Miss Puerto Rico

Miss World Puerto Rico
Formation	1959
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Puerto Rico;
Membership	Miss World
Official language	Spanish, English
National Director	Wilnelia Merced
Miss World Puerto Rico	Valeria Pérez (2025)

Miss Universe Puerto Rico
Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Puerto Rico;
Membership	Miss Universe
Official language	Spanish, English
National Director	Yicette Cifredo
Miss Universe Puerto Rico	Karla Guilfú (2023)

Miss Puerto Rico
	Past Logo of Miss Universe Puerto Rico
Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	San Juan
Location	Puerto Rico;
Membership	Miss Universe; Miss World; Miss International; Miss Earth; Miss Supranational ; Miss Grand International; Miss Intercontinental; Miss Global
Official language	Spanish, English
Award(s)	17 Major Titles Won:; 5 Miss Universe; 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006; 2 Miss World; 1975, 2016; 2 Miss International; 1987, 2014; 1 Miss Earth; 2019; 1 Miss Supranational 2018 ; 1 Miss Grand International; 2013; 4 Miss Intercontinental 1986, 1991, 2010, 2016; 1 Miss Global; 2023

Miss Puerto Rico is a national title bestowed on the women representing Puerto Rico in international beauty pageants.

In 1987, Puerto Rico became the ninth nation to win the Big Three pageants of Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. In 2019, Puerto Rico won Miss Earth, becoming the fourth nation to win the Big Four pageants. Having also won Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Intercontinental by 2019, Puerto Rico became the first nation—and only one as of 2023—to win the Big Six or Grand Slam and the Big Seven pageants.

As the second Ibero-American nation and fourth nation globally with the most titles in the Big Three, Big Four, Grand Slam, and Big Seven pageants, Puerto Rico, which has won 17 major titles as of 2023, is considered a powerhouse in the industry of beauty pageants, alongside Venezuela, United States, Philippines, and India.^[1]

In Puerto Rico, beauty queens are an important part of the culture. The businesswoman in the modeling and beauty industry in charge of many Puerto Rican representatives in international pageants between 1952 and 1998, Anna Santisteban, popularly known as the Hacedora de Reinas (Maker of Queens), is recognized as the figure who established the fervent enthusiasm for beauty queens in Puerto Rico. As the holder of the Miss Universe franchise in Puerto Rico, Santisteban produced three international winners in 1970, 1985 and 1993.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Despite being an American territory as a commonwealth (Spanish: estado libre asociado, lit. 'free associated state') with democratic self-governance, Puerto Rico competes in international beauty competitions as a separate and independent nation from the United States since 1952, as it does in the Olympic Games since 1948 and the Pan American Games since 1955.

Ibero-American and world rankings

Big Three world ranking by year of complete achievement

As of 2023, the following 14 nations, in order of achievement year, have won Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International, or the three oldest and most prestigious international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Three:


Complete Achievement in the Big Three Pageants
Ranking	Year Achieved	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International
1	1965	Germany 84.6M pop.	6	1961	1956•1980	1965•1989 2022
2	1967	Argentina 47.3M pop.	4	1962	1960•1978	1967
3	1971	Brazil 203.0M pop.	4	1963•1968	1971	1968
4	1972	Australia 26.0M pop.	7	1972•2004	1968•1972	1962•1982 1992
5	1973	Finland 5.6M pop.	4	1952•1975	1957	1973
6	1974	United States 334.9M pop.	15	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1973•1990 2010	1974•1978 1982
7	1976	France 68.0M pop.	4	1953•2016	1953	1976
8	1985	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	22	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023
9	1987	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	9	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014
10	1989	Netherlands 18.0M pop.	4	1989	1959•1962	1961
11	1996	Greece 10.4M pop.	3	1964	1996	1994
12	2013	Philippines 116.4M pop.	11	1969•1973 2015•2018	2013	1964•1970 1979•2005 2013•2016
13	2015	Spain 48.5M pop.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008
14	2018	Mexico 131.1M pop.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009

Big Three Ibero-American ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the 23 nations of Ibero-America, in order of number of titles won, have performed as follows in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International, or the three oldest and most prestigious international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Three:


Titles Won by Ibero-American Nations in the Big Three Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International
1	Venezuela 35.6M hab.	22	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023
2	Puerto Rico 9.1M hab.^[b]	9	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014
3	Mexico 131.1M hab.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009
4	Colombia 52.6M hab.	5	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004
5	Spain 48.5M hab.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008
6	Brazil 203.0M hab.	4	1963•1968	1971	1968
7	Argentina 47.3M hab.	4	1962	1960•1978	1967
8	Peru 33.7 hab.	3	1957	1967•2004	0
9	Dominican Republic 11.4M hab.	2	2003	1982	0
10	Panama 4.4M hab.	2	2002	0	1998
11	Costa Rica 5.0M hab.	2	0	0	1980•1983
12	Chile 19.9M hab.	1	1987	0	0
12	Nicaragua 6.8M hab.	1	2023	0	0
13	Ecuador 17.4M hab.	1	0	0	2011
	Guatemala 18.9M hab.		0	0	1984
	Portugal 10.4M hab.		0	0	1996
14	Andorra 85.1K hab.	0	0	0	0
	Bolivia 12.1M hab.		0	0	0
	Cuba 10.9M hab.		0	0	0
	El Salvador 7.5M hab.		0	0	0
	Honduras 10.4M hab.		0	0	0
	Paraguay 6.2M hab.		0	0	0
	Uruguay 3.4M hab.		0	0	0

Big Three world ranking by number of titles

As of 2023, the following nations, in order of number of titles won, have won more times in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International, or the three oldest and most prestigious international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Three:


Titles Won in the Big Three Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International
1	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	22	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023
2	United States 334.9M pop.	15	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1973•1990 2010	1974•1978 1982
3	Philippines 116.4M pop.	11	1969•1973 2015•2018	2013	1964•1970 1979•2005 2013•2016
4	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	9	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014
5	India 1.4B pop.	9	1994•2000 2021	1966•1994 1997•1999 2000•2017	0
6	Australia 26.0M pop.	7	1972•2004	1968•1972	1962•1982 1992
7	United Kingdom 67.7M pop.	7	0	1961•1964 1965•1974 1983	1969•1972
8	South Africa 60.4M pop.	6	1978•2017 2019	1958•1974 2014	0
8	Sweden 10.5M pop.	6	1955•1966 1984	1951•1952 1977	0
9	Mexico 131.1M pop.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009
10	Germany 84.6M pop.	6	1961	1956•1980	1965•1989 2022
11	Colombia 52.6M pop.	5	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004
12	Spain 48.5M pop.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008
13	Poland 41.0M pop.	5	0	1989•2021	1991•1993 2001

Big Four world ranking by year of complete achievement

As of 2023, the following 5 nations, in order of achievement year, have won Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, or the four most historically important international beauty pageants, known collectively as the Big Four:


Complete Achievement in the Big Four Pageants
Ranking	Year Achieved	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth
1	2004	Brazil 203.0M pop.	6	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009
2	2005	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	24	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013
3	2013	Philippines 116.4M pop.	15	1969•1973 2015•2018	2013	1964•1970 1979•2005 2013•2016	2008•2014 2015•2017
4	2019	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	10	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019
5	2020	United States 334.9M pop.	16	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1973•1990 2010	1974•1978 1982	2020

Big Four Ibero-American ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the 23 nations of Ibero-America, in order of number of titles won, have performed as follows in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, or the four most historically important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Four:


Titles Won by Ibero-American Nations in the Big Four Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth
1	Venezuela 35.6M hab.	24	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013
2	Puerto Rico 9.1M hab.^[b]	10	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019
3	Mexico 131.1M hab.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009	0
4	Brazil 203.0M hab.	6	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009
5	Colombia 52.6M hab.	5	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004	0
6	Spain 48.5M hab.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008	0
7	Argentina 47.3M hab.	4	1962	1960•1978	1967	0
8	Peru 33.7 hab.	3	1957	1967•2004	0	0
9	Ecuador 17.4M hab.	3	0	0	2011	2011•2016
10	Dominican Republic 11.4M hab.	2	2003	1982	0	0
11	Panama 4.4M hab.	2	2002	0	1998	0
12	Chile 19.9M hab.	2	1987	0	0	2006
13	Costa Rica 5.0M hab.	2	0	0	1980•1983	0
14	Nicaragua 6.8M hab.	1	2023	0	0	0
15	Guatemala 18.9M hab.	1	0	0	1984	0
15	Portugal 10.4M hab.	1	0	0	1996	0
16	Honduras 10.4M hab.	1	0	0	0	2003
17	Andorra 85.1K hab.	0	0	0	0	0
	Bolivia 12.1M hab.		0	0	0	0
	Cuba 10.9M hab.		0	0	0	0
	El Salvador 7.5M hab.		0	0	0	0
	Paraguay 6.2M hab.		0	0	0	0
	Uruguay 3.4M hab.		0	0	0	0

Big Four world ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the following nations, in order of number of titles won, have won more times in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, or the four most historically important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Four:


Titles Won in the Big Four Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth
1	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	24	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013
2	United States 334.9M pop.	16	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1973•1990 2010	1974•1978 1982	2020
3	Philippines 116.4M pop.	15	1969•1973 2015•2018	2013	1964•1970 1979•2005 2013•2016	2008•2014 2015•2017
4	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	10	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019
5	India 1.4B pop.	10	1994•2000 2021	1966•1994 1997•1999 2000•2017	0	2010
6	Australia 26.0M pop.	7	1972•2004	1968•1972	1962•1982 1992	0
7	United Kingdom 67.7M pop.	7	0	1961•1964 1965•1974 1983	1969•1972	0
8	South Africa 60.4M pop.	6	1978•2017 2019	1958•1974 2014	0	0
8	Sweden 10.5M pop.	6	1955•1966 1984	1951•1952 1977	0	0
9	Mexico 131.1M pop.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009	0
10	Brazil 203.0M pop.	6	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009
11	Germany 84.6M pop.	6	1961	1956•1980	1965•1989 2022	0
12	Colombia 52.6M pop.	5	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004	0
13	Spain 48.5M pop.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008	0
14	Poland 41.0M pop.	5	0	1989•2021	1991•1993 2001	0

Grand Slam world ranking by year of complete achievement

As of 2023, the following nation, in order of achievement year, has won Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, and Miss Grand International, or the six most important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Six or Grand Slam:


Complete Achievement in the Grand Slam Pageants
Ranking	Year Achieved	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth	Miss Supra- national	Miss Grand Inter- national
1	2019	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	12	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019	2018	2013

Grand Slam Ibero-American ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the 23 nations of Ibero-America, in order of number of titles won, have performed as follows in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, and Miss Grand International, or the six most important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Six or Grand Slam:


Titles Won by Ibero-American Nations in the Grand Slam Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth	Miss Supra- national	Miss Grand Inter- national
1	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	25	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013	0	2019
2	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	12	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019	2018	2013
3	Brazil 203.0M pop.	7	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009	0	2022
4	Mexico 131.1M pop.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009	0	0	0
5	Colombia 52.6M pop.	5	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004	0	0	0
6	Peru 33.7 pop.	5	1957	1967•2004	0	0	0	2017•2023
7	Spain 48.5M pop.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008	0	0	0
8	Argentina 47.3M pop.	4	1962	1960•1978	1967	0	0	0
9	Ecuador 17.4M pop.	4	0	0	2011	2011•2016	2023	0
10	Dominican Republic 11.4M pop.	3	2003	1982	0	0	0	2015
11	Panama 4.4M pop.	3	2002	0	1998	0	2009	0
12	Chile 19.9M pop.	2	1987	0	0	2006	0	0
13	Costa Rica 5.0M pop.	2	0	0	1980•1983	0	0	0
14	Paraguay 6.2M pop.	2	0	0	0	0	2015	2018
15	Nicaragua 6.8M pop.	1	2023	0	0	0	0	0
16	Guatemala 18.9M pop.	1	0	0	1984	0	0	0
16	Portugal 10.4M pop.	1	0	0	1996	0	0	0
17	Honduras 10.4M pop.	1	0	0	0	2003	0	0
18	Cuba 10.9M pop.	1	0	0	0	0	0	2014
19	Andorra 85.1K pop.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bolivia 12.1M pop.		0	0	0	0	0	0
	El Salvador 7.5M pop.		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Uruguay 3.4M pop.		0	0	0	0	0	0

Grand Slam world ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the following 69 nations, in order of number of titles won, have managed to win at least once in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, or Miss Grand International, or one of the six most important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Six or Grand Slam:


Titles Won in the Grand Slam Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth	Miss Supra- national	Miss Grand Inter- national
1	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	25	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013	0	2019
2	United States 334.9M pop.	17	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1973•1990 2010	1974•1978 1982	2020	0	2020
3	Philippines 116.4M pop.	16	1969•1973 2015•2018	2013	1964•1970 1979•2005 2013•2016	2008•2014 2015•2017	2013	0
4	Puerto Rico 9.1M hab.^[b]	12	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019	2018	2013
5	India 1.4B pop.	12	1994•2000 2021	1966•1994 1997•1999 2000•2017	0	2010	2014•2016	0
6	Australia 26.0M pop.	8	1972•2004	1968•1972	1962•1982 1992	0	0	2015
7	South Africa 60.4M pop.	7	1978•2017 2019	1958•1974 2014	0	0	2022	0
8	Brazil 203.0M pop.	7	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009	0	2022
9	United Kingdom 67.7M pop.	7	0	1961•1964 1965•1974 1983	1969•1972	0	0	0
10	Sweden 10.5M pop.	6	1955•1966 1984	1951•1952 1977	0	0	0	0
11	Mexico 131.1M pop.	6	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009	0	0	0
12	Germany 84.6M pop.	6	1961	1956•1980	1965•1989 2022	0	0	0
13	Poland 41.0M pop.	6	0	1989•2021	1991•1993 2001	0	2011	0
14	Colombia 52.6M pop.	5	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004	0	0	0
15	Peru 33.7 pop.	5	1957	1967•2004	0	0	0	2017•2023
16	Spain 48.5M pop.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008	0	0	0
17	France 68.0M pop.	4	1953•2016	1953	1976	0	0	0
17	Finland 5.6M pop.	4	1952•1975	1957	1973	0	0	0
18	Thailand 69.7M pop.	4	1965•1988	0	2019	0	2019	0
19	Argentina 47.3M pop.	4	1962	1960•1978	1967	0	0	0
19	Netherlands 18.0M pop.	4	1989	1959•1962	1961	0	0	0
20	Jamaica 2.8M pop.	4	0	1963•1976 1993•2019	0	0	0	0
21	Iceland 399.1K pop.	4	0	1985•1988 2005	1963	0	0	0
22	Ecuador 17.4M pop.	4	0	0	2011	2011•2016	2023	0
23	Trinidad and Tobago 1.4M pop.	3	1977•1998	1986	0	0	0	0
24	Japan 123.7M pop.	3	1959•2007	0	2012	0	0	0
25	Canada 40.3M pop.	3	1982•2005	0	0	2007	0	0
26	Russia 141.6M pop.	3	2002	1992•2008	0	0	0	0
27	Greece 10.4M pop.	3	1964	1996	1994	0	0	0
28	Dominican Republic 11.4M pop.	3	2003	1982	0	0	0	2015
29	Norway 5.5M pop.	3	1990	0	1988•1995	0	0	0
30	Panama 4.4M pop.	3	2002	0	1998	0	2010	0
31	Czech Republic 10.8M pop.	3	0	2006•2023	0	2012	0	0
32	Israel 9.8M pop.	2	1976	1998	0	0	0	0
33	Lebanon 5.2M pop.	2	1971	0	2002	0	0	0
33	New Zealand 5.2M pop.	2	1983	0	1971	0	0	0
34	Chile 19.9M pop.	2	1987	0	0	2006	0	0
35	Namibia 3.0M pop.	2	1992	0	0	0	2021	0
36	Austria 9.0M hab.	2	0	1969•1987	0	0	0	0
36	China 1.4B pop.	2	0	2007•2012	0	0	0	0
37	Costa Rica 5.0M pop.	2	0	0	1980•1983	0	0	0
38	Indonesia 279.1M pop.	2	0	0	2017	0	0	2016
39	South Korea 51.9M pop.	2	0	0	0	2022	2017	0
40	Vietnam 104.7M pop.	2	0	0	0	2018	0	2021
41	Paraguay 6.2M pop.	2	0	0	0	0	2015	2018
42	Angola 35.1M pop.	1	2011	0	0	0	0	0
	Botswana 2.6M pop.		1999	0	0	0	0	0
	Nicaragua 6.8M pop.		2023	0	0	0	0	0
43	Bermuda 63.9K pop.	1	0	1979	0	0	0	0
	Egypt 112.7M pop.		0	1954	0	0	0	0
	Gibraltar 32.6K pop.		0	2009	0	0	0	0
	Grenada 124.6K pop.		0	1970	0	0	0	0
	Guam 168.8K pop.		0	1980	0	0	0	0
	Ireland 5.2M pop.		0	2003	0	0	0	0
	Nigeria 222.4M pop.		0	2001	0	0	0	0
	Turkey 85.8M pop.		0	2002	0	0	0	0
44	England 56.5M pop.	1	0	0	1986	0	0	0
	Guatemala 18.9M pop.		0	0	1984	0	0	0
	Portugal 10.4M pop.		0	0	1996	0	0	0
	Yugoslavia		0	0	1975	0	0	0
45	Albania 2.7M hab.	1	0	0	0	2023	0	0
	Belize 441.4K pop.		0	0	0	2021	0	0
	Bosnia 3.4M pop.		0	0	0	2002	0	0
	Denmark 5.9M pop.		0	0	0	2001	0	0
	Honduras 10.4M pop.		0	0	0	2003	0	0
	Kenya 55.1M pop.		0	0	0	2002	0	0
46	Belarus 9.4M pop.	1	0	0	0	0	2012	0
46	Ukraine 36.7M pop.	1	0	0	0	0	2009	0
47	Cuba 10.9M pop.	1	0	0	0	0	0	2014

Big Seven world ranking by year of complete achievement

As of 2023, the following nation, in order of achievement year, has won Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Intercontinental, or the seven most important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Seven:


Complete Achievement in the Big Seven Pageants
Ranking	Year Achieved	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth	Miss Supra- national	Miss Grand Inter- national	Miss Inter- continental
1	2019	Puerto Rico 9.1M hab.^[b]	16	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019	2018	2013	1986•1991^[a] 2010•2016

Big Seven Ibero-American ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the 23 nations of Ibero-America, in order of number of titles won, have performed as follows in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Intercontinental, or the seven most important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Seven:


Titles Won by Ibero-American Nations in the Big Seven Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth	Miss Supra- national	Miss Grand Inter- national	Miss Inter- continental
1	Venezuela 35.6M hab.	30	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013	0	2019	1974•2001 2005•2009 2012
2	Puerto Rico 9.1M hab.^[b]	16	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019	2018	2013	1986•1991^[a] 2010•2016
3	Brazil 203.0M hab.	10	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009	0	2022	1972•1981 1998
4	Mexico 131.1M hab.	7	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009	0	0	0	2017
5	Colombia 52.6M hab.	7	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004	0	0	0	2004•2008
6	Peru 33.7 hab.	7	1957	1967•2004	0	0	0	2017•2023	1971•1987
7	Argentina 47.3M hab.	5	1962	1960•1978	1967	0	0	0	1980
8	España 48.5M hab.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008	0	0	0	0
9	Dominican Republic 11.4M hab.	5	2003	1982	0	0	0	2015	1985•1989
10	Ecuador 17.4M hab.	4	0	0	2011	2011•2016	2023	0	0
11	Panama 4.4M hab.	3	2002	0	1998	0	2010	0	0
12	Chile 19.9M hab.	2	1987	0	0	2006	0	0	0
13	Nicaragua 6.8M hab.	2	2023	0	0	0	0	0	1976
14	Costa Rica 5.0M hab.	2	0	0	1980•1983	0	0	0	0
15	Paraguay 6.2M hab.	2	0	0	0	0	2015	2018	0
16	Guatemala 18.9M hab.	1	0	0	1984	0	0	0	0
16	Portugal 10.4M hab.	1	0	0	1996	0	0	0	0
17	Honduras 10.4M hab.	1	0	0	0	2003	0	0	0
18	Cuba 10.9M hab.	1	0	0	0	0	0	2014	0
19	Andorra 85.1K hab.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bolivia 12.1M hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	El Salvador 7.5M hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Uruguay 3.4M hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Big Seven world ranking by number of titles won

As of 2023, the following 75 nations, in order of number of titles won, have managed to win at least once in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, or Miss Intercontinental, or one of the seven most important international beauty pageants, collectively known as the Big Seven:


Titles Won in the Big Seven Pageants
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe	Miss World	Miss International	Miss Earth	Miss Supra- national	Miss Grand Inter- national	Miss Inter- continental
1	Venezuela 35.6M hab.	30	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1955•1981 1984•1991 1995•2011	1985•1997 2000•2003 2006•2010 2015•2018 2023	2005•2013	0	2019	1974•2001 2005•2009 2012
2	United States 334.9M hab.	22	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1973•1990 2010	1974•1978 1982	2020	0	2020	1973•1979 1982•1994 2011
3	Philippines 116.4M hab.	18	1969•1973 2015•2018	2013	1964•1970 1979•2005 2013•2016	2008•2014 2015•2017	2013	0	2018•2021
4	Puerto Rico 9.1M hab.^[b]	16	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	1975•2016	1987•2014	2019	2018	2013	1986•1991^[a] 2010•2016
5	India 1.4B hab.	14	1994•2000 2021	1966•1994 1997•1999 2000•2017	0	2010	2014•2016	0	1978•1997
6	Brazil 203.0M hab.	10	1963•1968	1971	1968	2004•2009	0	2022	1972•1981 1998
7	Germany 84.6M hab.	9	1961	1956•1980	1965•1989 2022	0	0	0	1992•1993 2000
8	Australia 26.0M hab.	8	1972•2004	1968•1972	1962•1982 1992	0	0	2015	0
9	South Africa 60.4M hab.	7	1978•2017 2019	1958•1974 2014	0	0	2022	0	0
10	Mexico 131.1M hab.	7	1991•2010 2020	2018	2007•2009	0	0	0	2017
11	Colombia 52.6M hab.	7	1958•2014	0	1960•1999 2004	0	0	0	2004•2008
12	Peru 33.7 hab.	7	1957	1967•2004	0	0	0	2017•2023	1971•1987
13	United Kingdom 67.7M hab.	7	0	1961•1964 1965•1974 1983	1969•1972	0	0	0	0
14	Sweden 10.5M hab.	6	1955•1966 1984	1951•1952 1977	0	0	0	0	0
15	Thailand 69.7M hab.	6	1965•1988	0	2019	0	2019	0	2014•2023
16	Russia 141.6M hab.	6	2002	1992•2008	0	0	0	0	1991•2013 2015
17	Poland 41.0M hab.	6	0	1989•2021	1991•1993 2001	0	2011	0	0
18	Argentina 47.3M hab.	5	1962	1960•1978	1967	0	0	0	1980
18	Netherlands 18.0M hab.	5	1989	1959•1962	1961	0	0	0	1983
19	Spain 48.5M hab.	5	1974	2015	1977•1990 2008	0	0	0	0
20	Dominican Republic 11.4M hab.	5	2003	1982	0	0	0	2015	1985•1989
21	Jamaica 2.8M hab.	5	0	1963•1976 1993•2019	0	0	0	0	1990
22	France 68.0M hab.	4	1953•2016	1953	1976	0	0	0	0
22	Finland 5.6M hab.	4	1952•1975	1957	1973	0	0	0	0
23	Lebanon 5.2M hab.	4	1971	0	2002	0	0	0	2003•2007
24	Iceland 399.1K hab.	4	0	1985•1988 2005	1963	0	0	0	0
25	Ecuador 17.4M hab.	4	0	0	2011	2011•2016	2023	0	0
26	Trinidad and Tobago 1.4M hab.	3	1977•1998	1986	0	0	0	0	0
27	Japan 123.7M hab.	3	1959•2007	0	2012	0	0	0	0
28	Canada 40.3M hab.	3	1982•2005	0	0	2007	0	0	0
29	Greece 10.4M hab.	3	1964	1996	1994	0	0	0	0
30	Norway 5.5M hab.	3	1990	0	1988•1995	0	0	0	0
31	Panama 4.4M hab.	3	2002	0	1998	0	2010	0	0
32	Czech Republic 10.8M hab.	3	0	2006•2023	0	2012	0	0	0
33	Vietnam 104.7M hab.	3	0	0	0	2018	0	2021	2022
34	Israel 9.8M hab.	2	1976	1998	0	0	0	0	0
35	New Zealand 5.2M hab.	2	1983	0	1971	0	0	0	0
36	Chile 19.9M hab.	2	1987	0	0	2006	0	0	0
37	Namibia 3.0M hab.	2	1992	0	0	0	2021	0	0
38	Nicaragua 6.8M hab.	2	2023	0	0	0	0	0	1976
39	Austria 9.0M hab.	2	0	1969•1987	0	0	0	0	0
39	China 1.4B hab.	2	0	2007•2012	0	0	0	0	0
40	Nigeria 222.4M hab.	2	0	2001	0	0	0	0	1989
40	Turkey 85.8M hab.	2	0	2002	0	0	0	0	1999
41	Costa Rica 5.0M hab.	2	0	0	1980•1983	0	0	0	0
42	Indonesia 279.1M hab.	2	0	0	2017	0	0	2016	0
43	England 56.5M hab.	2	0	0	1986	0	0	0	1977
44	South Korea 51.9M hab.	2	0	0	0	2022	2017	0	0
45	Paraguay 6.2M hab.	2	0	0	0	0	2015	2018	0
46	Curaçao 192.0K hab.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1988•2002
47	Angola 35.1M hab.	1	2011	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Botswana 2.6M hab.	1	1999	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	Bermuda 63.9K hab.	1	0	1979	0	0	0	0	0
	Egypt 112.7M hab.		0	1954	0	0	0	0	0
	Gibraltar 32.6K hab.		0	2009	0	0	0	0	0
	Grenada 124.6K hab.		0	1970	0	0	0	0	0
	Guam 168.8K hab.		0	1980	0	0	0	0	0
	Ireland 5.2M hab.		0	2003	0	0	0	0	0
49	Guatemala 18.9M hab.	1	0	0	1984	0	0	0	0
	Portugal 10.4M hab.		0	0	1996	0	0	0	0
	Yugoslavia		0	0	1975	0	0	0	0
50	Albania 2.7M hab.	1	0	0	0	2023	0	0	0
	Belize 441.4K hab.		0	0	0	2021	0	0	0
	Bosnia 3.4M hab.		0	0	0	2002	0	0	0
	Denmark 5.9M hab.		0	0	0	2001	0	0	0
	Honduras 10.4M hab.		0	0	0	2003	0	0	0
	Kenya 55.1M hab.		0	0	0	2002	0	0	0
51	Belarus 9.4M hab.	1	0	0	0	0	2012	0	0
51	Ukraine 36.7M hab.	1	0	0	0	0	2009	0	0
52	Cuba 10.9M hab.	1	0	0	0	0	0	2014	0
53	Hungary 9.5M hab.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2019
	Iran 89.1M hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	1975
	Slovak Republic 5.4M hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	2006
	Tahiti 278.7K hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	1996
	United States Virgin Islands 105.8K hab.		0	0	0	0	0	0	1995

Titles and placements

History

Hundreds of beauty contests are held every year, but those known as the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by the international media. These three competitions are: Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International.

Puerto Rico has won Miss Universe five times: 1970 with Marisol Malaret, 1985 with Deborah Carthy-Deu, 1993 with Dayanara Torres, 2001 with Denise Quiñones, and 2006 with Zuleyka Rivera; Miss World twice: 1975 with Wilnelia, Lady Forsyth-Johnson, and 2016 with Stephanie Del Valle; and Miss International twice: 1987 with Laurie Simpson, and 2014 with Valerie Hernández. In 1987, Puerto Rico became the ninth nation globally to win all three competitions. With 9 titles, Puerto Rico is the fourth nation globally with the most titles won in these pageants.

Miss Earth is historically considered the next most important pageant. Puerto Rico has won the title once with Nellys Pimentel in 2019. Along with the three aforementioned competitions, Miss Earth composes Big Four (Big Four) pageants. In 2019, Puerto Rico became the fourth nation to win the four contests. With 10 titles, Puerto Rico is the fourth nation globally with the most titles won in these pageants.

The two most prestigious and relevant pageants after the Big four are: Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International. Puerto Rico has won both competitions once, winning Miss Supranational in 2018 with Valeria Vázquez Latorre, and Miss Grand International in 2013 with Janelee Chaparro Colón in the first edition of the pageant.

These six beauty competitions—Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, and Miss Grand International—are considered the Big Six or Grand Slam, as they are the most important in the world of beauty pageants. In 2019, