Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013 Explained

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013 was the 58th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 29, 2012.^[1]

Bodine Koehler of Río Grande crowned Monic Marie Pérez of Arecibo at the end of the event. Pérez represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2013 on November 9, 2013 in Moscow, and placed in the top sixteen.

Also, the contestants from Puerto Rico for the Miss Intercontinental 2013, Miss Supranational 2013, Miss Continente Americano 2013, and Top Model of the World Puerto Rico 2013 competitions were chosen.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013	Arecibo – Monic Marie Pérez
1st Runner-Up	Arroyo – Génesis María Dávila
2nd Runner-Up	Cayey – Desirée del Rio
3rd Runner-Up	Mayagüez – Cristina María Franceschini
4th Runner-Up	Orocovis – Amanda Ortiz
Top 10	Canóvanas – Nicole de Jesús Fajardo – Patricia Corcino Humacao – Roselyn Yarelis Acosta Rincón – Giselle Marie Negrón Toa Alta – Ariana Karina Díaz
Top 16	Adjuntas – Laura Irizarry Aguas Buenas – Angélica Sofía Vázquez Corozal – María Nelly Vicioso Lares – Jerrica Lee Rivera Las Piedras – Idaliz Pedraza Toa Baja – Marla Samarie Delgado

Appointment

The contestants from Puerto Rico for the Miss Intercontinental 2013, Miss Supranational 2013, Miss Continente Americano 2013, and Top Model of the World Puerto Rico 2013 competitions were chosen.

Title	Contestant
Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico 2013	Arroyo – Génesis Dávila
Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2013	Cayey – Desirée del Rio
Miss Continente Americano Puerto Rico 2013	Mayagüez – Cristina María Franceschini
Top Model of World Puerto Rico 2013	Orocovis – Amanda Ortiz

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013 Mall Tour

The delegates of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013 edition, made a summer mall tour on the most importants malls of the island. During the tour the delegates competed on different mini competitions and presented JcPenney's summer season clothes on the runway. The mall tour mini competition awards were given as follow:

Gala de Premios (Special Awards Gala)

It took place on August 23, it was hosted by Puerto Rican TV host Alexandra Fuentes. These awards were given:

Miss Altruistic Beauty	Contestant
Winner	Mayagüez - Cristina Franceschini
1st Runner-Up	Cayey - Desirée Del Río
2nd Runner-Up	Adjuntas - Laura Irizarry

These awards were given during the pageant on August 29:

Awards	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	Arecibo - Monic Pérez
Miss Congeniality	Trujillo Alto - Yubelkis Paredes
Miss JcPenney Style	Mayagüez - Cristina Franceschini

Contestants

Here is a list of the official 32 contestants:^[2]

Municipality	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Adjuntas	Laura Irizarry Montañez	21		Adjuntas
Aguas Buenas	Angélica Sofía Vázquez Lozada	19		Guaynabo
Aibonito	Marielasofía Pennet Jordan	22		Aibonito
Arecibo	Monic Marie Pérez Díaz	22		Arecibo
Arroyo	Génesis María Dávila Pérez	19		Arroyo
Bayamón	Stephanie Román De León	19		Bayamón
Caguas	Kristtal Marie Cruz Nieves	21		Bayamón
Canóvanas	Nicole De Jesús Andino	19		Bayamón
Carolina	Janyll Cintrón Torres	25		Carolina
Cataño	Karina Rosalba Núñez Cintrón	20		San Juan
Cayey	Desireé Del Río De Jesús	25		San Juan
Corozal	María Nelly Vicioso Martínez	23		San Juan
Dorado	María Alejandra Feliciano Jimenez	19		Bayamón
Fajardo	Patricia Corcino Pérez	24		Bayamón
Guaynabo	María Licell Rivera Doreo	25		Bayamón
Humacao	Roselyn Yarelis Acosta Ortega	19		Bayamón
Jayuya	Tessy Inez Liddell Acevedo	21		Bayamón
Lares	Jerrica Lee Rivera Rivera	21		Bayamón
Las Piedras	Idaliz Pedraza Izquierdo	20		San Juan
Loíza	Yanitza Marisol Rivera Rivera	26		Loíza
Luquillo	Marina Vega Berti	21		Luquillo
Mayagüez	Cristina María Franceschini Sánchez	20		Mayagüez
Orocovis	Amanda Ortíz Rosado	23		Orocovis
Patillas	Marlene Cruz García	22		Bayamón
Ponce	Catherine Irizarry Zayas	20		Ponce
Rincón	Giselle Marie Negrón Coro	24		San Juan
San Juan	Andrea Rivera Ayala	19		San Juan
San Sebastián	Bárbara Fernández Báez	21		Bayamón
Toa Alta	Ariana Karina Díaz Díaz	21		San Juan
Toa Baja	Marla Samarie Delgado Adorno	20		San Juan
Trujillo Alto	Yubelkis Inocencia Paredes Valdez	26		Trujillo Alto
Yauco	Natalia Marie Leyva Lezcano	21		Ponce

