Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 Explained

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 was the 57th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 7, 2011.

Viviana Ortiz of Corozal crowned Bodine Koehler of Río Grande at the end of the event. Koehler represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2012 on December 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Also, Stephanie Román, Chanty Vargas, and Valery Velez, who were chosen to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Continente Americano, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Supranational, also crowned their successors to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Continente Americano 2012, Miss Intercontinental 2012 and Miss Supranational 2012.

In addition to that, Top Model of the World Puerto Rico 2012 was also crowned. On March 15, 2012, when Vanessa De Roide was crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012 and was forced to give up the title of Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico, Desiree Lowry, the director of the franchise Miss Universe Puerto Rico, said they were thinking of choosing a candidate detail to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental in October in Germany.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012
Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico 2012
Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2012
Miss Continente Americano Puerto Rico 2012
Top Model of the World 2012
1st Runner-Up
  • Aguada – Shaleyka Cristine Vélez
Top 10
Top 16

Special awards

AwardContestant
Best Smile
Best Legs
Best Figure
Best Hair
Most Beautiful Face
Skinny Cow Best Style
Payless Best Catwalk Award
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
JCPenney Style Award
Best National Costume

Castings

Casting calls were held throughout Puerto Rico during the summer of 2011. Only 39 became the official contestants in an event on July 10, 2011 in Teatro Ambassador in San Juan. The judges of the final choice were trainer, Jackie Rodriguez, stylist, Junior Melendez, ex-Miss Puerto Rico contestant, Mari Tere Benes, choreographer, Estela Velez, designers, Richard Cotto and Rebecca Tiago and beauty queens expert Edgardo Virella.

Contestants

Here is a list of the official 39 contestants:[1]

MunicipalityContestantAgeHeightHometown
AguadaShaleyka Vélez Avilés18Aguada
AguadillaEmily Kristina Torres Suárez18San Juan
Aguas BuenasNadyalee Torres López23Aguas Buenas
ArroyoJennifer Guevara Campos24Arroyo
BayamónKiara Lee Soto Colón20Bayamón
CamuyVerónica Rodríguez Hernández22Camuy
CanóvanasWendilys Cruz Fontánez20Canóvanas
CarolinaVanessa De Roide Toledo24Carolina
CatañoKiara Zayas Rodríguez18San Juan
CayeyNicole Marie Pérez Aponte22Bayamón
CoamoVictoria Angélica Caraballo17San Juan
DoradoVilmarie Rosado Calderón26Carolina
FloridaKrystal Lynn Domenech Ramos19Florida
GuayamaYolanda Marrero González24Guayama
GuaynaboIsabel Marisa Corsino Carro26Guaynabo
GuraboIlliane Benítez Álamo19Bayamón
HormiguerosJeanelly Vargas18Carolina
HumacaoBeverly Serrano Lebrón19Humacao
LajasBeverly Alvarez Torres18San Juan
Las PiedrasLucianne Meléndez Rivera18Las Piedras
LoízaSasha Valdés Orta27San Juan
LuquilloIsisnachelly Rosario Rivera20Carolina
MayagüezMara Liz Rivera Ramos19Mayagüez
MorovisRaiza González Montes19Bayamón
NaguaboArtdalis Pérez19Naguabo
OrocovisYanilis Limar Torres Rodríguez19Bayamón
Río GrandeBodine Koehler Peña19San Juan
Sabana GrandeSue Haley Torres Feliciano19Sabana Grande
San GermánStephanie Cancel Prieto20San Germán
San JuanNanette Marie Miranda Rivera22San Juan
Toa AltaGabriela Berríos Pagán20San Juan
Toa BajaRahman Khalil Mohamed19Toa Baja
Trujillo AltoCarmen Alicia Torres Ortiz20Trujillo Alto
UtuadoLinnette Zoé Vélez Cortés22Utuado
YabucoaDarli Arni Pacheco Montañez21San Juan
YaucoJennifer Lorraine Luyando Cruz21Bayamón

Notes

Historical significance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss Universe Puerto Rico . 2011-09-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110822055347/http://missuniversepuertorico.com/mu/nt/nt.asp?i=10 . 2011-08-22 .