Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023
DateAugust 24, 2023
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueLuis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BroadcasterWAPA-TV
Entrants30
Placements15
WinnerKarla Inelisse Guilfú
Patillas
PhotogenicGina Lee García (Cataño)
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Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 was the 67th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 24, 2023.[1]

Ashley Cariño of Fajardo crowned Karla Guilfú of Patillas as her successor at the end of the event, and she represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023, held in El Salvador on November 18, where she was placed in the Top 5.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
  • Cabo Rojo – Daniela Victoria Arroyo González
  • Cayey – Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro
  • Loíza – Angela Escalera Carrasquillo
  • Ponce – Natalia Elena Zayas Morales
  • Salinas – Gabriela Veguilla Cotto
Top 15
  • Caguas – Celimar Rosario Caballero
  • Canóvanas – Andrea Sofia Collazo
  • Culebra – Nathalie Santa Cruz Bacardi
  • Hatillo – Thaiz Mariel Maceira Candelaria
  • Lajas – Karina Rivera Camacho

Special awards

Award Winner Ref.
Miss Photogenic [2]
Miss Personality
  • Lajas – Karina Rivera Camacho
Ceravé & Vichy Miss Radiant Skin
L´Oréal Most Beautiful Hair
  • Cayey – Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro
L´Oréal Mujer De Valor
  • Patillas – Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo
My Way Award
  • Patillas – Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo
Colgate Optic White Impactful Smile

Contestants

30 delegates competed for the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023:[3]

Municipality Contestant
Aguadilla Paola Crystal Rosa Badillo
Barceloneta Nemesie Naara Martínez Negron
Barranquitas Rocío del Mar Avilés Mercado
Bayamón Gabriela Paola Santiago Ortiz
Cabo Rojo Daniela Victoria Arroyo González
Caguas Celimar Rosario Caballero
Canóvanas Andrea Sofia Collazo
Carolina Luisa Angélica Vázquez Ríos
Cataño Gina Lee García Colón
Cayey Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro
Culebra Nathalie Santa Cruz Bacardi
Dorado Devi Michelle Alfonso Daniels
Fajardo Camila Molina Garcia
Guaynabo Carmen Angélica Figueroa Guzmán
Hatillo Thaiz Mariel Maceira Candelaria
Isabela Fiorella Medina Perez
Jayuya Cristina Martes Lugo
Lajas Karina Rivera Camacho
Loíza Angela Escalera Carrasquillo
Manatí Sachelle González Rodriguez
Naguabo Janairi Pomales García
Patillas Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo
Peñuelas Mistral Cedanio Rojas
Ponce Natalia Elena Zayas Morales
Río Grande Xarimar Acevedo Pabón
Salinas Gabriela Veguilla Cotto
San Juan Rina Rivera Vargas
San Lorenzo Isarel Marielis Román Almeda
Toa Baja Kiara Rivera Escudero
Trujillo Alto Juanita Polanco Irizarry

Judges

Preliminary

  • Anna Di Marco – Hematologist and oncologist[4]
  • Fernando Álvarez Soto – Model, financial analyst and businessman[4]
  • Ismanuel Rodríguez – Performing arts director[4]
  • Uka Green – Professional relationalist, writer and blogger[4]
  • Wanda González – Aesthetic doctor[4]
  • Carlos Thompson – President of De La Cruz[4]
  • Aixa Vázquez – News anchor[4]

Final

  • Kiara Ortega – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 from Rincón[5]
  • Aixa Vázquez – News anchor[5]
  • Carlos Thompson – President of De La Cruz[5]
  • José Raúl Montes – Oculofacial surgeon[5]
  • Nilda Morales – President and chief executive of SER Puerto Rico[5]
  • Leonardo Cordero Suria – Businessman, fashion designer and chief executive of Leonardo Fifth Avenue[5]
  • Karla Ortiz – Model[5]

References

  1. ^ Hernández Mercado, Damaris (2023-05-16). "Presentan las 33 candidatas a Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023". Primera Hora (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Así fue la competencia preliminar de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023". El Nuevo Dia. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ "¿Quiénes son las candidatas de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023?". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Todo listo para la transmisión de la preliminar de Miss Universe Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Kiara Liz Ortega y Tommy Torres estarán presentes en la gran noche final de MUPR 2023" (in Spanish). WAPA-TV. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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