Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 Explained

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 was the 68th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 27, 2024.^[1]

Karla Guilfú Acevedo of Patillas crowned Jennifer Colón Alvarado of Orocovis as her successor at the end of the event. Colón represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant held in Mexico, where she placed as a top twelve finalist.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant^[2]
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024	Orocovis – Jennifer Colón^[3]
Miss Charm Puerto Rico 2024	Salinas – Carolina Gómez^[4]
1st Runner Up	Corozal – Orlanis Rivera
2nd Runner Up	Lares – Ivana Carolina Irizarry Fritany
3rd Runner Up	Toa Alta – Stephanie Soto
Top 10	Ciales – Karen Caraballo Fajardo – Giuliana Cusnier Juana Díaz – Winedly Lugo Lind Toa Baja – Aracelis Moreno Vega Alta – Reina Ríos
Top 15	Arecibo – Raizha Enid Cruz Camuy – D’Loruama Robles Cayey – Karina von Gundlach Dorado – Lexiomi Mercado Guaynabo – Jerusha Claudio Ford

Special awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Miss Photogenic	Toa Alta – Stephanie Soto	^[5] ^[6]
Miss Personality	Añasco – Angelisse Lucena
Total Look	San Juan – Kellyan Soto
L´Oréal Most Beautiful Hair	Salinas – Carolina Gómez
L´Oréal Most Radiant Skin	Orocovis – Jennifer Colón
L´Oréal Mujer De Valor	Lares – Ivana Irizarry
My Way Award	Corozal – Orlanis Rivera
Colgate Impactful Smile	Salinas – Carolina Gómez

Contestants

Twenty-eight contestants will compete for the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024:^[7]

Municipality	Contestant	Age
Aguadilla	Claribel Rosa Bocanegra	46
Añasco	Angelisse Marie Lucena Nazario	31
Arecibo	Raizha Enid Cruz Figueroa	31
Arroyo	Génesis María Dávila Pérez	33
Bayamón	Myrtis Sahara Álvarez Villalobos	27
Caguas	Camila Beatrice Ramírez Osorio	24
Camuy	D’Loruama Robles Delgado	27
Canóvanas	Evimary Piñero Colón	28
Carolina	Cinthia de la Cruz	38
Cayey	Karina Sarieh von Gundlach Pomales	26
Ciales	Karen Cristina Caraballo Figueroa	29
Comerío	Carla María Camacho Ramírez	19
Corozal	Orlanis Naomi Rivera	24
Dorado	Lexiomi Mercado Fuentes	27
Fajardo	Giuliana Andrea Cusnier Palermo	22
Guaynabo	Jerusha Miren Claudio Ford	27
Hatillo	Keliann Krystal Jiménez	30
Isabela	Kamila Krystal Vera de Jesús	22
Juana Díaz	Winedly Marie Lugo Lind	37
Lares	Ivana Carolina Irizarry Fritany	30
Manatí	Joan Marie Falcon	34
Naranjito	Lyanne Marie Morales	32
Orocovis	Jennifer Colón Alvarado	36
Salinas	Carolina Mía Gómez Cumba	27
San Juan	Kellyan Soto	26
Toa Alta	Stephanie Soto Ríos	31
Toa Baja	Aracelis Moreno Santana	30
Vega Alta	Reina de los Ángeles Ríos	24

Judges

The following individuals were selected as judges:^[8]

Preliminary

• Saudy Rivera – Television presenter
• Marta Siverio – Businesswoman
• Keyla La Santa – Social worker
• Hermes Croatto – Singer
• Ronlys Zacarías – Influencer
• Rodríguez Terry – Plastic surgeon
• Wesley Pérez – Businessman

Final

• Saudy Rivera – Television presenter
• Marta Siverio – Businesswoman
• Rodríguez Terry – Plastic surgeon
• Harry Robles – Fashion designer
• Modesto Lacén – Actor
• Madison Anderson – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 from Toa Baja
• Ashley Cariño – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 from Fajardo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henry . Pedro Correa . Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 valida la nueva regla de edad . Primera Hora . April 19, 2024 . Spanish.
2. Web site: Puerto Rico crowns mom of three, veteran beauty queen as Miss Universe 2024 bet. Manila Standard. en. 3 July 2024. 15 August 2024.
3. Web site: 28 June 2024 . Jennifer Colón Alvarado se corona como Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 . 28 June 2024 . Metro Puerto Rico . es.
4. [OFFICIAL] Congrats to CAROLINA MÍA GÓMEZ CUMBA @carolinagomez.mc - Miss Charm Puerto Rico 2024.. misscharm.tv. July 15, 2024. July 15, 2024. C9cnFXeTrcW. en.
5. Web site: Elegancia en su máxima expresión en la competencia preliminar de MUPR 2024. . June 24, 2024 . June 24, 2024. es.
6. News: Elegancia en su máxima expresión en la competencia. June 24, 2024. WAPA-TV. June 24, 2024. es.
7. Web site: Mercado . Damaris Hernández . Candidatas de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 fluctúan entre 19 a 46 años . . April 19, 2024 . Spanish.
8. Web site: Núñez . Bárbara Sepúlveda . ¿Qué puedes esperar de la competencia preliminar de Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024? . El Nuevo Día . June 23, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240623043511/https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/que-puedes-esperar-de-la-competencia-preliminar-de-miss-universe-puerto-rico-2024/ . June 23, 2024 . es.