjuntas is spread over 16 wards and Adjuntas Pueblo...

    Haydil Rivera Escobales
    Haydil Rivera
    Haydil Rivera Escobales is a beauty pageant titleholder from Puerto Rico. Haydil previously held the title of Miss Puerto Rico International 2007 in which later on she placed as finalist at the Miss International 2007 pageant. Most recently Haydil placed 3rd Runner-up at the Miss Puerto Rico...

    22 Adjuntas
    Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
    Adjuntas is a small mountainside municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwest of the island on the Central Mountain range , north of Yauco, Guayanilla and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and west of Ponce. Adjuntas is spread over 16 wards and Adjuntas Pueblo...

    Aguadilla
    Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
    Aguadilla , founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is spread over 15 wards and Aguadilla Pueblo...

    Izamar Rodríguez 21 San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    Aguas Buenas
    Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
    Aguas Buenas, commonly known as "La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras" or "the city of clear waters, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Cidra, south of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan; east of Comerio; and north-west of Caguas...

    Helen Denis 18 Aguas Buenas
    Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
    Aguas Buenas, commonly known as "La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras" or "the city of clear waters, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Cidra, south of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan; east of Comerio; and north-west of Caguas...

    Aibonito
    Aibonito, Puerto Rico
    Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico located in the Mountain range of Cayey, north of Salinas; south of Barranquitas and Comerio; east of Coamo; and west of Cidra, and Cayey. Aibonito is spread over 8 wards and Aibonito Pueblo...

    Sindia Torres 23 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Añasco
    Añasco, Puerto Rico
    Añasco , named after one of its settlers, Don Luis de Añasco, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage to the west, north of Mayagüez, and Las Marias; south of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca and west of San Sebastián and Las Marias...

    Carish Pérez 18 Culebra
    Culebra, Puerto Rico
    Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...

    Arecibo
    Arecibo, Puerto Rico
    Arecibo is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, and Florida. Arecibo is spread over 18 wards and Arecibo Pueblo...

    Mónica Cristina Pastrana González
    Mónica Pastrana
    Mónica Pastrana is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant and television presenter. She is currently the host of the show "Locas de Atar " in Univision Puerto Rico.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:...

    18 Arecibo
    Arecibo, Puerto Rico
    Arecibo is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean, north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, and Florida. Arecibo is spread over 18 wards and Arecibo Pueblo...

    Arroyo
    Arroyo, Puerto Rico
    Arroyo is a municipality located along the southern coast of Puerto Rico and bordered by the Caribbean Sea, east of the municipality of Guayama and northwest of the municipality of Patillas. Arroyo is spread over 5 wards and Arroyo Pueblo...

    Ruth Rivera 21 Arroyo
    Arroyo, Puerto Rico
    Arroyo is a municipality located along the southern coast of Puerto Rico and bordered by the Caribbean Sea, east of the municipality of Guayama and northwest of the municipality of Patillas. Arroyo is spread over 5 wards and Arroyo Pueblo...

    Barceloneta
    Barceloneta
    Barceloneta may refer to:*Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico.*Barceloneta, Barcelona, beach and a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Spain**Barceloneta...

    Yeslian Martinez 18 Luquillo
    Luquillo, Puerto Rico
    Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 wards and Luquillo Pueblo...

    Barranquitas
    Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
    Barranquitas is a small mountain town located in the central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquitas is spread over 6 wards and Barranquitas Pueblo...

    Zullymar Ortiz 18 Barranquitas
    Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
    Barranquitas is a small mountain town located in the central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquitas is spread over 6 wards and Barranquitas Pueblo...

    Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Stephanie Figueroa 21 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Cabo Rojo
    Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
    Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....

    Mayra Matos Pérez
    Mayra Matos
    Mayra Matos Pérez is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder who held the title of Miss Teen International 2006 and Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009...

    20 Cabo Rojo
    Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
    Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....

    Caguas
    Caguas, Puerto Rico
    Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....

    Glorimar Serrano 18 Hormigueros
    Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
    Hormigueros is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western region of the island, northeast of Cabo Rojo; northwest of San Germán; and south of Mayagüez. Hormigueros is spread over 5 wards and Hormigueros Pueblo...

