Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 Explained

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 was the 60th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Centro Ferial Juan H. Cintrón in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on October 9, 2014.

Gabriela Berrios of Toa Baja crowned Catalina Morales of Guaynabo at the end of the event. Morales represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015	– Catalina Morales
1st Runner-Up	Aguas Buenas – Nivializ Pérez
2nd Runner-Up	– Nicole Marie Colón
3rd Runner-Up	Humacao – Stephanie Cruz
4th Runner-Up	– Alina Teresa Román
5th Runner-Up	Utuado – Brenda Paola Hernández
Top 12	Adjuntas – Karol Maryorie Ayala – Andrea Nicole Mercado Arecibo – Perla del Mar Matos – Valeria Torres Lares – Melanie Rivera – Wilmary Monción Román
Top 20	Caguas – Josmarie Soto Camuy – Lorena Segarra Rancel Coamo - María Elis Rodríguez – Rayza Merari Rivera Las Marías – Nobiraida Zoet Infante Las Piedras – Valeria Ivelisse Rivera – Frances Cintrón – Paola Campos

Gala de Premios (Special Awards Gala)

The Special Awarda Gala took place on October 1, 2014 and the following awards were given:

Also, the Hotel Melia in Ponce, chose six contestants that will be the official image of the hotel of their new publicity. The chosen contestants were: Miss Cayey (Nicole Colon), Miss Guaynabo (Catalina Morales), Miss Humacao (Stephanie Cruz), Miss Aguas Buenas (Nivializ Perez), Miss Mayaguez (Alina Roman), and Miss Ponce (Frances Cintron).

These awards will be given during the pageant on October 9:

Awards	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	Aguas Buenas – Nivializ Pérez
Miss Congeniality	Yauco - Elinnette Rodríguez
Best National Costume	San Juan - Heilymar Rosario

Best National Costume

The Top 10 for Best National Costume were announced on September 8, 2014 during the Trajes de Tipico (Best National Costume) event. The winner and runners-up were announced during the pageant on October 9, 2014.

Contestants

Here is a list of the official 45 contestants:

Municipality	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Adjuntas	Karol Maryorie Ayala Arroyo	19		Adjuntas
Aguada	Lourdes Villarrubia Varela	21		Aguada
Aguadilla	Natalie Marrero Aponte	19		Aguadilla
Aguas Buenas	Nivializ Pérez Hernández	21		San Juan
Añasco	Andrea Nicole Mercado Egipciaco	18		Bayamón
Arecibo	Perla Del Mar Matos Rodríguez	19		Arecibo
Barceloneta	Yanelis Urbistondo Gómez	22		San Juan
Bayamón	Valeria Torres Vélez	22		Bayamón
Cabo Rojo	Paola Andrea González Cabrera	18		Cabo Rojo
Caguas	Josmarie Soto Mercado	19		San Juan
Camuy	Lorena Segarra Rancel	19		Ponce
Cataño	Zuania Emali Vélez Castro	19		San Juan
Cayey	Nicole Marie Colón Rivera	21		Cayey
Cidra	Yara Lynnette Cid Borrero	22		San Juan
Coamo	María Elis Rodríguez Irizarry	17		Ponce
Corozal	Wallis Nannette Rosa Bobe	25		Corozal
Dorado	Rayza Merari Rivera Fernández	24		Dorado
Guánica	Paulina Victoria Palerm	20		Ponce
Guayanilla	Syndie Berríos Orengo	22		Guayanilla
Guaynabo	Catalina Morales Gómez	24		Guaynabo
Gurabo	Giovanna Raquel López	23		Bayamón
Hormigueros	Keidelyn Morales Castillo	17		Mayagüez
Humacao	Stephanie Cruz	19		Humacao
Isabela	Nashalie Rodríguez Franco	18		Isabela
Juana Díaz	Leira Ivette González Santiago	24		Juana Díaz
Juncos	Lyshne T. Torres Sotomayor	21		San Juan
Lajas	Itzaira Vélez Pardo	23		Lajas
Lares	Melanie Rivera Ruiz	23		Cayey
Las Marías	Nobiraida Zoet Infante Bosques	24		Las Marías
Las Piedras	Valeria Ivelisse Rivera Smith	25		Las Piedras
Maricao	Ninoshka Isabel Gabrielini Pérez	22		Maricao
Mayagüez	Alina Teresa Román Hubers	19		Mayagüez
Moca	Anaira González Hernández	20		Moca
Peñuelas	Marelys Santos Flores	27		Ponce
Ponce	Frances Cintrón González	19		Ponce
Rincón	Pamela Ruiz Babilonia	23		San Juan
Salinas	Wilmary Monción Román	23		Salinas
San Germán	Paola Campos Latorre	19		San Germán
San Sebastián	Mirelis Mercado Arocho	19		Bayamón
Santa Isabel	Jailene Enid Santiago Martínez	20		Santa Isabel
Toa Alta	Karla Sofia Rodríguez Rivera	21		San Juan
Utuado	Brenda Paola Hernández Santiago	19		Utuado
Villalba	Juleimy Rentas Bermúdez	17		Ponce
Yabucoa	Dinora Ruiz Arroyo	24		San Juan
Yauco	Elinnette Rodríguez Calderín	19		Yauco

See also

• Miss Puerto Rico

Notes

• The pageant originally consisted of 51 contestants but Miss Sabana Grande (Perla Aquino), Miss Guayama (Hilda Rivera), Miss Carolina (Ashley Ruiz), Miss Hatillo (Tania Soto), Miss Quebradillas (Keysi Marie Vargas), and Miss San Juan (Heilymar Rosario) withdrew for various reasons, dropping the number of contestants to 45.
• Miss Carolina, Ashley Ruiz, previously competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 representing Rincón where she finished in Top 10. She also competed at Miss International Puerto Rico 2012 where she won the title.^[1]
• Miss Cayey, Nicole Colón, previously competed at Miss Pan American International 2012 where she won the title.
• Miss Gurabo, Giovanna López, previously competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 representing San Lorenzo but failed to place in semi-finals.
• Miss Lajas, Itzaira Vélez, previously competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 representing Lajas but failed to place in semi-finals.
• Miss Lares, Melanie Rivera Ruíz, previously competed at Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2010 where she won the title.^[1]
• Miss Quebradillas, Keysi Marie Vargas, withdrew from the competition after being appointed to represent Puerto Rico in Miss Intercontinental 2014 in Germany.
• Miss San Juan, Heilymar Rosario, withdrew from the competition for medical reasons after developing severe pneumonia being hospitalized for almost three weeks. She would later compete the following year at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 where she finished as 2nd Runner-Up. Additionally she represented Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2016 where she won the title. She later competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 representing Toa Baja where she finished in the Top 5.

Historical significance

• Guaynabo won Miss Universe Puerto Rico for the fifth time, the last time was Zoribel Fonalledas in 2000.
• The following municipalities also made the semi-finals last year were Añasco, Arecibo, Bayamón, Camuy, Cayey, and Dorado.
• Cayey placed for the fourth consecutive year as well as the Top 5 for the third consecutive year.
• Coamo and San Germán last placed in 2007.
• Caguas and Salinas last placed in 2009.
• Las Marías and Utuado last placed in 2010.
• Guaynabo and Ponce last placed in 2011.
• Adjuntas, Aguas Buenas, Humacao, Lares, Las Píedras, and Mayagüez last placed in 2013.

Notes and References

1. http://www.metro.pr/certamenes/caras-nuevas-buscan-corona-de-miss-universe-p-r-2015/pGXnel!h27FQOJAWJUyc/ Caras nuevas buscan corona de Miss Universe - Metro PR