Alba Reyes

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Alba Reyes
Born
Alba Giselle Reyes Santos

(1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 41)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Cidra Universe 2004
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2004
Major
competition(s)
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2004
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2004
(2nd Runner-Up)
(Miss Photogenic)

Alba Giselle Reyes Santos (born June 15, 1981) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2004 in which later on she placed 2nd Runner-Up at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant, and won the award of Miss Photogenic. She is known for being the first woman with noticeably mixed (African and Indigenous) features to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe, different from past titleholders who all have distinct European features. She obtained a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 2011, although she never became a licensed lawyer.

In 2013, Reyes was a contestant on Ready for Love , in which she competed for the attention of Ernesto Arguello where she finished as runner-up to Shandi Finnessey, whom she had competed against in Miss Universe 2004. [1]

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References

  1. Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (2013-03-06). "'Ready for Love's 36 bachelorettes revealed by NBC". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe 2nd runner-up
2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Photogenic Universe
2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Puerto Rico Universe
2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Miss Cidra Universe
2004
Succeeded by
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