List of Miss Puerto Rico titleholders

Last updated November 13, 2024

These women have represented Puerto Rico in the following international beauty pageants:

Miss World

The Miss World^[1] pageant began in 1951 and since then Puerto Rico has had 18 representatives classify in the finals.

Ingrid Marie Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico World 2005 and Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008 Ingrid.JPG — Ingrid Marie Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico World 2005 and Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008

Winner of Miss World
Runner-up in the Top 3 or Top 5
Finalist in the Top 7 or Top 10
Semi-finalist between the Top 15 and Top 25
Quarter-finalist in the Top 30 or Top 40

Year	Representative	Placement	Award
1951	No representative
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959	Lyllianna "Lilie" Díaz Noya
1960	No representative
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970	Alma Doris Perez
1971	Raquel Quintana
1972	Ana Nisi Goyco †
1973	Milagros García
1974	Loyda Eunice Valle Blas Machado
1975	Wilnelia Merced Cruz	Miss World 1975
1976	Ivette Rosado	Top 15
1977	Didriana Del Rio
1978	Maria Jesús Cañizares	Top 15
1979	Daisy Marissette López
1980	Michele Torres Cintrón	Top 15
1981	Andrenira Ruiz
1982	Jannette Torres Burgos
1983	Fatima Mustafá Vázquez
1984	Maria De Los Angeles Rosas Silva
1985	Iris Matías Gonzáles	Top 15
1986	No representative
1987
1988
1989	Tania Collazo
1990	Magdalena Pabón
1991	Johanna Berenice Irizarry
1992	Lianabel Rosario Centeno
1993	Ana Rosa Brito Suárez
1994	Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica
1995	Swanni Quiñones Laracuente
1996	Marissa De La Caridad Hernández
1997	Aurea Isis Marrero Nieves
1998	Antonia Alfonso Pagán
1999	Arlene Torres Torres
2000	Sarybel Velilla Cabeza
2001	Barbara Serrano Negrón
2002	Cassandra Polo Berríos	Top 20
2003	Joyceline Montero García	Top 20
2004	Cassandra Castro Holland
2005	Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos	2nd Runner-up	Queen of Caribbean
2006	Thebyam Carrión Álvarez	Top 17
2007	Jennifer Guevara Campos	Top 16
2008	Ivonne Marie Orsini López	Top 15
2009	Jennifer Colón Alvarado
2010	Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago	Top 25	Beach Beauty
2011	Amanda Victoria Vilanova Pérez	2nd Runner-up	Queen of Caribbean
2012	Janelee Marcus Chaparro Colón	Top 30
2013	Nadyalee Torres López
2014	Génesis María Dávila Pérez
2015	Keysi Marie Vargas Vélez
2016	Stephanie Del Valle Díaz	Miss World 2016
2017	No representative
2018	Dayanara Martínez Rosado
2019	Daniella Rodríguez Laureano	Top 40
2020	No contest was held
2021	Aryam Díaz Rosado	Top 40
2022	Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2023	Elena Rivera Reyes	Top 40
2024	No contest will be held
2025	Valeria Nicole Pérez	TBA

Miss Universe

The Miss Universe^[2] pageant began in 1952 and since then Puerto Rico has had 26 representatives classify in the finals, including 5 winners, 11 runners-up, 8 finalists and 2 semi-finalists. With 5 wins, Puerto Rico is the third country with the most wins behind USA (9 wins) and Venezuela (7 wins).

Winner of Miss Universe
Runner-up in the Top 5 or Top 6
Finalist in the Top 10 or Top 12
Semi-finalist in the Top 15 or Top 16