    Camuy
    Camuy, Puerto Rico
    Camuy is a municipality in Puerto Rico located on the Valley of Quebradillas, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 wards and Camuy Pueblo...

    Jesenia Vega 22 Camuy
    Camuy, Puerto Rico
    Camuy is a municipality in Puerto Rico located on the Valley of Quebradillas, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 wards and Camuy Pueblo...

    Carolina
    Carolina, Puerto Rico
    Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...

    Gloria Sophia Almonte
    Gloria Almonte
    Gloria Sophia Almonte is a beauty queen from the Bronx, New York who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007....

    25 The Bronx
    The Bronx
    The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

    Cataño
    Cataño, Puerto Rico
    Cataño is a municipality located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to the north and east by San Juan; north of Bayamón and Guaynabo; east of Toa Baja and west of Guaynabo and is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Cataño is spread over 7 wards and...

    Agnes Eileen Benítez Santiago
    Agnes Benítez
    -Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Agnes competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Cataño. Agnes became one of the final six finalists in which she then placed as the 4th Runner-up....

    21 Isabela
    Isabela, Puerto Rico
    Isabela is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. Isabela is spread over 13 wards and Isabela Pueblo...

    Cayey
    Cayey, Puerto Rico
    Cayey is a mountain town in central Puerto Rico located on the Central Mountain range, north of Salinas and Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and Salinas; and west of San Lorenzo Cayey is spread over 21 wards and Cayey Pueblo...

    Diane Ferrer 19 Cayey
    Ceiba
    Ceiba, Puerto Rico
    Ceiba is a small town in northeast Puerto Rico. It is named after the famous Ceiba tree. Ceiba is located in the east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Naguabo, south of Fajardo, and east of Río Grande. It is located about one hour's driving distance from San Juan...

    Bethzeliz Maldonado Torres 19 San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    Cidra
    Cidra, Puerto Rico
    Cidra is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Cayey; south of Comerío and Aguas Buenas; east of Aibonito and Barranquitas; and west of Caguas. Cidra is spread over 12 wards and Cidra Pueblo...

    Coralys Rodríguez 21 Caguas
    Caguas, Puerto Rico
    Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....

    Coamo Edlyn Pérez 19 Santurce
    Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Santurce is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Summary:Santurce is one of the top ten most populated areas of the island holding Miramar, Loíza, Isla Grande, Barrio Obrero, and Condado as main cultural hot spots for art, music, cuisine, fashion, hotels, technology, multimedia, film, textile and...

    Comerio
    Comerio
    Comerio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km west of Varese...

    Carmen G. Marín 18 Comerio
    Comerío, Puerto Rico
    Comerío is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the center-eastern region of island, north of Aibonito; south of Naranjito and Bayamón; east of Barranquitas; and west of Cidra and Aguas Buenas. Comerío is spread over 7 wards and Comerío Pueblo...

    Corozal
    Corozal, Puerto Rico
    Corozal is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas; south Vega Alta; southwest of Toa Alta; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito. Corozal is spread over 12 wards and Corozal Pueblo...

    Stephanie Colón 19 Corozal
    Corozal, Puerto Rico
    Corozal is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas; south Vega Alta; southwest of Toa Alta; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito. Corozal is spread over 12 wards and Corozal Pueblo...

    Culebra
    Culebra, Puerto Rico
    Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...

    Rebecca Fernández Pérez 23 Culebra
    Culebra, Puerto Rico
    Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...

    Dorado
    Dorado, Puerto Rico
    Dorado is a small tourist town in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja. Dorado is spread over five barrios and Dorado Pueblo...

    Ida Ibarra 19 Dorado
    Dorado, Puerto Rico
    Dorado is a small tourist town in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja. Dorado is spread over five barrios and Dorado Pueblo...

    Fajardo
    Fajardo, Puerto Rico
    Fajardo is a small city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo , which serves as the administrative center of the city...

    Ariana Robles 18 Fajardo
    Fajardo, Puerto Rico
    Fajardo is a small city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo , which serves as the administrative center of the city...

    Guánica
    Guánica, Puerto Rico
    Guánica is a municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico located on southern coast, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    Wilmarie Rivera 18 Guánica
    Guánica, Puerto Rico
    Guánica is a municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico located on southern coast, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area....

