Madison Anderson

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anderson and the second or maternal family name is Berríos.
Madison Anderson
Born
Madison Sara Anderson Berríos

(1995-11-10) November 10, 1995 (age 28)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materFashion Institute of Technology
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Grand Puerto Rico 2016
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorGreen
Major
competition(s)

Madison Sara Anderson Berríos (born November 10, 1995) is a Puerto Rican-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2019 competition where she finished as the 1st Runner-Up. In 2023 she was the winner of the season 3 of La Casa de los Famosos.

Early life

Anderson was born on November 10, 1995, in Phoenix, Arizona, to an American father, Adam Anderson, and a Puerto Rican mother, Belinda Berríos.[1][2] She relocated with her family to Orlando, Florida, when she was three months old, and later graduated from Dr. Phillips High School.[3][4] After graduating from high school, Anderson began studying fashion design and textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City; she has since begun studying marketing and public relations.[5][6] Anderson previously worked in Saint Kitts and Nevis, helping women who were domestic violence victims.[7]

Pageantry

Anderson began her pageantry career as a teenager, placing as the fourth runner-up at Miss Florida Teen USA 2014.[6] Afterwards, she won the right to represent Puerto Rico in the Top Model of the World 2015 competition where she placed as 4th Runner-Up to the eventual winner Elena Kosmina of Ukraine. Afterwards, Anderson was crowned Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2016. As Miss Grand Puerto Rico, Anderson placed as the 3rd Runner-Up in Miss Grand International 2016, behind eventual winner Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia.[5][8]

After Miss Grand International, Anderson went on brief hiatus from pageantry until competing in Miss Florida USA 2019. She placed as the 1st Runner-Up behind winner Nicolette Jennings, who went on to place in the top ten of Miss USA 2019. Anderson later entered the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 competition, representing the municipality of Toa Baja. On June 13, 2019, Anderson went on to win the competition, succeeding Kiara Ortega.[9][10] As Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Anderson won the right to represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2019 competition where she finished as 1st Runner-Up, becoming the country's highest non-winning placement since Cynthia Olavarría who also finished as 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2005.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Trabajará el doble por la corona de MUPR". El Vocero. April 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday to Madison Anderson 3rd Runner-up Miss Grand International 2016!". Miss Grand International. November 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Marcial Ocasio, Jennifer A.; Cotto, Ingrid (June 14, 2019). "Miss Puerto Rico winner grew up in Florida and doesn't speak fluent Spanish. She says she represents a 'new generation.'". Orlando Sentinel.
  4. ^ Marcial Ocasio, Jennifer A. (June 14, 2019). "Boricua de Florida la nueva Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019". El Sentinel Orlando.
  5. ^ a b "Madison Anderson". Miss Grand International. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "PUERTO RICO – MADISON ANDERSON". Top Model of the World. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Madison Anderson de Toa Baja es Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. June 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Nhan sắc Tân Hoa hậu Puerto Rico 2019 gây bão vì đẹp như búp bê sống nhưng ảnh đời thường còn ngỡ ngàng hơn" (in Vietnamese). Kenh14. June 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Hernández Mercado, Damaris (June 14, 2019). "Madison Anderson: "Ser puertorriqueña se lleva en la sangre y más importante en tu corazón"" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Dia.
  10. ^ Sepúlveda, Aixa (June 14, 2019). "Madison representa más a Puerto Rico que cualquier otra reina" (in Spanish). Noticel.
  11. ^ "Dos chicas de Florida en busca de la corona de Miss Universe Puerto Rico". June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "Madison Sara Anderson crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019". India Times. June 14, 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Yolimar Lara
 Miss Toa Baja Universe
2019 		Succeeded by
Heilymar Rosario Velazquez