Year	Representative	Placement	Award
1952	Marilia Levy Bernal
1953	Wanda Irizarry
1954	Lucy Santiago
1955	Carmen Laura Betancourt
1956	Paquita Vivo Colón
1957	Mapita "Mapy" Mercado Cordero		Miss Friendship
1958	No representative
1959
1960
1961	Enid Del Valle
1962	Ana Celia Sosa
1963	Jeanette Blascoechea
1964	Yolanda Rodríguez Machín
1965	Gloria Cobián Díaz
1966	Carol Bajandas
1967	Ivonne Coll Mendoza
1968	Marylene Carrasquillo
1969	Aida Betancourt
1970	Marisol Malaret Contreras †	Miss Universe 1970
1971	Idalia Margarita "Beba" Franco	3rd Runner-up
1972	Bárbara Torres Viñolo
1973	Gladys Vanessa Colón Díaz
1974	Sonia María Stege Chardón	Top 12
1975	Lorell Del Carmen Carmona Juan
1976	Elizabeth Zayas Ortiz
1977	Maria Del Mar Rivera Veglio
1978	Ada Cecille Perkins Flores
1979	Audrey Teresa "Tere" López Hernández
1980	Agnes Tañón Correa	Top 12
1981	Carmen Lotti Rodríguez
1982	Lourdes Milagros Mantero Hormazábal
1983	Carmen Batíz Vergara
1984	Sandra Beauchamp Roche
1985	Deborah Fátima Carthy-Deu	Miss Universe 1985
1986	Elizabeth Robison Latalladi	Top 10
1987	Laurie Tamara Simpson Rivera	4th Runner-up
1988	Isabel María Pardo Cubeñas
1989	Catalina María Villar Ruíz
1990	María Luisa Fortuño Cosimi
1991	Lizzette Marie Bouret Echevarría
1992	Daisy García Rodríguez
1993	Dayanara Torres Delgado	Miss Universe 1993
1994	Brenda Esther Robles Cortés
1995	Desirée Lowry Rodríguez	Top 6
1996	Sarybel Velilla Cabeza
1997	Ana Rosa Brito Suárez	Top 10
1998	Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica	2nd Runner-up
1999	Brenda Liz López Ramos	Top 10	Miss Photogenic
2000	Zoraida Isabel "Zoribel" Fonalledas Ferraiouli
2001	Denise Marie Quiñones August	Miss Universe 2001	Miss Photogenic
2002	Isis Marie Casalduc González		Miss Photogenic
2003	Carla Tricoli Rodríguez		Miss Photogenic
2004	Alba Giselle Reyes Santos	2nd Runner-up	Miss Photogenic
2005	Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera	1st Runner-up
2006	Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza	Miss Universe 2006
2007	Wilmadilis "Uma" Blasini Pérez
2008	Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos
2009	Mayra Matos Pérez	4th Runner-up
2010	Mariana Paola Vicente Morales	Top 10
2011	Viviana Ortiz Pastrana	Top 16
2012	Bodine Koehler Peña
2013	Monic Marie Pérez Díaz	Top 16
2014	Gabriela Berríos Pagán		Miss Photogenic
2015	Catalina Morales Gómez
2016	Kristhielee Yinaira Caride Santiago	Dethroned
2016	Brenda Azaria Jiménez Hernández
2017	Danyeshka "Danna" Hernández Valentín
2018	Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado	Top 5
2019	Madison Sara Anderson Berríos	1st Runner-up
2020	Estefanía Natalia Soto Torres	Top 10
2021	Michelle Marie Colón	Top 10
2022	Ashley Ann Cariño	Top 5
2023	Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo	Top 5	Voice For Change (Gold Winner)
2024	Jennifer Colón Alvarado	TBA

Miss International

The Miss International^[3] pageant began in 1960 and since then Puerto Rico has had 15 representatives classify in the finals, including 2 winners, 1 runner-up and 12 semi-finalists.

Winner of Miss International
Runner-up in the Top 3 or Top 5
Finalist in the Top 10
Semi-finalist in the Top 12 or Top 15

