Puerto Rico at major beauty pageants
This is a list of Puerto Rico's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
The country has won in all four pageants with a total of ten victories:
- Five — Miss Universe crowns (1970 • 1985 • 1993 • 2001 • 2006)
- Two — Miss World crowns (1975 • 2016)
- Two — Miss International crowns (1987 • 2014)
- One — Miss Earth crown (2019)
Current franchise holders[edit]
The franchise holders in Puerto Rico of the four major beauty pageants are the following:
- WAPA-TV — Miss Universe Puerto Rico[13]
- Ana Aviles — Miss World Puerto Rico[citation needed]
- Fernando Vega — Miss International Puerto Rico[citation needed]
- Vanessa De Roide — Miss Earth Puerto Rico[14]
Puerto Rico's Big Four titleholders[edit]
- Color key
- Miss Universe winner
- Miss World winner
- Miss International winner
- Miss Earth winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists, Semi-finalists or Quarter-finalists
YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Ashley Ann CariñoTop 5 | Aryam Díaz
Top 40 |
Natalia Figueroa | Pulina AvilesTop 8 |
2021 | Michelle Marie Colon
Top 10 |
Cristina Mariel Ríos | ||
2020 | Estefanía Soto Top 10 |
↑ No Pageant Held | Krystal Badillo Top 8 | |
2019 | Madison Anderson 1st Runner-Up |
Daniella Rodríguez Top 40 |
Ivana Irizarry Top 15 |
Nellys Pimentel WINNER |
2018 | Kiara Ortega Top 5 |
Dayanara Martínez | Yarelis Salgado | Krystal Xamairy |
2017 | Danna Hernández | × | × | Karla Aponte |
2016 | Brenda Jiménez | Stephanie Del Valle WINNER |
Gabriela Berrios | × |
2015 | Catalina Morales | Keysi Vargas | Wilmary Monción | × |
2014 | Gabriela Berrios | Genesis Davila | Valerie Hernandez WINNER |
Franceska Toro |
2013 | Monic Pérez Top 16 |
Nadyalee Torres | Ashley Pérez Top 15 |
× |
2012 | Bodine Koehler | Janelee Chaparro Top 30 |
Ashley Ruíz | Darla Pacheco |
2011 | Viviana Ortíz Top 16 |
Amanda Vilanova 2nd Runner-Up |
Desireé del Río 3rd Runner-Up |
Agnes Benítez |
2010 | Mariana Vicente Top 10 |
Yara Lasanta Top 25 |
Aideliz Hidalgo Top 15 |
Yeidy Bosques 3rd Runner-Up |
2009 | Mayra Matos 4th Runner-Up |
Jennifer Colón | Mónica Pastrana | Dignelis Jiménez |
2008 | Ingrid Rivera | Ivonne Orsini Top 15 |
Miriam Pabón Top 12 |
× |
2007 | Uma Blasini | Jennifer Guevara Top 16 |
Haydil Rivera Top 15 |
× |
2006 | Zuleyka Rivera WINNER |
Thebyam Carrión Top 17 |
Sharon Gómez Top 12 |
Camille Colazzo |
2005 | Cynthia Olavarría 1st Runner-Up |
Ingrid Rivera 2nd Runner-Up |
Dinorah Collazo | Vanessa De Roide Top 8 |
2004 | Alba Reyes 2nd Runner-Up |
Cassandra Castro | Meredith Herrera | Shanira Blanco |
2003 | Carla Tricoli | Joyceline Montero Top 20 |
Dignelis Jiménez | Norelis Ortíz |
2002 | Isis Casalduc | Cassandra Polo Top 20 |
Mariela Lugo | Deidre Rodríguez |
2001 | Denise Quiñones WINNER |
Barbara Serrano | Lorna Otero | Amaricelys Reyes |
2000 | Zoraida Fonalledas | Sarybel Velilla | Rosiveliz Díaz | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines.) |
1999 | Brenda Liz López Top 10 |
Arlene Torres | × | |
1998 | Joyce Giraud 2nd Runner-Up |
Antonia Alfonso | × | |
1997 | Ana Rosa Brito Top 10 |
Aurea Marrero | Ymak Fagundo Top 15 | |
1996 | Sarybel Velilla | Marissa de la Caridad | Lydia Guzmán | |
1995 | Desiree Lowry Top 6 |
Swanni Quiñones | María Arroyo | |
1994 | Brenda Robles | Joyce Giraud | Alice Lee | |
1993 | Dayanara Torres WINNER |
Ana Rosa Brito | Brenda Robles | |
1992 | Daisy García | Lianabel Rosario | Dayanara Torres Top 15 | |
1991 | Lizzette Bouret | Johanna Irizarry | Lizaura Quiñones | |
1990 | Luisa Fortuno | Magdalena Pabón | Ana Rosa Brito | |
1989 | Catalina Villa | Tania Collazo | Michele Cotto | |
1988 | Isabel Pardo | × | Yolanda Martínez | |
1987 | Laurie Simpson 4th Runner-Up |
× | Laurie Simpson WINNER | |
1986 | Elizabeth Robison Top 10 |
