Kiara Ortega
Kiara Ortega | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado August 23, 1993 |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Rincón Universe 2018[citation needed] Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018[1] |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Dark Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Top 5) |
Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado (born August 23, 1993)[citation needed] is a Puerto Rican dancer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018.[2] She represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand.[3] She finished in the Top 5 at Miss Universe 2018.
Personal life
Ortega was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[citation needed] She works for an organization named Centro Inés which provides different educational, recreational and support services for children and seniors to help develop a sense of independence, creativity, and mastery of skills.[citation needed]
Pageantry
On 20 September 2018, Ortega began her pageantry career representing Rincón in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 competition at Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, where she was crowned as Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018.[citation needed] She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2017 Danna Hernández.[citation needed] Ortega is also the third woman with noticeably mixed (African and Indigenous) features to win Miss Universe Puerto Rico after Alba Reyes in 2004 and Zuleyka Rivera in 2006. Ortega represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, finishing in the Top 5,[1] effectively ending a 4-year drought for Puerto Rico and giving the Island its first top five placement since 2009 when Mayra Matos finished as fourth runner-up.
In 2018 Kiara wore a costume to represent Puerto Rico which featured the Puerto Rican flag colors, three pairs of hands and a star for a headdress.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Denise: Reina de la Disciplina – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular | San Juan, Puerto Rico".
- ^ Caraballo, Harry Rodríguez (19 October 2018). "Kiara Ortega se luce cantando "Despacito"". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Miss Rincón es la nueva Miss Universe Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Shaw, Gabbi. "The wildest outfits in the history of Miss Universe's National Costume Show". Insider.
