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- ↑ "Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003 - Crowning Moment". 7 March 2009. Retrieved Oct 24, 2021– via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ https://www.santabanta.com/contestants.asp?picid=474
- ↑ https://forthuntes.fcps.edu/staff/carla-tricoli-rodriguez
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