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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).
Miss Puerto Rico is a national title bestowed on the women representing Puerto Rico in international beauty pageants.. In 1987, Puerto Rico became the ninth nation to win the Big Three pageants of Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International.
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).
Miss Universe Puerto Rico is a national beauty pageant in Puerto Rico, held annually since 1952. Currently, the pageant is responsible for selecting Puerto Rico's delegates to Miss Universe . Since 2018, the organization is owned by Hemisphere Media Group , and the annual competition is broadcast on WAPA TV and WAPA América .
From 2005 to 2013 Puerto Rico's representative to Miss Earth was selected through the Miss Puerto Rico Earth pageant. [1] Puerto Rico did not compete in 2007–2008, 2013 and 2015–2016. Nellys Pimentel made history becoming the first Puerto Rican to win Miss Earth in 2019 .
Irma Nydia Vázquez (June 8, 1929 – May 2, 2019) was Puerto Rico's representative (as Miss Puerto Rico) to the 1948 Miss America pageant. Although Malen Pietrantoni [1] started Puerto Rico's annual participation in the event in 1937 [2] [3] as Miss Puerto Rico, [4] [5] and Zulma Caballero Lopez participated in 1938, [6] Vázquez is nonetheless generally credited with being the first Puerto ...
Miss Universe pageant host Bob Barker, left, who was master of ceremonies from 1967 to 1987, with Miss Puerto Rico Marisol Malaret Contreras in 1970 in Miami Beach (Photo: Getty Images) (Bettmann ...
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