Zashely Alicea

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Zashely Alicia
Born
Zashely Nicole Alicea Rivera

(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 26)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma mater University of Puerto Rico (BS)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[ citation needed ]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2025
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
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competitions

Zashely Nicole Alicea Rivera (born June 23, 1999) is a Puerto Rican dancer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2025. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

In 1999, Zashely Rivera was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was raised and educated. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. [1] [3]

Alicea was an athlete in artistic gymnastics for 10 years. She represented Puerto Rico at competitions in Las Vegas and Orlando. As a member of the junior gymnastics team, she also participated at the 2008 Pan American Club Championships, held in Puerto Rico. She was later selected to be part of the Puerto Rican youth team in 2013. [2] [4]

She began her dance training in 2009 at the Julián E. Blanco Specialized Ballet School, where she graduated from level 8. In 2011, she joined the Mauro Ballet school. In 2014, she became a soloist with the Youth Company. In 2017, she joined the company as a semi-soloist, where she was later promoted to soloist, her current role. [2]

Pageantry

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2025

Alicea won Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2025, at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, on August 14, 2025. She was crowned by her predecessor Jennifer Colón. At the preliminary competition, She won two awards: Miss Total Look Runway and Best Fashion Runway. [5] [6]

Miss Universe 2025

Alicea will represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand.

References

  1. 1 2 Díaz, Francisco Javier (2025-08-15). "Zashely Alicea Rivera: "No logro asimilar por completo que soy la nueva Miss Universe Puerto Rico"". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  2. 1 2 3 Ballet, Mauro. "Zashely Alicea". Mauro Ballet. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. 1 2 Santiago, Aracelis (2025-06-02). "Miss Dorado 2025 - Miss Universe Puerto Rico" . Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Zashely Alicea revela que Zuleyka Rivera la inspiró para ganar Miss Universe Puerto Rico: 'Quería ser como ella'". es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com (in Spanish). 2025-08-23. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Dorado se alza con la corona de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2025". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  6. ↑ Caraballo, Harry (2025-08-14). "Zashely Alicea se corona como Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2025". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jennifer Colón, Orocovis
 Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2025 		Succeeded by
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