× | Elizabeth Robison Top 15 | |
1985 | Deborah Carthy-Deu WINNER |
Iris Matias Top 15 |
× | |
1984 | Sandra Beauchamp | María Rosas | × | |
1983 | Carmen Bátiz | Fátima Mustafa | × | |
1982 | Lourdes Mantero | Jannette Torres | × | |
1981 | Carmen Lotti | Andrenira Ruíz | × | |
1980 | Agnes Tañón Top 12 |
Michele Torres Top 15 |
× | |
1979 | Teresa López | Daisy López | × | |
1978 | Ada Perkins | María Cañizares Top 15 |
× | |
1977 | Mar Rivera | Didriana del Río | Marta Hernández | |
1976 | Elizabeth Zayas | Ivette Rosado Top 15 |
Yvonne Torres Top 15 | |
1975 | Lorell Carmona | Wilnelia Merced WINNER |
Gladys Salgado | |
1974 | Sonia Stege Top 12 |
Loyda Valle | x | |
1973 | Gladys Colón | Milagros García | Miriam Vargas | |
1972 | Barbara Torres | Ana Nisi Goyco | Miriam López | |
1971 | Beba Franco 3rd Runner-Up |
Raquel Quintana | Doris Morales | |
1970 | Marisol Malaret WINNER |
Alma Pérez | x | |
1969 | Aída Betancourt | × | × | |
1968 | Marylene Carrasquillo | × | Elsa Schroeder | |
1967 | Ivonne Coll | × | María Seda | |
1966 | Carol Barajadas | × | ↑ No Pageant Held | |
1965 | Gloria Cobain | × | Iraida Palacios | |
1964 | Yolanda Rodríguez | × | Zoe Santiago | |
1963 | Jeanette Blascoechea | × | Aida Mercado Top 15 | |
1962 | Ana Sosa | × | Agnes Toro | |
1961 | Enid del Valle | × | Ivette Monagas | |
1960 | × | × | Carmen Latimer | |
1959 | × | Lilie Díaz | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.) | |
1958 | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Puerto Rico sent their first delegate in 1959.) | ||
1957 | Mapita Mercado | |||
1956 | Paquita Vivo | |||
1955 | Carmen Betancourt | |||
1954 | Lucy Santiago | |||
1953 | Wanda Irizarry | |||
1952 | Marilia Bernal | |||
1951 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States.) |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
Crossovers[edit]
- Miss Universe
- 2019 - Madison Anderson (1st Runner-Up)
- 2016 - Brenda Jiménez
- 2014 - Gabriela Berrios
- 2008 - Ingrid Marie Rivera
- 1998 - Joyce Giraud (2nd Runner-Up)
- 1997 - Ana Rosa Brito (Top 10)
- 1994 - Brenda Robles
- 1993 - Dayanara Torres (WINNER)
- 1987 - Laurie Simpson (4th Runner-Up)
- 1986 - Elizabeth Robison (Top 10)
- Miss World
- 2005 - Ingrid Marie Rivera (2nd Runner-Up)
- 1994 - Joyce Giraud
- 1993 - Ana Rosa Brito
- Miss International
- 2016 - Gabriela Berrios
- 2003 - Dignelis Jiménez
- 1993 - Brenda Robles
- 1992 - Dayanara Torres (Top 15)
- 1990 - Ana Rosa Brito
- 1987 - Laurie Simpson (WINNER)
- 1986 - Elizabeth Robison (Top 15)
- Miss Latin International US
- 2010 - Gabriela Berrios (WINNER)
- Miss Tourism Intercontinental
- 2010 - Gabriela Berrios (WINNER)
- Miss Supranational
- 2012 - Gabriela Berrios (Top 10)
- Miss Grand International
- 2017 - Brenda Jiménez (3rd Runner-Up)
- 2016 – Madison Anderson (3rd Runner–Up)
Hostings[edit]
Year | Pageant | Location | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
1972 | Miss Universe | Dorado, Puerto Rico | Cerromar Beach Hotel |
2001 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez | |
2002 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum | |
2021 | Miss World | Coca-Cola Music Hall |
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Caraballo, Harry Rodríguez (5 February 2018). "Miss Universo le quita franquicia de Miss Universe P.R. a Desireé Lowry". metro.pr. Metro International. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Vanessa de Roide será la directora del Miss Earth Puerto Rico" (in español). RevistaRonda.net. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
See also[edit]
- Miss Puerto Rico
- Miss Universe Puerto Rico
- Miss World Puerto Rico
- Miss International Puerto Rico
- Miss Earth Puerto Rico
- List of Miss Puerto Rico titleholders
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