Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009

The 54th Annual Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant was held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on October 22, 2008 in Hato Rey section of San Juan, Puerto Rico. A record of 70 contestants competed for the crown, in which the competition was televised live by WAPA-TV. On October 11, 2008, the show entered its final stage when twelve finalists elected by the public remained.[1]

Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
DateOctober 22, 2008
PresentersBraulio Castillo, hijo
Rodolfo Jimenez
Zuleyka Rivera
VenueColiseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
BroadcasterWAPA-TV
Entrants70
Placements20
WithdrawalsCanóvanas, Comunidad Puertorriqueña en Estados Unidos, Guayama, Vega Alta, Villalba, Yauco
ReturnsAdjuntas, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Añasco, Arroyo, Cabo Rojo, Camuy, Cataño, Cayey, Ceiba, Cidra, Coamo, Comerío, Culebra, Guánica, Hormigueros, Humacao, Jayuya, Juncos, Lajas, Las Marías, Las Piedras, Loíza, Luquillo, Manatí, Maunabo, Mayagüez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Peñuelas, Quebradillas, Rincón, Río Grande, Río Piedras, San Germán, San Lorenzo, Santa Isabel, Toa Baja, Vega Baja, Vieques, Yabucoa
WinnerMayra Matos Pérez
Cabo Rojo
CongenialityElia Enid Colón
Río Piedras
PhotogenicJeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón
Hatillo

Ingrid Rivera, who won the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008, crowned here successor Mayra Matos of Cabo Rojo as Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, who then represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2009[2][3] in Nassau, Bahamas.

Results

Placements
Final Results Contestant
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
 Cabo Rojo - Mayra Matos
1st Runner-Up
 San Juan - Jennifer Colón
2nd Runner-Up
 Santurce - Sharon Gómez
3rd Runner-Up
 Adjuntas - Haydil Rivera
4th Runner-Up
 Cataño - Agnes Benítez
5th Runner-Up
 Vega Baja - Eydiebel Pérez
Top 12

Barceloneta - Yeslian Martinez
Bayamón - Stephanie Figueroa
Hatillo - Jeann-Marie Maldonado
Juana Díaz - Angélica Colón
Río Grande - Patricia Quiñones
San Lorenzo - Chantee Díaz

Top 20

Arecibo - Monica Pastrana
Caguas - Glorimar Serrano
Carolina - Gloria Almonte
Corozal - Stephanie Colón
Guaynabo - Lorraine Suárez
Naguabo - Krizia Lugo
Ponce - Darla Pacheco
Salinas - Alexandra González

Special Awards
Awards Contestant
Superation Award & Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
  • Hatillo - Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón
Beautiful Face Award
Beautiful Hair Award

Pageant preparations

WAPA-TV signed a contract with Miss Puerto Rico Universe to transmit a reality show titled Por la corona, beginning on August 15, 2008. The public will select via text message, with five of the participants classifying directly to the pageant's semi-final.[4] A jury composed of Sully Díaz, Mayra López Mulero and Omar Matos was assembled for the program, while Joyceline Montero was contracted as host.[5]

Por La Corona results

Throughout eight weeks, the show Por La Corona featured a different group of 9 or 8 contestants each week. The public voted for their favorite contestant that was featured on the show that particular week. One winner was selected from each group of girls shown during the eight-week period. After the eight-week run, all 70 contestants had been featured, 8 of them had already been selected as winners, however after all contestants had been featured the public had the opportunity to select 4 more other girls to join the original 8 winners to compete for the 5 spots that will automatically advance them to the semi-finals of the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant on October 22, 2008.

Winners from each week:

Dariana Santiago (Lares), Krizia Lugo (Naguabo), Alexandra González (Salinas) and Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón (Hatillo) were the 4 other contestants the public selected.

Out of the 12 contestants selected by the public, here are the 5 contestants who will automatically advanced to the semi-finals:

Castings

Contestants

Here is a list of the official 70 contestants.

