Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009


The 54th Annual Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant was held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on October 22, 2008 in Hato Rey section of San Juan, Puerto Rico. A record of 70 contestants competed for the crown, in which the competition was televised live by WAPA-TV. On October 11, 2008, the show entered its final stage when twelve finalists elected by the public remained.
Ingrid Rivera, who won the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008, crowned here successor Mayra Matos of Cabo Rojo as Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, who then represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas.

Results

Placements

Special Awards

Pageant preparations

WAPA-TV signed a contract with Miss Puerto Rico Universe to transmit a reality show titled Por la corona, beginning on August 15, 2008. The public will select via text message, with five of the participants classifying directly to the pageant's semi-final. A jury composed of Sully Díaz, Mayra López Mulero and Omar Matos was assembled for the program, while Joyceline Montero was contracted as host.

Por La Corona results

Throughout eight weeks, the show Por La Corona featured a different group of 9 or 8 contestants each week. The public voted for their favorite contestant that was featured on the show that particular week. One winner was selected from each group of girls shown during the eight-week period. After the eight-week run, all 70 contestants had been featured, 8 of them had already been selected as winners, however after all contestants had been featured the public had the opportunity to select 4 more other girls to join the original 8 winners to compete for the 5 spots that will automatically advance them to the semi-finals of the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 pageant on October 22, 2008.
Winners from each week:
Dariana Santiago, Krizia Lugo, Alexandra González and Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón were the 4 other contestants the public selected.
Out of the 12 contestants selected by the public, here are the 5 contestants who will automatically advanced to the semi-finals:
Here is a list of the official 70 contestants.
RepresentsCandidatesAgeHeightHometown
AdjuntasHaydil Rivera22Adjuntas
AguadillaIzamar Rodríguez21San Juan
Aguas BuenasHelen Denis18Aguas Buenas
AibonitoSindia Torres23Ponce
AñascoCarish Pérez18Culebra
AreciboMonica Pastrana18Arecibo
ArroyoRuth Rivera21Arroyo
BarcelonetaYeslian Martinez18Luquillo
BarranquitasZullymar Ortiz18Barranquitas
BayamónStephanie Figueroa21Bayamón
Cabo RojoMayra Matos20Cabo Rojo
CaguasGlorimar Serrano18Hormigueros
CamuyJesenia Vega22Camuy
CarolinaGloria Almonte25San Juan
CatañoAgnes Benítez21Isabela
CayeyDiane Ferrer19Cayey
CeibaBethzeliz Maldonado19San Juan
CidraCoralys Rodríguez21Caguas
CoamoEdlyn Pérez19San Juan
ComeríoCarmen Marín18Comerío
CorozalStephanie Colón19Corozal
CulebraRebecca Fernández23Culebra
DoradoIda Ibarra19Dorado
FajardoAriana Robles18Fajardo
GuánicaWilmarie Rivera18Guánica
GuaynaboLorraine Suárez20San Juan
GuraboNeysa Fernández22Gurabo
HatilloJeann-Marie Maldonado22Ponce
HormiguerosNoelia Torres20Ponce
HumacaoZujeily Rivera19Bayamón
IsabelaLizbeth Collazo19Isabela
JayuyaTessy Inez Liddell17Jayuya
Juana DíazAngélica Colón18Bayamón
JuncosShamari Vázquez17Juncos
LajasGina Angeliz Herrera19Carolina
LaresDariana Santiago20Lares
Las MaríasDarling Cruz19Ponce
Las PiedrasCelimyr de Jesús21Las Piedras
LoízaEdaris López17Bayamón
LuquilloStephanie Pagán19Luquillo
ManatíSheila Santiago17Manatí
MaunaboYessenia Monge18San Juan
MayagüezKimberly Guzmán18Mayagüez
MocaOdemaris Ortiz20Moca
MorovisCarolyn Tossas18Morovis
NaguaboKrizia Lugo20Ponce
NaranjitoGloria Alicea18Naranjito
OrocovisAna Irma Rosado23Ponce
PeñuelasLiz Angela Lugo17Peñuelas
PonceDarla Pacheco19Ponce
QuebradillasYolanda Marrero21Quebradillas
RincónRoxana Ríos21Rincón
Río GrandePatricia Quiñones19Bayamón
Río PiedrasElia Enid Colón19San Juan
SalinasAlexandra González19Ponce
San GermánNicole Bahamundi19San Germán
San JuanJennifer Colón20San Juan
San LorenzoChantee Díaz20San Lorenzo
San SebastiánKrystal Mendoza18San Juan
Santa IsabelStefany Hernández20San Juan
SanturceSharon Gómez22San Juan
Toa BajaLeslie Díaz18Bayamón
Trujillo AltoDayalí Romero18Trujillo Alto
UtuadoMaricelis González26Utuado
Vega BajaEydiebel Pérez19Vega Baja
ViequesCharlyn Rodríguez19Vieques
VillalbaCindia Maldonado18Bayamón
YabucoaKarelys Robles20Yabucoa
YaucoLorraine Llaurador19Yauco

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