    Guaynabo
    Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
    Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan...

    Lorraine Suárez 20 San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    Gurabo
    Gurabo, Puerto Rico
    Gurabo is a municipality in eastern Puerto Rico located in the central eastern region, north of San Lorenzo; south of Trujillo Alto; east of Caguas; and west of Carolina and Juncos. Gurabo is spread over 9 wards and Gurabo Pueblo...

    Neysa Fernández Sotomayor 22 Gurabo
    Gurabo, Puerto Rico
    Gurabo is a municipality in eastern Puerto Rico located in the central eastern region, north of San Lorenzo; south of Trujillo Alto; east of Caguas; and west of Carolina and Juncos. Gurabo is spread over 9 wards and Gurabo Pueblo...

    Hatillo
    Hatillo, Puerto Rico
    Hatillo is a municipality located on Puerto Rico's north coast, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Lares and Utuado to the south, Camuy to the west, and Arecibo to the east. According to the 2000 US Census Hatillo is spread over 9 wards and Hatillo Pueblo...

    Jeann Marie Maldonado Cintrón 22 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Hormigueros
    Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
    Hormigueros is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western region of the island, northeast of Cabo Rojo; northwest of San Germán; and south of Mayagüez. Hormigueros is spread over 5 wards and Hormigueros Pueblo...

    Noelia Torres 20 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Humacao
    Humacao, Puerto Rico
    Humacao is a city in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 10 wards and Humacao Pueblo...

    Zujeily Rivera 19 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Isabela
    Isabela, Puerto Rico
    Isabela is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. Isabela is spread over 13 wards and Isabela Pueblo...

    Lizbeth Collazo 19 Isabela
    Isabela, Puerto Rico
    Isabela is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. Isabela is spread over 13 wards and Isabela Pueblo...

    Jayuya
    Jayuya, Puerto Rico
    Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo...

    Tessy Inez Liddell 17 Jayuya
    Jayuya, Puerto Rico
    Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo...

    Juana Díaz
    Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
    Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo...

    Angélica Colón 18 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Juncos
    Juncos, Puerto Rico
    Juncos is one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region of the island, south of Canóvanas and Carolina; southeast of Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 wards and Juncos Pueblo...

    Shamari Vázquez 17 Juncos
    Juncos, Puerto Rico
    Juncos is one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region of the island, south of Canóvanas and Carolina; southeast of Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 wards and Juncos Pueblo...

    Lajas
    Lajas, Puerto Rico
    Lajas is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in southwestern region, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 wards and Lajas Pueblo...

    Gina Angeliz Herrera 19 Carolina
    Carolina, Puerto Rico
    Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...

    Lares
    Lares, Puerto Rico
    Lares is a small mountain municipality of Puerto Rico's central-western area located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy, east of San Sebastián and Las Marias; and west of Hatillo, Utuado and Adjuntas. Lares is spread over 10 wards and Lares Pueblo...

    Dariana Santiago 20 Lares
    Lares, Puerto Rico
    Lares is a small mountain municipality of Puerto Rico's central-western area located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy, east of San Sebastián and Las Marias; and west of Hatillo, Utuado and Adjuntas. Lares is spread over 10 wards and Lares Pueblo...

    Las Marías
    Las Marías, Puerto Rico
    Las Marías is a municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Maricao; southeast of Añasco; south of San Sebastián; east of Mayagüez; and west of Lares...

    Darling Cruz 19 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Las Piedras
    Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
    Las Piedras is a municipality in east Puerto Rico located in the center region of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Canóvanas and Río Grande; east of Juncos and San Lorenzo; and west of Naguabo and Humacao. Las Piedras is spread over 7 wards and Las Piedras Pueblo...

    Celimyr de Jesús 21 Las Piedras
    Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
    Las Piedras is a municipality in east Puerto Rico located in the center region of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Canóvanas and Río Grande; east of Juncos and San Lorenzo; and west of Naguabo and Humacao. Las Piedras is spread over 7 wards and Las Piedras Pueblo...

    Loíza
    Loíza, Puerto Rico
    Loíza is a small town and municipality in the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, north of Canóvanas; east of Carolina; and west of Río Grande. Loíza is spread over 5 wards and Loíza Pueblo...

    Edaris López 17 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Luquillo
    Luquillo, Puerto Rico
    Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 wards and Luquillo Pueblo...

    Stephanie Pagán 19 Luquillo
    Luquillo, Puerto Rico
    Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 wards and Luquillo Pueblo...

    Manatí
    Manatí, Puerto Rico
    Manatí is a municipality of Puerto Rico in the northern coast, north of Morovis and Ciales; east of Florida and Barceloneta; and west of Vega Baja. Manatí is spread over 8 wards and Manatí Pueblo...

    Sheila Santiago 17 Manatí
    Manatí, Puerto Rico
    Manatí is a municipality of Puerto Rico in the northern coast, north of Morovis and Ciales; east of Florida and Barceloneta; and west of Vega Baja. Manatí is spread over 8 wards and Manatí Pueblo...

    Maunabo
    Maunabo, Puerto Rico
    Maunabo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas and south of Yabucoa. Maunabo is spread over 8 wards and Maunabo Pueblo . It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Mayor of the town is Jorge L. Márquez Pérez...

    Yessenia Monge 18 San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    Mayagüez
    Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
    Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...

    Kimberly Guzmán 18 Mayagüez
    Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
    Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...

    Moca
    Moca, Puerto Rico
    Moca is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of Añasco; southeast of Aguadilla; east of Aguada; and west of Isabela and San Sebastián. Moca is spread over 12 wards and Moca Pueblo...

    Odemaris Ortiz 20 Moca
    Moca, Puerto Rico
    Moca is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of Añasco; southeast of Aguadilla; east of Aguada; and west of Isabela and San Sebastián. Moca is spread over 12 wards and Moca Pueblo...

    Morovis
    Morovis, Puerto Rico
    Morovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 wards and Morovis Pueblo...

    Carolyn Tossas 18 Morovis
    Morovis, Puerto Rico
    Morovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 wards and Morovis Pueblo...

    Naguabo
    Nagüabo, Puerto Rico
    Naguabo is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 wards and Naguabo Pueblo...

    Krizia Lugo 20 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Naranjito
    Naranjito, Puerto Rico
    Naranjito is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, south of Toa Alta; north of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Naranjito is spread over 15 wards and Naranjito Pueblo...

    Gloria Alicea 18 Naranjito
    Naranjito, Puerto Rico
    Naranjito is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, south of Toa Alta; north of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Naranjito is spread over 15 wards and Naranjito Pueblo...

    Orocovis
    Orocovis, Puerto Rico
    Orocovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas...

    Ana Irma Rosado 23 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Peñuelas
    Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
    Peñuelas is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Adjuntas, east of Guayanilla, west of Ponce and north of the Caribbean Sea. Peñuelas is spread over 12 wards and Peñuelas Pueblo . It is part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    Liz Angela Lugo 17 Peñuelas
    Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Darla Pacheco Montañez
    Darla Pacheco
    Darla Pacheco is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder and model.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Darla competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Ponce...

    19 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Quebradillas
    Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
    Quebradillas is a municipality of the island of Puerto Rico, located in the north-western shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over swven wards and Quebradillas Pueblo...

    Yolanda Marrero 21 Quebradillas
    Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
    Quebradillas is a municipality of the island of Puerto Rico, located in the north-western shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over swven wards and Quebradillas Pueblo...

    Rincón
    Rincón, Puerto Rico
    Rincón is a municipality of Puerto Rico founded in 1771 by Don Luis de Añasco . It is located in the Western Coastal Valley, west of Añasco and Aguada. Rincón is spread over 8 wards and Rincón Pueblo...

    Roxana Ríos 21 Rincón
    Rincón, Puerto Rico
    Rincón is a municipality of Puerto Rico founded in 1771 by Don Luis de Añasco . It is located in the Western Coastal Valley, west of Añasco and Aguada. Rincón is spread over 8 wards and Rincón Pueblo...

    Río Grande
    Río Grande, Puerto Rico
    Río Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Valley, North of Las Piedras, Naguabo and Ceiba; east of Loíza and Canóvanas and west of Luquillo. Río Grande is spread over eight wards and Río Grande Pueblo...

