Puerto Rico at major beauty pageants

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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.

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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:

Current franchise holders

The franchise holders in Puerto Rico of the four major beauty pageants are the following:

Puerto Rico's Big Four titleholders

Color key
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021TBAAryam Díaz
TBA		Natalia Figueroa
TBA		Cristina Mariel Ríos
TBA
2020Estefanía Soto
Top 10		↑ No Pageant HeldKrystal 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 MartínezYarelis SalgadoKrystal Xamairy
2017 Danna Hernández ×× Karla Aponte
2016 Brenda Jiménez Stephanie Del Valle
WINNER		 Gabriela Berrios ×
2015 Catalina Morales Keysi VargasWilmary 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
2003Carla TricoliJoyceline Montero
Top 20		 Dignelis Jiménez Norelis Ortíz
2002 Isis Casalduc Cassandra Polo
Top 20		Mariela LugoDeidre Rodríguez
2001 Denise Quiñones
WINNER		Barbara SerranoLorna OteroAmaricelys Reyes
2000Zoraida FonalledasSarybel VelillaRosiveliz Díaz↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines.)
1999Brenda Liz López
Top 10		Arlene Torres×
1998 Joyce Giraud
2nd Runner-Up		Antonia Alfonso×
1997Ana Rosa Brito
Top 10		Aurea MarreroYmak Fagundo
Top 15
1996Sarybel VelillaMarissa de la CaridadLydia Guzmán
1995 Desiree Lowry
Top 6		Swanni QuiñonesMaría Arroyo
1994Brenda Robles Joyce Giraud Alice Lee
1993 Dayanara Torres
WINNER		Ana Rosa BritoBrenda Robles
1992Daisy GarcíaLianabel Rosario Dayanara Torres
Top 15
1991Lizzette BouretJohanna IrizarryLizaura Quiñones
1990Luisa FortunoMagdalena PabónAna Rosa Brito
1989Catalina VillaTania CollazoMichele Cotto
1988Isabel Pardo×Yolanda Martínez
1987 Laurie Simpson
4th Runner-Up		× Laurie Simpson
WINNER
1986Elizabeth Robison
Top 10		×Elizabeth Robison
Top 15
1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu
WINNER		Iris Matias
Top 15		×
1984Sandra BeauchampMaría Rosas×
1983Carmen BátizFátima Mustafa×
1982Lourdes ManteroJannette Torres×
1981Carmen LottiAndrenira Ruíz×
1980Agnes Tañón
Top 12		Michele Torres
Top 15		×
1979Teresa LópezDaisy López×
1978 Ada Perkins María Cañizares
Top 15		×
1977Mar RiveraDidriana del RíoMarta Hernández
1976Elizabeth ZayasIvette Rosado
Top 15		Yvonne Torres
Top 15
1975Lorell Carmona Wilnelia Merced
WINNER		Gladys Salgado
1974Sonia Stege
Top 12		Loyda Vallex
1973Gladys ColónMilagros GarcíaMiriam Vargas
1972Barbara Torres Ana Nisi Goyco Miriam López
1971Beba Franco
3rd Runner-Up		Raquel QuintanaDoris Morales
1970 Marisol Malaret
WINNER		Alma Pérezx
1969Aída Betancourt××
1968Marylene Carrasquillo×Elsa Schroeder
1967 Ivonne Coll ×María Seda
1966Carol Barajadas×↑ No Pageant Held
1965Gloria Cobain×Iraida Palacios
1964Yolanda Rodríguez×Zoe Santiago
1963Jeanette Blascoechea×Aida Mercado
Top 15
1962Ana Sosa×Agnes Toro
1961Enid 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.)
1957Mapita Mercado
1956Paquita Vivo
1955Carmen Betancourt
1954Lucy Santiago
1953Wanda Irizarry
1952Marilia 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

PageantPlacementsBest result
Miss Universe23 Winner Star*.svg (1970 • 1985 • 1993 • 2001 • 2006)
Miss World16 Winner Star*.svg (1975 • 2016)
Miss International14 Winner Star*.svg (1987 • 2014)
Miss Earth4 Winner Star*.svg (2019)
Total5710 TITLES

Crossovers


Hostings

YearPageantLocationVenue
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

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References

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