Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
Date	October 9, 2014
Presenters	Raymond Arrieta, Alexandra Fuentes, Monic Pérez
Venue	Centro Ferial Juan H. Cintrón Ponce, Puerto Rico
Broadcaster	Telemundo
Entrants	45
Placements	20
Withdrawals	Carolina, Ceiba, Fajardo, Hatillo, Luquillo, Morovis, Orocovis, Río Grande, San Juan, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Vega Alta
Returns	Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Cataño, Coamo, Corozal, Guánica, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marías, Las Piedras, Maricao, Moca, Peñuelas, Rincón, San Germán, San Sebastián, Santa Isabel, Villalba, Yauco
Winner	Catalina Morales Gómez Guaynabo
Congeniality	Elinnette Rodríguez Calderín Yauco
Photogenic	Nivializ Pérez Hernández Aguas Buenas

The 60th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Centro Ferial Juan H. Cintrón on Ponce, Puerto Rico, on October 9, 2014. Gabriela Berrios, who won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014, crowned her successor at end of the event, Catalina Morales of Guaynabo, who will represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2015.

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014	Guaynabo – Catalina Morales Gómez
1st Runner-Up	Aguas Buenas – Nivializ Pérez Hernández
2nd Runner-Up	Cayey – Nicole Marie Colón Rivera
3rd Runner-Up	Humacao – Stephanie Cruz
4th Runner-Up	Mayagüez – Alina Teresa Román Hubers
5th Runner-Up	Utuado – Brenda Paola Hernández Santiago
Top 12	Adjuntas – Karol Maryorie Ayala Arroyo Añasco – Andrea Nicole Mercado Egipciaco Arecibo – Perla Del Mar Matos Rodríguez Bayamón – Valeria Torres Vélez Lares – Melanie Rivera Ruiz Salinas – Wilmary Monción Román
Top 20	Caguas – Josmarie Soto Mercado Camuy – Lorena Segarra Rancel Coamo – María Elis Rodríguez Irizarry Dorado – Rayza Merari Rivera Fernández Las Marías – Nobiraida Zoet Infante Bosques Las Piedras – Valeria Ivelisse Rivera Smith Ponce – Frances Cintrón González San Germán – Paola Campos Latorre

Contestants

Here is a list of the official 45 contestants:

Municipality	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Adjuntas	Karol Maryorie Ayala Arroyo	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Adjuntas
Aguada	Lourdes Villarrubia Varela	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Aguada
Aguadilla	Natalie Marrero Aponte	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Aguadilla
Aguas Buenas	Nivializ Pérez Hernández	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	San Juan
Añasco	Andrea Nicole Mercado Egipciaco	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Bayamón
Arecibo	Perla Del Mar Matos Rodríguez	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Arecibo
Barceloneta	Yanelis Urbistondo Gómez	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Juan
Bayamón	Valeria Torres Vélez	22	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Bayamón
Cabo Rojo	Paola Andrea González Cabrera	18	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Cabo Rojo
Caguas	Josmarie Soto Mercado	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	San Juan
Camuy	Lorena Segarra Rancel	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ponce
Cataño	Zuania Emali Vélez Castro	19	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	San Juan
Cayey	Nicole Marie Colón Rivera	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Cayey
Cidra	Yara Lynnette Cid Borrero	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	San Juan
Coamo	María Elis Rodríguez Irizarry	17	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Ponce
Corozal	Wallis Nannette Rosa Bobe	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Corozal
Dorado	Rayza Merari Rivera Fernández	24	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Dorado
Guánica	Paulina Victoria Palerm	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ponce
Guayanilla	Syndie Berríos Orengo	22	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Guayanilla
Guaynabo	Catalina Morales Gómez	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Guaynabo
Gurabo	Giovanna Raquel López	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Bayamón
Hormigueros	Keidelyn Morales Castillo	17	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Mayagüez
Humacao	Stephanie Cruz	19	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Humacao
Isabela	Nashalie Rodríguez Franco	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Isabela
Juana Díaz	Leira Ivette González Santiago	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Juana Díaz
Juncos	Lyshne T. Torres Sotomayor	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Juan
Lajas	Itzaira Vélez Pardo	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Lajas
Lares	Melanie Rivera Ruiz	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Cayey
Las Marías	Nobiraida Zoet Infante Bosques	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Las Marías
Las Piedras	Valeria Ivelisse Rivera Smith	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Las Piedras
Maricao	Ninoshka Isabel Gabrielini Pérez	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Maricao
Mayagüez	Alina Teresa Román Hubers	19	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Mayagüez
Moca	Anaira González Hernández	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Moca
Peñuelas	Marelys Santos Flores	27	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Ponce
Ponce	Frances Cintrón González	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ponce
Rincón	Pamela Ruiz Babilonia	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Juan
Salinas	Wilmary Monción Román	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Salinas
San Germán	Paola Campos Latorre	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Germán
San Sebastián	Mirelis Mercado Arocho	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Bayamón
Santa Isabel	Jailene Enid Santiago Martínez	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Santa Isabel
Toa Alta	Karla Sofia Rodríguez Rivera	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	San Juan
Utuado	Brenda Paola Hernández Santiago	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Utuado
Villalba	Juleimy Rentas Bermúdez	17	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Ponce
Yabucoa	Dinora Ruiz Arroyo	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Juan
Yauco	Elinnette Rodríguez Calderín	19	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Yauco

Gala de Premios (Special Awards Gala)

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

Award	Contestant
Best Body Award	Cataño – Zuania Velez
Miss Sears Fashionista Style	Salinas – Wilmary Moncion
Caras Most Beautiful Face Award	Humacao – Stephanie Cruz
Bloom Beauty Award	Aguas Buenas – Nivializ Perez
TRESemmé Most Beautiful Hair Award	Guaynabo – Catalina Morales
Bakers Best Catwalk/Legs Award	Cayey – Nicole Colon

Also, the Hotel Melia in Ponce, chose six contestants that will be the 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:

Award	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.

Final Results	Contestant
Winner	San Juan – Heilymar Rosario
2nd Place	Dorado – Rayza Rivera
3rd Place	Salinas – Wilmary Monción
4th Place	Arecibo – Perla Del Mar
5th Place	Lajas – Itzaira Velez
6th Place	Guaynabo – Catalina Morales
7th Place	Cayey – Nicole Colón
8th Place	Camuy – Lorena Segarra

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• Utuado – Brenda Hernández

|- | 10th Place |

• Añasco – Andrea Mercado

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Contestant Notes

• Miss Carolina previously competed in Miss International Puerto Rico 2012 where she won the title.
• Miss Cayey, Nicole Colón, previously competed in Miss Pan American International 2012 where she won the title.
• Miss Gurabo, Giovanna López, previously competed in Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 representing San Lorenzo but failed to place in the semifinals.
• Miss Lajas, Itzaira Vélez, previously competed in Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 representing Lajas but failed to place in the semifinals.
• Miss Lares, Melanie Rivera Ruíz, previously competed in Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2010 where she won the title.
• Miss Quebradillas, Keysi Marie Vargas, withdrew from the competition after being appointed to represent Puerto Rico in Miss Intercontinental 2014 in Egypt/Jordan.
• Miss San Juan, Heilymar Rosario, withdrew from the competition due to medical reasons after developing severe pneumonia being hospitalized for almost three weeks.

References

• Miss Puerto Rico 2015 Favoritas
• Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 is Catalina Morales