    Patricia Quiñones 19 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Río Piedras
    Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
    Río Piedras is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1714, it has been the home of the University of Puerto Rico's main campus since 1903, earning the town the popular name of Ciudad Universitaria...

    Elia Enid Colón 19 Río Piedras
    Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
    Río Piedras is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1714, it has been the home of the University of Puerto Rico's main campus since 1903, earning the town the popular name of Ciudad Universitaria...

    Salinas
    Salinas, Puerto Rico
    Salinas is a small municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama...

    Alexandra González 19 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    San Germán
    San Germán, Puerto Rico
    San Germán is a municipality located in the southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao; north of Lajas; east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo; and west of Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over 18 wards and San Germán Pueblo...

    Nicole Bahamundi González 19 San Germán
    San Germán, Puerto Rico
    San Germán is a municipality located in the southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao; north of Lajas; east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo; and west of Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over 18 wards and San Germán Pueblo...

    San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    Jennifer Colón ALvarado
    Jennifer Colón
    Jennifer Colón Alvarado, known as Jenny Colon is a beauty queen who represented Puerto Rico in Miss World 2009.-Early life:...

    20 San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

    San Lorenzo
    San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
    San Lorenzo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over ten wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo...

    Chantee Díaz 20 San Lorenzo
    San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
    San Lorenzo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over ten wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo...

    San Sebastián
    San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
    San Sebastián is a municipality of Puerto Rico located northwest of the island south of Isabela and Quebradillas; north of Las Marías; east of Moca and Añasco; and west of Lares. San Sebastián is spread over twenty-four wards and San Sebastián Pueblo...

    Krystal Mendoza 18 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Santa Isabel
    Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
    Santa Isabel is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast, south of Coamo; east of Juana Díaz; and west of Salinas. Santa Isabel is spread over 7 wards and Santa Isabel Pueblo...

    Stefany Hernández 20 Ponce
    Ponce, Puerto Rico
    Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...

    Santurce
    Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Santurce is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Summary:Santurce is one of the top ten most populated areas of the island holding Miramar, Loíza, Isla Grande, Barrio Obrero, and Condado as main cultural hot spots for art, music, cuisine, fashion, hotels, technology, multimedia, film, textile and...

    Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz
    Sharon Gómez
    Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz is a beauty pageant titleholder from Puerto Rico. Sharon previously held the title of Miss Puerto Rico International 2006 in which later on she placed as finalist at the Miss International 2006 pageant. In early 2008 Sharon participated in the reality show Nuestra Belleza...

    22 Miami
    Miami, Florida
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    Toa Baja Leslie Díaz 18 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Trujillo Alto
    Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
    -Barrios :*Carraízo*Las Cuevas*Dos Bocas*La Gloria*Quebrada Grande*Quebrada Negrito*Saint Just*Trujillo Alto Pueblo*Cooperativa Jardines de Trujillo Alto-Geo/Topography:*Carraízo dam...

    Dayalí Romero 18 Trujillo Alto
    Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
    -Barrios :*Carraízo*Las Cuevas*Dos Bocas*La Gloria*Quebrada Grande*Quebrada Negrito*Saint Just*Trujillo Alto Pueblo*Cooperativa Jardines de Trujillo Alto-Geo/Topography:*Carraízo dam...

    Utuado
    Utuado, Puerto Rico
    Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-western mountainous region of the island known as La Cordillera Central. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west of Ciales and Jayuya. In land area it is the third-largest...

    Maricelis González 26 Utuado
    Utuado, Puerto Rico
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    Vega Baja
    Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
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    Eydiebel Pérez Méndez 19 Vega Baja
    Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
    Vega Baja is a municipality in north central Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Morovis; east of Manatí; and west of Vega Alta. Vega Baja is spread over 13 wards and Vega Baja Pueblo...

    Vieques
    Vieques, Puerto Rico
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    Charlyn Rodríguez 19 Vieques
    Vieques, Puerto Rico
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    Villalba
    Villalba, Puerto Rico
    Villalba is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz; south of Orocovis; and west of Coamo. Villalba is spread over 6 wards and Villalba Pueblo...

