| Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 | |
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| Date | October 22, 2008 |
| Presenters | Braulio Castillo, hijo Rodolfo Jimenez Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza |
| Venue | Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico |
| Broadcaster | WAPA-TV |
| Entrants | 70 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Winner | Mayra Matos Pérez Cabo Rojo |
| Congeniality | Elia Enid Colón Río Piedras |
| Photogenic | Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón Hatillo |
The 54th Annual Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant was held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico on October 22, 2008. About 70 competed for the crown, in which the competition was televised live by WAPA-TV. The winner of the pageant will represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant.[1][2] On October 11, 2008, the show entered its final stage when twelve finalists elected by the public remained.[3]
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Special Awards:
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 semifinal.[4] A jury composed of Sully Díaz, Mayra López Mulero and Omar Matos was assembled for the program, while Joyceline Montero was contracted as host.[5]
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 (Lares), Krizia Lugo (Naguabo), Alexandra González (Salinas) and Jeann-Marie Maldonado Cintrón (Hatillo) 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.
| Representing | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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| Adjuntas | Haydil Rivera Escobales | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Adjuntas |
| Aguadilla | Izamar Rodríguez | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | San Juan |
| Aguas Buenas | Helen Denis | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Aguas Buenas |
| Aibonito | Sindia Torres | 23 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Ponce |
| Añasco | Carish Pérez | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | Culebra |
| Arecibo | Mónica Cristina Pastrana González | 18 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Arecibo |
| Arroyo | Ruth Rivera | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Arroyo |
| Barceloneta | Yeslian Martinez | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Luquillo |
| Barranquitas | Zullymar Ortiz | 18 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | Barranquitas |
| Bayamón | Stephanie Figueroa | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bayamón |
| Cabo Rojo | Mayra Matos Pérez | 20 | 1.80 m (5 ft 10 3⁄4 in) | Cabo Rojo |
| Caguas | Glorimar Serrano | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Hormigueros |
| Camuy | Jesenia Vega | 22 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄4 in) | Camuy |
| Carolina | Gloria Sophia Almonte | 25 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | The Bronx |
| Cataño | Agnes Eileen Benítez Santiago | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Isabela |
| Cayey | Diane Ferrer | 19 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | Cayey |
| Ceiba | Bethzeliz Maldonado Torres | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | San Juan |
| Cidra | Coralys Rodríguez | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Caguas |
| Coamo | Edlyn Pérez | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Santurce |
| Comerio | Carmen G. Marín | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Comerio |
| Corozal | Stephanie Colón | 19 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Corozal |
| Culebra | Rebecca Fernández Pérez | 23 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Culebra |
| Dorado | Ida Ibarra | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Dorado |
| Fajardo | Ariana Robles | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Fajardo |
| Guánica | Wilmarie Rivera | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Guánica |
| Guaynabo | Lorraine Suárez | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | San Juan |
| Gurabo | Neysa Fernández Sotomayor | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Gurabo |
| Hatillo | Jeann Marie Maldonado Cintrón | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Ponce |
| Hormigueros | Noelia Torres | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Ponce |
| Humacao | Zujeily Rivera | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Bayamón |
| Isabela | Lizbeth Collazo | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Isabela |
| Jayuya | Tessy Inez Liddell | 17 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Jayuya |
| Juana Díaz | Angélica Colón | 18 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Bayamón |
| Juncos | Shamari Vázquez | 17 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Juncos |
| Lajas | Gina Angeliz Herrera | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Carolina |
| Lares | Dariana Santiago | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Lares |
| Las Marías | Darling Cruz | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Ponce |
| Las Piedras | Celimyr de Jesús | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Las Piedras |
| Loíza | Edaris López | 17 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Bayamón |
| Luquillo | Stephanie Pagán | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Luquillo |
| Manatí | Sheila Santiago | 17 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Manatí |
| Maunabo | Yessenia Monge | 18 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | San Juan |
| Mayagüez | Kimberly Guzmán | 18 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Mayagüez |
| Moca | Odemaris Ortiz | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Moca |
| Morovis | Carolyn Tossas | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Morovis |
| Naguabo | Krizia Lugo | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Ponce |
| Naranjito | Gloria Alicea | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Naranjito |
| Orocovis | Ana Irma Rosado | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Ponce |
| Peñuelas | Liz Angela Lugo | 17 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Peñuelas |
| Ponce | Darla Pacheco Montañez | 19 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | Ponce |
| Quebradillas | Yolanda Marrero | 21 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | Quebradillas |
| Rincón | Roxana Ríos | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Rincón |
| Río Grande | Patricia Quiñones | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bayamón |
| Río Piedras | Elia Enid Colón | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Río Piedras |
| Salinas | Alexandra González | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Ponce |
| San Germán | Nicole Bahamundi González | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | San Germán |
| San Juan | Jennifer Colón ALvarado | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | San Juan |
| San Lorenzo | Chantee Díaz | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | San Lorenzo |
| San Sebastián | Krystal Mendoza | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Bayamón |
| Santa Isabel | Stefany Hernández | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Ponce |
| Santurce | Sharon Haydée Gómez Díaz | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | Miami |
| Toa Baja | Leslie Díaz | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bayamón |
| Trujillo Alto | Dayalí Romero | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Trujillo Alto |
| Utuado | Maricelis González | 26 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Utuado |
| Vega Baja | Eydiebel Pérez Méndez | 19 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Vega Baja |
| Vieques | Charlyn Rodríguez | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Vieques |
| Villalba | Cindia Maldonado | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bayamón |
| Yabucoa | Karelys Robles | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | Yabucoa |
| Yauco | Lorraine Llaurador | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | Yauco |
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