Kiara Ortega

Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado (born 23 August 1993) is a Puerto Rican dancer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018.[2] She represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand.[3] She finished in the Top 5 at Miss Universe 2018.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortega and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

Kiara Ortega
Born
Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado

(1993-08-23) 23 August 1993
Rincón, Puerto Rico
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
TitleMiss Rincón Universe 2018
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorDark Brown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Top 5)

Personal life

Ortega was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She works for an organization named Centro Inés which provides different educational, recreational and support services for children and seniors to help develop a sense of independence, creativity, and mastery of skills.

Pageantry

On 20 September 2018, Ortega began her pageantry career representing Rincón in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 competition at Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, where she was crowned as Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018. She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2017 Danna Hernández. Ortega is also the third woman with noticeably mixed (African and Indigenous) features to win Miss Universe Puerto Rico after Alba Reyes in 2004 and Zuleyka Rivera in 2006. Ortega represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, finishing in the Top 5,[1] effectively ending a 4-year drought for Puerto Rico and giving the Island its first Top 5 placement since 2009 when Mayra Matos finished as 4th Runner-Up.

In 2018 Kiara wore a costume to represent Puerto Rico which featured the Puerto Rican flag colors, three pairs of hands and a star for a headdress.[4]

References
  1. "Denise: Reina de la Disciplina – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular | San Juan, Puerto Rico".
  2. Caraballo, Harry Rodríguez (19 October 2018). "Kiara Ortega se luce cantando "Despacito"". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. "Miss Rincón es la nueva Miss Universe Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. Shaw, Gabbi. "The wildest outfits in the history of Miss Universe's National Costume Show". Insider.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Maria Poonlertlarp
Keysi Sayago		 Miss Universe Top 5 Finalist
(with H'Hen Niê)
2018		 Succeeded by
Gabriela Tafur
Paweensuda Drouin
Preceded by
Danna Hernández		 Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2018		 Succeeded by
Madison Anderson
Preceded by
Sara Rivera		 Miss Rincón Universe
2018		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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