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Kiara Ortega
Born
Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado

(1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31)[citation needed]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Rincón Universe 2018[citation needed]
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018[1]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorDark Brown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2018
(Top 5)

Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado (born 23 August 1993)[citation needed] is a Puerto Rican 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.[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 5 placement since 2009 when Mayra Matos finished as 4th 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

  1. ^ a b "Denise: Reina de la Disciplina – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular | San Juan, Puerto Rico".
  2. ^ Caraballo, Harry Rodríguez (19 October 2018). "Kiara Ortega se luce cantando "Despacito"". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Miss Rincón es la nueva Miss Universe Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ Shaw, Gabbi. "The wildest outfits in the history of Miss Universe's National Costume Show". Insider.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe Top 5 Finalist
(with Vietnam H'Hen Niê)

2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Sara Rivera
Miss Rincón Universe
2018
Succeeded by
Incumbent