| Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 | |
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| Date | November 12, 2009 |
| Presenters | Luisito Vigoreaux, Zuleyka Rivera, Rashel Diaz |
| Venue | Centro De Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Broadcaster | Telemundo |
| Entrants | 39 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Winner | Mariana Paola Vicente Morales Río Grande |
| Congeniality | Juanita Acosta Taveras Toa Alta |
| Photogenic | Chanty Vargas Meléndez San Juan |
The 55th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held on November 12, 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mayra Matos-Pérez, who won the title of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, crowned her successor Mariana Vicente, who will then represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant which will be held in the summer of 2010. The prelimanary took place on October 29, 2009, where 10 contestants were chosen by a groups of judges as semifinalists. Another group of 10 contestants where chosen via text message. Víctor Manuelle and Jencarlos Canela were the special guests.
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Here is a list of the official 40 contestants:[1]
| Municipalities | Contestant | Age | Height |
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| Adjuntas | Sonia Noemí Cabá de Hoyos | 26 | 5' 6" |
| Añasco | Dianne Marie Mangual Rivera | 20 | 5' 6" |
| Arecibo | Brendaliz Sánchez Soto | 22 | 5' 9" |
| Barceloneta | Zuleika "Zukka" Santiago Rivera | 23 | 5' 10" |
| Bayamón | Desmarie Nieves Candelaria | 18 | 5' 6" |
| Caguas | Patricia Corcino Pérez | 21 | 5' 6" |
| Camuy | Giannina Hernández Torres | 21 | 5' 6" |
| Canóvanas | Tatiana Marie Delgado Quiñones | 20 | 5' 8" |
| Carolina | Ariana Rodríguez Fernández | 19 | 5' 11" |
| Cayey | Aideliz Hidalgo Betances | 23 | 5' 11" |
| Corozal | Melany Rivera Avilés | 19 | 5' 9" |
| Dorado | Chrisangelly Franco Collazo | 20 | 5' 7" |
| Guayanilla | Jasmine Cardona Meléndez | 19 | 5' 8" |
| Guaynabo | Mishelle Peña Reyes | 26 | 5' 8" |
| Gurabo | Elizabeth Sánchez Castro | 23 | 5' 6" |
| Hatillo | Coral Del Mar Casanova Calcerrada | 23 | 5' 9" |
| Humacao | Liannelys Rodríguez Dávila | 19 | 5' 6" |
| Juana Díaz | Yenitza Marie Ocasio Espada | 18 | 5' 6" |
| Lares | Michelle Loraine Soto González | 18 | 5' 9" |
| Las Marías | Rocio Del Carmen Jorge Rodríguez | 19 | 5' 9" |
| Luquillo | Rose Chabel Rivera | 20 | 5' 6" |
| Manatí | Evelidys Ongay Pérez | 20 | 5' 9" |
| Mayagüez | Yeidy Enid Bosques Pérez | 22 | 6' 0" |
| Orocovis | Katherine Ivonne Ortiz Meléndez | 18 | 5' 6" |
| Ponce | Mariela Mercedes Ramirez Morales | 21 | 5' 9" |
| Quebradillas | Carla Ivelisse Quiñones Rivera | 18 | 5' 9" |
| Rincón | Ashley Michelle Ruiz Rodríguez | 21 | 5' 9" |
| Río Grande | Mariana Paola Vicente Morales | 20 | 5' 8" |
| San Germán | Andrea Teresa Jiménez Mojica | 18 | 5' 6" |
| San Juan | Chanty Vargas Meléndez | 21 | 5' 9" |
| San Lorenzo | Neysa Idallys Fernández Sotomayor | 23 | 5' 9" |
| Santa Isabel | Imarie Anaís Cintrón Alvarado | 22 | 5' 6" |
| Toa Alta | Juanita Acosta Taveras | 22 | 5' 6" |
| Toa Baja | Candy Elizabeth Figueroa Shedrack | 21 | 5' 6" |
| Trujillo Alto | Myosotis Enid Rivera López | 26 | 5' 8" |
| Utuado | Kathleen Michelle Flores Centeno | 17 | 5' 7" |
| Vega Baja | Gretchen Marie Ramos Beauchamp | 20 | 5' 8" |
| Villalba | Hilda Marie Rivera Colón | 20 | 5' 6" |
| Yabucoa | Kathryn Aydil Burgos | 25 | 5' 6" |
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:
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:
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