Miss Universe Puerto Rico was the 59th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on October 3, 2013.
Monic Pérez of Arecibo crowned Gabriela Berrios of Toa Baja at the end of the event. Berrios represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2014 on January 25, 2015 in Doral, Florida, United States, where she won the Miss Photogenic special awards but was unplaced.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 Toa Baja – Gabriela Berrios 1st Runner-Up Bayamón – Aleyda Ortiz 2nd Runner-Up Añasco – Stephanie Soto 3rd Runner-Up Juana Díaz – Alexandra Porrata 4th Runner-Up Cayey – Patricia Quiñones 5th Runner-Up Río Grande – Larissa Santiago Top 12 Cabo Rojo – Zamira Mendoza Carolina – Linoshka Marlene Castro Cidra – Lourel Victoria Vivoni Luquillo – María Rivera San Juan – Larissa Dones Yabucoa – Tershya Marie Soto Top 16 Arecibo – Suzette Eunice Rivera Camuy – María Isabel Vélez Dorado – Kristhielee Caride Orocovis – Irmalís Rodríguez
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 Mall Tour The delegates of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 edition, made a summer mall tour. During the tour the delegates competed on different mini competitions and presented Sears summer season clothes on the runway. The mall tour mini competition awards were given as follows:
AwardsContestant Best Auto-Presentation Award Yabucoa - Tershya Soto Sears Fashionista Award Dorado - Kristhielee Caride Miss Fitness Cidra - Lourel Vivoni Most Improvised Answer Yabucoa - Tershya Soto Payless Best Legs Award Toa Baja - Gabriela Berrios Hair TRESemmé Ponce - Shantal Gonzalez Río Grande - Larissa Santiago Talent Show Award Toa Baja - Gabriela Berrios
Gala de Premios (Special Awards Gala) The Special Awards Gala took place on September 25, 2013 and the following awards were given:
AwardsContestant Best Body Award Luquillo - María Rivera Econo Altruistic Award Añasco - Stephanie Soto Caras Most Beautiful Face Award Añasco - Stephanie Soto Bloom Beauty Award Caguas - Krystal De Jesús TRESemmé Most Beautiful Hair Award Cayey - Patricia Quiñones Payless Best Catwalk Award Toa Baja - Gabriela Berrios
These awards were given during the pageant on October 3:
AwardsContestant Miss Photogenic Añasco - Stephanie Soto Miss Congeniality Camuy - María Isabel Vélez Best National Costume Carolina - Linoshka Castro Miss Sears Style Toa Baja - Gabriela Berrios
Best National Costume Result Contestant Winner Carolina - Linoshka Castro 2nd Place Luquillo - María Rivera 3rd Place Caguas - Krystal De Jesús 4th Place Orocovis - Irmalís Rodríguez 5th Place Río Grande - Larissa Santiago 6th Place Ceiba - Krystal Lee Pérez 7th Place Camuy - María Isabel Velez 8th Place Yabucoa - Tershya Soto 9th Place Cayey - Patricia Quiñones 10th Place Juana Diaz - Alexandra Porrata
Contestants 28 contestants competed for the title: MunicipalityContestantAgeHeightHometown Añasco Stephanie Soto Ríos 17 Bayamón Arecibo Suzette Eunice Rivera Sanes 23 Arecibo Bayamón Aleyda Enid Ortiz Rodríguez 24 Bayamón Cabo Rojo Zamira Mendoza Morales 20 Cabo Rojo Caguas Krystal Marie De Jesús Nogueras 18 San Juan Camuy María Isabel Vélez González 22 Ponce Carolina Linoshka Marlene Castro González 22 Carolina Cayey Patricia Quiñones Negrón 24 Cayey Ceiba Krystal Lee Pérez Flores 21 Bayamón Cidra Lourel Victoria Vivoni Ortiz 21 San Juan Dorado Kristhielee Yinaira Caride Santiago 22 Ponce Fajardo Julimar Terie Santiago Rivera 18 Fajardo Hatillo Carla Michelle Harrison Canals 25 San Juan Juana Diaz Alexandra Porrata Montalvo 19 Juana Diaz Luquillo María Rivera García 26 San Juan Mayagüez Alexandra Ninoshka Alemañy Ojeda 17 Mayagüez Morovis Luz Johanna Rivera Collazo 25 Morovis Orocovis Irmalís Rodríguez Figueroa 25 San Juan Ponce Shantal Yaniré González Peña 18 Ponce Río Grande Larissa Santiago Escazo 22 San Juan Salinas Natacha Marie Romero Correa 19 Salinas San Juan Larissa Dones Rosario 17 San Juan Toa Alta Ethelin Tort Santiago 25 Mayagüez Toa Baja Gabriela Berríos Pagán 23 San Juan Trujillo Alto Diandra Janisse Nieves Morengo 23 Trujillo Alto Utuado Natalie Maldonado Montalvo 24 Utuado Vega Alta Weadaleth Albarrán Ortiz 19 Vega Alta Yabucoa Tershya Marie Soto Morales 21 Yabucoa