Year	Representative	Placement	Award
1960	Carmen Sara Látimer
1961	Ivette Monagas
1962	Agnes Toro Garratón
1963	Aida Mercado Cordero	Top 15
1964	Zoé Sandra Foy Santiago
1965	Iraida Palacios
1966	The pageant was not held
1967	Maria Felisa Seda
1968	Elsa Maria Schroeder Méndez
1969	No representative
1970	No representative
1971	Doris L. Morales
1972	Miriam López		Miss Friendship
1973	Miriam Vargas
1974	No representative
1975	Gladys Salgado Castillo
1976	Yvonne Torres García	Top 15
1977	Marta Hernández		Miss Photogenic
1978	No representative
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984	Sandra Beauchamp Roche	Did not compete
1985	No representative
1986	Elizabeth Robison Latalladi	Top 15
1987	Laurie Tamara Simpson Rivera	Miss International 1987
1988	Yolanda Martínez
1989	Michele Cotto
1990	Ana Rosa Brito Suárez
1991	Lizaura Quiñones Torres
1992	Dayanara Torres Delgado	Top 15
1993	Brenda Esther Robles Cortés
1994	Alice Marina Lee Prez
1995	Maria Del Rocío Arroyo Rivera
1996	Lydia Guzmán López De Victoria
1997	Ymak Farah Fagundo Soto	Top 15
1998	Jacqueline Negrón Olivieri	Did not compete
1999	No representative
2000	Rosiveliz Díaz Rodríguez
2001	Lorena Otero Pérez
2002	Mariela Lugo Marín
2003	Dignelis Taymí Jiménez Hernández
2004	Meredith Herrera Morales
2005	Dinorah Collazo Ortiz
2006	Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz	Top 12
2007	Haydil Rivera Escobales	Top 15
2008	Miriam Ivette Pabón Carrión	Top 12
2009	Mónica Cristina Pastrana González
2010	Aideliz Hidalgo Betances	Top 15
2011	Desirée Del Río De Jesús	3rd Runner-up	Miss Active
2012	Ashley Michelle Ruíz Rodríguez
2013	Ashley Beth Pérez Calderón	Top 15
2014	Valerie Hernández Matías	Miss International 2014
2015	Wilmary Monción Román
2016	Gabriela Berríos Pagán
2017	Beverly Marie Rodríguez De León	Did not compete
2018	Yarelis Yvette Salgado Rodríguez
2019	Ivana Carolina Irizarry Fritany	Top 15
2020	No contest was held
2021	Natalia Colón Figueroa	No contest was held
2022	Paola González Torres
2023	Amanda Paola Pérez Solís	Top 15
2024	Zahira Marie Pérez Gerena

Miss Earth

The Miss Earth^[4] pageant began in 2001 and since then Puerto Rico has had 6 representatives classify in the finals, including 1 winner, 1 runner-up and 4 finalists.

Winner of Miss Earth
Runner-up in the Top 4
Finalist in the Top 8
Semi-finalist in the Top 16

Year	Representative	Placement	Award
2001	Amaricelys Reyes Guzmán
2002	Deidre Rodríguez Santiago
2003	Norelis Ortiz Acosta
2004	Shanira Mariette Blanco Colón		Miss Leonardo
2005	Vanessa De Roide Toledo	Top 8	• Best in Long Gown • Top 5 Miss Pond’s
2006	Camille Collazo Ortiz
2007	No representative
2008	No representative
2009	Dignelis Taymi Jiménez Hernandez		Placenta Award
2010	Yeidy Enid Bosques Pérez	3rd Runner-up	Miss Earth Fire
2011	Agnes Eileen Benítez Santiago
2012	Darli Arni Pacheco Montañez
2013	Velmary Paola Cabassa Vélez	Did not compete
2014	Franceska Toro Medina		Best Eco-Beauty Video
2015	No representative
2016	No representative
2017	Karla Victoria Aponte Colón		• Miss JACMI Best • Eco-Beauty Video
2018	Krystal Xamairy Rivera Barrios		Miss Pontefino Hotel
2019	Nellys Rocio Pimentel Campusano	Miss Earth 2019
2020	Krystal Badillo Pagan	Top 8
2021	Cristina Mariel Ríos Reyes		Best Casual Chic
2022	Paulina Nicole Avilés-Feshold	Top 8	Miss Flavor Cartel
2023	Victoria Alejandra Arocho del Valle	Top 12
2024	Bianca Nicole Miranda Caraballo	Top 8	Vonwelt Nature Farm Ambassadress

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References

↑ "Miss World". Miss World. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
↑ "The Greatest Celebration of Women". Miss Universe. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
↑ "Miss International Beauty Pageant 2022". Miss International Beauty Pageant 2022 (in Japanese). November 19, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
↑ "The Miss Earth Pageant". The Miss Earth Pageant (in Estonian). Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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[1] "Miss World". Miss World. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[2] "The Greatest Celebration of Women". Miss Universe. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[3] "Miss International Beauty Pageant 2022". Miss International Beauty Pageant 2022 (in Japanese). November 19, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[4] "The Miss Earth Pageant". The Miss Earth Pageant (in Estonian). Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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v t e Miss Puerto Rico winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants
Miss Universe	Marisol Malaret (1970) Deborah Carthy Deu (1985) Dayanara Torres (1993) Denise Quiñones (2001) Zuleyka Rivera (2006)
Miss World	Wilnelia Merced (1975) Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
Miss International	Laurie Simpson (1987) Valerie Hernandez (2014)
Miss Earth	Nellys Pimentel (2019)
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