Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010 was the 55th Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant, held at the Centro De Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 12, 2009.
Mayra Matos crowned Mariana Vicente at the end of the event. Vicente represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant, and placed in the Top 10.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 Río Grande– Mariana Paola Vicente 1st Runner-Up Carolina – Ariana Rodriguez 2nd Runner-Up Cayey – Aideliz Hidalgo 3rd Runner-Up Mayagüez – Yeidy Bosques 4th Runner-Up Hatillo – Coral Del Mar Casanova Top 10 Barceloneta – Zuleyka Santiago Dorado – Chrisangelly Franco Manatí – Evelidys Ongay Rincón – Ashley Michelle Ruíz San Lorenzo – Neysa Fernández Top 20 Bayamón – Desmarie Nieves Humacao – Liannelys Rodríguez Juana Díaz – Yenitzia Marie Ocasio Las Marías – Rocío del Carmen Jorge Orocovis – Katherine Ivonne Ortiz Ponce – Mariela Mercedes Ramirez Santa Isabel – Imarie Anaís Cintrón Toa Baja – Candy Elizabeth Figueroa Utuado – Kathleen Michelle Flores Yabucoa – Kathryn Aydil Burgos
Castings Eight casting calls were held throughout Puerto Rico beginning on May 9, 2009 and ending on June 28, 2009. Over 60 women were selected as pre-contestants, but only 40 became the official contestants in an event on July 11, 2009 in Teatro Ambassador in San Juan. During the event five contestants were given the Special Awards of the night:
Best Presentation/Projection: Ariana Rodriguez - Miss Carolina Best Catwalk: Aideliz Hidalgo - Miss Cayey Best Look Change: Juanita Acosta - Miss Toa Alta Best Mood in Competition: Kathleen Flores - Miss Utuado Best Self-Presentation: Coral Del Mar Casanova - Miss Hatillo
Buscando La Mas Bella Buscando La Mas Bella is an interactive reality show featuring the 40 contestants in different activities and challenges. Each week people will have the chance to vote through a text message for their favorite contestant of the week, that contestant will have the chance to automatically advance to the finals and land a spot in the Top 20. There will be 10 contestant chosen like that, the other 10 will be chosen in the Preliminatory competition by a panel of experts. The show airs Sundays on Telemundo, since August 30 and finished on October 29, two weeks before the final night of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010. The show is hosted by Miss Puerto Rico national director and ex-Miss Puerto Rico 1995, Desiree Lowry. A panel of judges composed of Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico 2000, Zoribel Fonalledas, fashion designer Luis Antonio and actor Albert Rodriguez evaluate the girls each week in their challenges.
Buscando La Mas Bella winners: 1st Week Winner: Acting Challenge: Yenitzia Ocasio - Miss Juana Diaz 2nd Week Winner: Physical Condition Challenge: Rocio Jorge - Miss Las Marias 3rd Week Winner: Outfit Presentation Challenge: Imarie Cintrón - Miss Santa Isabel 4th Week Winner: Commercial "Pico y Espuela" Challenge: Candy Figueroa - Miss Toa Baja 5th Week Winner: Celebrity Interview Challenge: Kathryn Burgos - Miss Yabucoa 6th Week Winner: Protocol Challenge: Kathleen Flores - Miss Utuado 7th Week Winner: Halloween Photoshoot Challenge: Desmarie Nieves - Miss Bayamón 8th Week Winner: Dance Routine Challenge: Katherine Ortiz - Miss Orocovis Preliminary Competition People's Choice: Chrisangelly Franco - Miss Dorado Primera Hora Newspaper People's Choice: Liannelys Rodriguez - Miss Humacao
Contestants 39 contestants competed for the title:
MunicipalityContestantAgeHeight Adjuntas Sonia Noemí Cabá de Hoyos 26 Añasco Dianne Marie Mangual Rivera 20 Arecibo Brendaliz Sánchez Soto 22 Barceloneta Zuleyka "Zukka" Santiago Rivera 23 Bayamón Desmarie Nieves Candelaria 18 Caguas Patricia Corcino Pérez 21 Camuy Giannina Hernández Torres 21 Canóvanas Tatiana Marie Delgado Quiñones 20 Carolina Ariana Rodríguez Fernández 19 Cayey Aideliz Hidalgo Betances 23 Corozal Melany Rivera Avilés 19 Dorado Chrisangelly Franco Collazo 20 Guayanilla Jasmine Cardona Meléndez 19 Guaynabo Mishelle Peña Reyes 26 Gurabo Elizabeth Sánchez Castro 23 Hatillo Coral Del Mar Casanova Calcerrada 23 Humacao Liannelys Rodríguez Dávila 19 Juana Díaz Yenitza Marie Ocasio Espada 18 Lares Michelle Loraine Soto González 18 Las Marías Rocio Del Carmen Jorge Rodríguez 19 Luquillo Rose Chabel Rivera 20 Manatí Evelidys Ongay Pérez 20 Mayagüez Yeidy Enid Bosques Pérez 22 Orocovis Katherine Ivonne Ortiz Meléndez 18 Ponce Mariela Mercedes Ramirez Morales 21 Quebradillas Carla Ivelisse Quiñones Rivera 18 Rincón Ashley Michelle Ruiz Rodríguez 21 Río Grande Mariana Paola Vicente Morales 20 San Germán Andrea Teresa Jiménez Mojica 18 San Juan Chanty Vargas Meléndez 21 San Lorenzo Neysa Idallys Fernández Sotomayor 23 Santa Isabel Imarie Anaís Cintrón Alvarado 22 Toa Alta Juanita Acosta Taveras 22 Toa Baja Candy Elizabeth Figueroa Shedrack 21 Trujillo Alto Myosotis Enid Rivera López 26 Utuado Kathleen Michelle Flores Centeno 17 Vega Baja Gretchen Marie Ramos Beauchamp 20 Villalba Hilda Marie Rivera Colón 20 Yabucoa Kathryn Aydil Burgos 25
Notes Miss Río Grande is a well known model in the island and won "La Cara de Imagen L'Oréal 2005". Miss Barceloneta is a well known supermodel in the island and represented Puerto Rico in Miss Global Beauty Queen 2008. Miss Mayagüez is a well known supermodel in the island. She previously competed in Miss Puerto Rico 2006 where she finished as Top 13 and in Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2005. Miss Cayey competed in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2008 and finished as 9th place. Miss Canóvanas competed for Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010 and finished as 2nd runner-up. Miss San Juan was semi-finalist for Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010. Miss Dorado competed in Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2006 where she finished as 1st runner-up. Miss Rincón won the Miss Puerto Rico Teenage 2006. Miss San Lorenzo competed in Miss Puerto Rico 2009 but didn't qualify as a finalist. Miss Carolina competed in the Elite Model Look 2004 where she qualified as Top 15. Miss Salinas competed in Miss Puerto Rico 2004 but she didn't qualify as a finalist. Miss Caguas competed in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 and finished as 6th place.
Disqualifications Miss Salinas, Karen Marie Lopez, left the competition on November 10, apparently for undisclosed personal reasons.
Crossovers Yeidy Bosques (Miss Mayagüez) was crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2010 and was crowned Miss Earth Fire 2010 as 3rd runner-up. Aideliz Hidalgo (Miss Cayey) was crowned Miss Puerto Rico international 2010 and finished as Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss International 2010.
Franchise Change In 2009 Magali Febles lost the franchise to send Puerto Rico's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Puerto Rico 1995, Desiree Lowry was appointed as the new owner of the franchise, making the Miss Puerto Rico 2010 pageant the first pageant under the direction of Desiree who took over the preparation of Mayra Matos for competing in Miss Universe 2009.
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