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Señorita Puerto Rico/Miss Puerto Rico — Ana Santisteban Directorship Miss Puerto Rico for Miss World: 1985: San Juan: Iris Matías Gonzáles Top 15 1984: San Juan: Maria De Los Angeles Rosas Silva 1983: Aibonito: Fatima Mustafá Vázquez 1982: Morovis: Jannette Torres Burgos 1981: San Juan: Andrenira Ruiz 1980: Ponce: Michele Torres Cintrón ...
BG Zoppi is the first Puerto Rican woman promoted to the rank of general in the U.S. Army Reserve. Born and raised in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico as Irene Miller y Rodriguez, she began her career as a private first class with the Military Police Corps back in 1985. She is an example of Puerto Rico’s Public School Education System to include ...
The Miss Universe [2] pageant began in 1952 and since then Puerto Rico has had 26 representatives classify in the finals, including 5 winners, 11 runners-up, 8 finalists and 2 semi-finalists. With 5 wins, Puerto Rico is the third country with the most wins behind USA (9 wins) and Venezuela (7 wins).
Michelle Marie Colón - first black woman to compete in Miss Universe beauty pageant as Miss Puerto Rico; Celestina Cordero - educator, established the first school for girls in San Juan; Rafael Cordero - known as the "father of public education in Puerto Rico"; self-educated man who provided free schooling to children regardless of race. [14]
Considered "The father of Olympic sports in Puerto Rico." Francisco Rosa Rivera, professional bodybuilder. Félix Serrallés, professional racing driver. Debora Seilhamer, Olympic volleyball player. Jesse Vassallo, swimmer Former president (2004-2008), Puerto Rico Swimming Federation and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Portugués is bounded on the North by the hills north of Pandura Road, on the South by Camino de Ponce (Golf Club) Street, Majagua Street, Arboleda Street, and PR-504, on the West by Turell Road, La Zarza Road, PR-10 (roughly), and on the East by PR-505, the hills west of Río Bayagán, the eastern slopes of El Gato Hill (Cerro El Gato) and First Street (Calle 1).
Marilyn Pupo (born November 23, 1950) is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican actress, singer and television show host. She is known for her stint as a television show host at Telemundo Puerto Rico's Noche de Gala alongside Eddie Miro, and for starring in the telenovela "El Idolo", also on that channel, alongside Jose Luis Rodriguez, during 1980 and 1981, as well as in other soap operas, such as "Maria ...
The Miss Puerto Rico pageant had the Miss International franchise from 1960 to 1997, after a two-year hiatus, a new pageant was created called Miss Puerto Rico Turismo that sent representatives until 2007 when a new organization acquired the franchise (Creative Options Inc. – Fernando Oquendo Vega).