Notes Miss Toa Baja, Gabriela Berrios, competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 as Toa Alta and finished as 2nd runner-up. She also competed at Miss Supranational 2012 and finished in Top 10. Miss Bayamón, Aleyda Ortiz, later placed 1st runner-up at Miss Intercontinental 2013 and later competed at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 where she became the third Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina. Miss Carolina, Linoshka Castro, was Miss Turismo Latino 2011. She also competed at Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2011 where she placed 2nd runner-up. Miss Cayey, Patricia Quiñones, competed at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 representing Rio Grande. She placed in Top 10. She later won the title of Miss Puerto Rico International 2014 and was to represent the island at Miss International 2014 before withdrawing for personal reasons. Her 1st Runner-Up, Valerie Hernandez, took her place at the pageant where she was crowned the winner. Miss Arecibo, Suzette Rivera, represented Puerto Rico at Reina Hispanoamericana 2013 where she placed 4th runner-up. Miss Hatillo, Carla Harrison, competed at Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2009 representing Camuy. She placed in Top 12. Miss Yabucoa, Tershya Soto, competed at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013. She placed in Top 20 semi-finalists. Miss Río Grande, Larissa Santiago, would later represent Puerto Rico at Miss Supranational 2017 where she finished as 4th Runner-Up and later went on to compete at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 representing Fajardo where she finished in the Top 6. Miss Luquillo, Maria Rivera, competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013 representing Guaynabo. She didn't classify. Miss Dorado, Kristhielee Caride, would later compete at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 representing Isabela where she won and was represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2016 until her dethronement on March 17, 2016. She was replaced by 1st Runner-Up Brenda Jiménez who represented the island at Miss Universe 2016 in Manila, Philippines where she failed to place in the Top 13. Miss Salinas, Natacha Romero, would later compete at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2017 representing Guayama where she finished in the Top 10.
Historical significance Toa Baja won Miss Universe Puerto Rico for the first time. The following municipalities also made the semi-finals last year were Arecibo, Cayey, Orocovis, and Toa Baja. Toa Baja placed for the fifth consecutive year. Cayey placed for the third consecutive year. Luquillo last placed in 2000. Cidra last placed in 2004. Añasco last placed in 2006. Cabo Rojo last placed in 2009. Dorado and Juana Diaz last placed in 2010. Bayamón and San Juan last placed in 2011. Camuy, Carolina, Río Grande, and Yabucoa last placed in 2012. Gabriela Berrios is the first Miss Universe Puerto Rico since Uma Blasini to win the competition after placing runner-up a previous year. Blasini placed 4th runner-up in 2005 and won in 2007. She is also the fifth consecutive winner of Miss Universe Puerto Rico to also win the Payless Best Catwalk Award.
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