    Cindia Maldonado 18 Bayamón
    Bayamón, Puerto Rico
    Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo...

    Yabucoa
    Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
    Yabucoa is a small town in the south eastern tip of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas and about one hour from San Juan. Yabucoa is spread over 9 wards and Yabucoa Pueblo...

    Karelys Robles 20 Yabucoa
    Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
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    Yauco
    Yauco, Puerto Rico
    Yauco is a city and municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island by the Caribbean, south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grande and Guánica; and west of Guayanilla. Yauco is spread over 20 wards and Yauco Pueblo...

    Lorraine Llaurador 19 Yauco
    Yauco, Puerto Rico
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    Crossovers

    • Mónica Cristina Pastrana González
      Mónica Pastrana
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      (Arecibo), Stephanie Figueroa (Bayamón) and Agnes Eileen Benítez Santiago
      Agnes Benítez
      -Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Agnes competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Cataño. Agnes became one of the final six finalists in which she then placed as the 4th Runner-up....

      (Cataño) participated in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009
      Nuestra Belleza Latina
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      . Agnes became one of the semi-finalists, but was eliminated right before the twelve finalists were selected. Monica and Stephanie became part of the official twelve finalists, however Stephanie was disqualified from the competition within the first week, and Monica finished in seventh place overall.
    • Glorimar Serrano (Caguas), Rebecca Fernández (Culebra) and Jennifer Colón Alvarado
      Jennifer Colón
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      (San Juan) participated in the Miss World Puerto Rico 2009
      Miss World Puerto Rico 2009
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       pageant. Glorimar and Rebecca placed as one of the twelve semi-finalists, and Jennifer won the pageant.
    • Yessenia Monge (Maunabo) will now participate at the Miss Puerto Rico Petite 2009 pageant.
    • Darla Pacheco
      Darla Pacheco
      Darla Pacheco is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder and model.-Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Darla competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Ponce...

      (Miss Ponce
      Ponce, Puerto Rico
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      ) would later represent Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
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       at the Miss International Beauty 2009 pageant in which she placed as a Semi-finalist. In November of 2011 Darla will compete in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2012 pageant as Miss Yabucoa
      Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
      Yabucoa is a small town in the south eastern tip of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas and about one hour from San Juan. Yabucoa is spread over 9 wards and Yabucoa Pueblo...

      .
    • Agnes Benítez
      Agnes Benítez
      -Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009:On October 22, 2008 Agnes competed at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant representing the state of Cataño. Agnes became one of the final six finalists in which she then placed as the 4th Runner-up....

      (Miss Cataño
      Cataño, Puerto Rico
      Cataño is a municipality located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to the north and east by San Juan; north of Bayamón and Guaynabo; east of Toa Baja and west of Guaynabo and is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Cataño is spread over 7 wards and...

      ) would later represent Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
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       at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2009 pageant in which she placed as a Semi-finalist and was appointed the title of Miss Tourism of Americas. In 2011 Agnes was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Earth 2011 and she will now represent Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
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       at the Miss Earth 2011
      Miss Earth 2011
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       pageant.
    • Stephanie Pagan (Miss Luquillo
      Luquillo, Puerto Rico
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      ) would later represent United States
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       at the Miss Intercontinental 2009 pageant in which she placed as a Semi-finalist.
    • Mónica Pastrana
      Mónica Pastrana
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      (Miss Arecibo
      Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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      ) would later represent Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
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       at the Miss International 2009
      Miss International 2009
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       pageant.
    • Jennifer Colón
      Jennifer Colón
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      (Miss San Juan
      San Juan, Puerto Rico
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      ) would later be crowned Miss Puerto Rico World 2009
      Miss World Puerto Rico 2009
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      , Jennifer represented Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
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       at the Miss World 2009
      Miss World 2009
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      pageant.

    Sources

    • http://www.missiologia.com/news/039.htm
    • http://porlacorona.wapa.tv/
    • http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculos_asi/se_corre_el_velo_de__la_corona/185346
    • http://www.vocero.com/noticias.asp?s=Escenario&n=111969
    • http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/tv/espectaculos_asi/se_muda_a_wapa_tv/181272
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