Notes

• Miss Arroyo, Genesis Davila, later competed at Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2014 representing Arroyo where she won the title and represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2014.
• Miss Bayamón, Stephanie Román, competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 representing Bayamón. She finished as 1st runner-up. She competed at Miss Continente Americano 2011 but didn't qualify and later represented Dorado at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 where she finished as 5th Runner-Up. Additionally she competed at Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2016 where she finished as 1st Runner-Up. She later assumed the title of Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2016 after Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016.
• Miss Cayey, Desireé Del Río, competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 representing Ciales. She finished as 3rd runner-up. She later competed at Miss International 2011 and finished as 3rd runner-up. Sha later went on to compete at Miss Supranational 2013, she placed on the Top 20 and won the Miss Photogenic award.
• Miss Fajardo, Patricia Corcino, competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 representing Caguas, but didn't classify. She later went on to compete on Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 where she finished on the 6th place.
• Miss Adjuntas, Laura Irizarry, won the Elite Model Look Puerto Rico 2010 and represented Puerto Rico in China.
• Miss Yauco, Natalia Leyva, was chosen to represent Puerto Rico at Reinado Internacional del Banano 2012 in Ecuador. She finished in Top 5.^[3]
• Miss Toa Alta, Ariana Diaz, competed at Top Model of the World 2013. She placed as Semi-finalist. Ariana was chosen to compete after the resignation of Miss Orocovis, Amanda Ortiz.
• Miss Corozal, María Nelly Vicioso, later competed at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 where she placed in the Top 30. She then competed at Miss Dominican Republic 2013, representing Santo Domingo Este, where she placed in the Top 13.

Historical significance

• Arecibo won Miss Universe Puerto Rico for the first time.
• The following municipalities also made the semi-finals last year were Aguas Buenas, Arroyo, Cayey, Mayagüez, Toa Alta, and Toa Baja.
• Toa Baja placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Las Piedras last placed in 2002.
• Lares last placed in 2004.
• Fajardo last placed in 2007.
• Adjuntas and Arecibo last placed in 2009.
• Dorado and Rincón last placed in 2010.
• Canóvanas, Corozal, and Humacao last placed in 2011.

Notes and References

1. News: Miss Universe Puerto Rico - Candidatas. August 2, 2012. Miss Universe Puerto Rico. August 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120816010431/http://www.missuniversepuertorico.com/candidatas/default.aspx. August 16, 2012. dead.
2. Web site: Miss Universe Puerto Rico - Candidatas . 2012-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816010431/http://www.missuniversepuertorico.com/candidatas/default.aspx . 2012-08-16 . dead .
3. Web site: Natalia Leyva parte a Ecuador – Vocero de Puerto Rico . 2012-09-08 . 2013-02-05 . https://archive.today/20130205205356/http://www.vocero.com/natalia-leyva-parte-a-ecuador/ . dead .