RepresentsCandidatesAgeHeightHometown
Adjuntas Haydil Rivera 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Adjuntas
Aguadilla Izamar Rodríguez 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) San Juan
Aguas Buenas Helen Denis 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Aguas Buenas
Aibonito Sindia Torres 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Ponce
Añasco Carish Pérez 18 1.68 m (5 ft 6 1⁄4 in) Culebra
Arecibo Monica Pastrana 18 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) Arecibo
Arroyo Ruth Rivera 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Arroyo
Barceloneta Yeslian Martinez 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Luquillo
Barranquitas Zullymar Ortiz 18 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄4 in) Barranquitas
Bayamón Stephanie Figueroa 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bayamón
Cabo Rojo Mayra Matos 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Cabo Rojo
Caguas Glorimar Serrano 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Hormigueros
Camuy Jesenia Vega 22 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄4 in) Camuy
Carolina Gloria Almonte 25 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) San Juan
Cataño Agnes Benítez 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Isabela
Cayey Diane Ferrer 19 1.67 m (5 ft 5 3⁄4 in) Cayey
Ceiba Bethzeliz Maldonado 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) San Juan
Cidra Coralys Rodríguez 21 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Caguas
Coamo Edlyn Pérez 19 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) San Juan
Comerío Carmen Marín 18 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Comerío
Corozal Stephanie Colón 19 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Corozal
Culebra Rebecca Fernández 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Culebra
Dorado Ida Ibarra 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Dorado
Fajardo Ariana Robles 18 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Fajardo
Guánica Wilmarie Rivera 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Guánica
Guaynabo Lorraine Suárez 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) San Juan
Gurabo Neysa Fernández 22 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Gurabo
Hatillo Jeann-Marie Maldonado 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Ponce
Hormigueros Noelia Torres 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Ponce
Humacao Zujeily Rivera 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Bayamón
Isabela Lizbeth Collazo 19 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Isabela
Jayuya Tessy Inez Liddell 17 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Jayuya
Juana Díaz Angélica Colón 18 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) Bayamón
Juncos Shamari Vázquez 17 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Juncos
Lajas Gina Angeliz Herrera 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) Carolina
Lares Dariana Santiago 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Lares
Las Marías Darling Cruz 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Ponce
Las Piedras Celimyr de Jesús 21 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Las Piedras
Loíza Edaris López 17 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Bayamón
Luquillo Stephanie Pagán 19 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Luquillo
Manatí Sheila Santiago 17 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Manatí
Maunabo Yessenia Monge 18 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) San Juan
Mayagüez Kimberly Guzmán 18 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Mayagüez
Moca Odemaris Ortiz 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) Moca
Morovis Carolyn Tossas 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Morovis
Naguabo Krizia Lugo 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Ponce
Naranjito Gloria Alicea 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Naranjito
Orocovis Ana Irma Rosado 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Ponce
Peñuelas Liz Angela Lugo 17 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Peñuelas
Ponce Darla Pacheco 19 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Ponce
Quebradillas Yolanda Marrero 21 1.82 m (5 ft 11 3⁄4 in) Quebradillas
Rincón Roxana Ríos 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) Rincón
Río Grande Patricia Quiñones 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bayamón
Río Piedras Elia Enid Colón 19 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) San Juan
Salinas Alexandra González 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Ponce
San Germán Nicole Bahamundi 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) San Germán
San Juan Jennifer Colón 20 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) San Juan
San Lorenzo Chantee Díaz 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) San Lorenzo
San Sebastián Krystal Mendoza 18 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) San Juan
Santa Isabel Stefany Hernández 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) San Juan
Santurce Sharon Gómez 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄4 in) San Juan
Toa Baja Leslie Díaz 18 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bayamón
Trujillo Alto Dayalí Romero 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Trujillo Alto
Utuado Maricelis González 26 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Utuado
Vega Baja Eydiebel Pérez 19 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Vega Baja
Vieques Charlyn Rodríguez 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Vieques
Villalba Cindia Maldonado 18 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bayamón
Yabucoa Karelys Robles 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄4 in) Yabucoa
Yauco Lorraine Llaurador 19 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) Yauco

Notes
  • Miss Cabo Rojo, Mayra Matos, represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas where she finished as 4th runner-up. This was Puerto Rico's highest placement so far at Miss Universe since Zuleyka Rivera's win in 2006 until 2018 when Kiara Ortega also finished in the Top 5 and until recent Miss Universe 2019, where Madison Anderson positioned as 1st runner up. She previously won the title of Miss Teen International 2006.
  • Miss San Juan, Jennifer Colón, later competed at Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2009 representing Bayamón where she won and later went on to represent Puerto Rico at Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa where she failed to place in the semi-finals.[6] She previously finished as 2nd runner-up at Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2006.
  • Miss Santurce, Sharon Gómez, represented Puerto Rico at Miss International 2006 in Beijing, China where she finished in the semi-finals. She also finished as 3rd runner-up at Miss Hawaiian Tropic 2008 and competed in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008. She was also Miss Puerto Rico Turismo 2006.
  • Miss Adjuntas, Haydil Rivera, previously held the titles of Miss Teen Puerto Rico 2004, Miss Teen World 2004, Miss Puerto Rico International 2007 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss International 2007 in Tokyo, Japan where she finished in the semi-finals.
  • Miss Arroyo, Ruth Rivera, competed in Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2004 and Miss World Puerto Rico 2005.
  • Miss Carolina, Gloria Almonte, held the titles Miss New York Teen USA 2001 and Miss New York USA 2007 and finished as 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2001 and was unplaced at Miss USA 2007.
  • Miss Canóvanas, Carla Vázquez, and Miss Patillas, Rosaura Latorre resigned from the competition only days before the final pageant night. The public found about their resignation during the preliminary competition when neither contestant participated in the event.
  • Miss Maunabo, Yessenia Monge, was the shortest participant in Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 (5'2").
  • Miss Jayuya, Tessy Inez Liddell, is the only contestant who was never featured on the show Por La Corona.
  • Miss Yabucoa, Karelys Robles, was hospitalized and had to go under surgery days before the final competition, therefore she was not able to compete during the final competition.

Crossovers
  • Monica Pastrana (Miss Arecibo), Stephanie Figueroa (Miss Bayamón), and Agnes Benítez (Miss Cataño) participated at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2009. Agnes became one of the semi-finalists but was eliminated right before the twelve finalists were selected. Monica and Stephanie became part of the official twelve finalists, however Stephanie was disqualified from the competition within the first week, and Monica finished in seventh place overall.[7]
  • Glorimar Serrano (Miss Caguas), Rebecca Fernández (Miss Culebra), and Jennifer Colón Alvarado (Miss San Juan) participated at Miss World Puerto Rico 2009. Glorimar and Rebecca placed as one of the twelve semi-finalists, and Jennifer won the pageant.
  • Yessenia Monge (Miss Maunabo) later participated at Miss Puerto Rico Petite 2009.
  • Darla Pacheco (Miss Ponce) would later represent Puerto Rico at Miss International Beauty 2009 in which she placed as a semi-finalist.[8] On November 7, 2011, Darla later competed in Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 pageant representing Yabucoa where she finished as Top 10. She later won the title of Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2012 and represented the island at Miss Earth 2012 but failed to place in the semi-finals.
  • Agnes Benítez (Miss Cataño) would later represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2009.[9] pageant in which she placed as a semi-finalist and was appointed the title of Miss Tourism of Americas. In 2011 Agnes was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Earth 2011[10] and she represented Puerto Rico at Miss Earth 2011 but failed to place in the semi-finals.
  • Stephanie Pagan (Miss Luquillo) would later represent United States at Miss Intercontinental 2009 in which she placed as a semi-finalist.[11]
  • Mónica Pastrana (Miss Arecibo) would later represent Puerto Rico at Miss International 2009.[6]

References
  1. Amary Santiago Torres (2008-10-11). "Llega a su etapa final". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  2. "Entretenimiento - Primera Hora". Primera Hora. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. "Al Coliseo de Puerto Rico el certamen local de Miss Universo". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. "El público elegirá a la nueva reina". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  5. Mariela Fullana Acosta (2008-08-15). "El lado no tan bello de los certámenes". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  6. "De Bayamón Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2009". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. "Nuestra Belleza Latina". Univision.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Agnes Eileen Benítez Crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2011 - Beauty Pageant News". Beautypageantnews.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2011-08-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.