Denise Quiñones
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Denise Marie Quiñones August (born November 9, 1980 in Ponce, PR) was the 4th Puerto Rican winner of the Miss Universe contest. She represented Lares when she won the right to represent Puerto Rico in the Miss Puerto Rico pageant.
Quiñones won the contest in her own backyard - Puerto Rico - in 2001. Her win, over Greek supermodel Evelina Papantoniou came on the Miss Universe pageant's 50th anniversary.
Quiñones's win came on the heels of massive audience support during the telecast, the placement of Dayanara Torres (former Miss Universe from Puerto Rico) and her then-husband Puerto Rican Marc Anthony on the judging panel, and the early preparations for the 2002 pageant to also be held in Puerto Rico.
Quiñones lived in New York City for a year, enjoying the benefits that all winners of the contest have. Among these privileges are: 5 year make-up and haircare for free, a car, wardrobe, professional representation by the Miss Universe Organization, a $60,000 scholarship to a New York City film school, and travelling opportunities. During her reign, Quiñones traveled to, among others, Indonesia, Cuba, and Japan.
On the night of the Miss Universe 2002 contest, she gave her crown, in front of another hometown crowd, to the controversial Oxana Fedorova of Russia.
Since relinquishing the title, Quiñones attended the School for Film and Television's two-year Conservatory Acting Program. Rather unknown among her fellow students, many of them were surprised to find out Quiñones was a former Miss Universe.
Now an actress, Quiñones starred in the Spanish version of Nilo Cruz's play ""Ana en el trópico" (Anna in the Tropics) and continues to hone her talent in the United States.
For her role in ("Ana in the Tropics") she was nominated and awarded an ACE and Hola Awards. In October 2005 she was selected for the role of Doña Rosita, in the Federico Garcia Lorca's poetic play "Doña Rosita the Spinster." Denise has also been nominated for another ACE awards for her role in this play.
Most recently, Quiñones guest-starred on a fifth-season episode of the hit WB Network television series Smallville. She played Andrea, a masked avenger who fought crime in Metropolis and invited Clark Kent (Tom Welling) to join her in her adventures. On the heels of her Smallville role, she was also cast in the role of "Rachel", a young fighter pilot in the pilot for the Aquaman-based TV series Mercy Reef which was in development for the CW Television Network. The pilot did not fly for the Fall 2006 lineup but may take off as midseason replacement.
Quiñones has been recently been romantically linked to René Pérez, also known as Residente in the Puerto Rican hip hop duo Calle 13.
In November 2006, Denise will be leading the NYC Cast of "Zanahorias (Carrots)", a comedy by Spanish playwright Antonio Zancada. The show will open at The Duke on 42nd Street Theater, right in the heart of Manhattan's Theater District. Zanahoria's Official Website
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| Preceded by Zoribel Fonalledas |
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 |
Succeeded by Johanna Treviño succeeded to title |
| Preceded by Lara Dutta |
Miss Universe 2001 |
Succeeded by Oxana Fedorova |
| Miss Universe Organization Titleholders 2001 |
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| Miss Universe Denise Quiñones |
Miss USA Kandace Krueger |
Miss Teen USA Marissa Whitley |
| Big Four Pageants Titleholders 2001 |
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| Miss Universe Denise Quiñones |
Miss World Agbani Darego |
Miss Earth Catharina Svensson |
Miss International Małgorzata Rożniecka |
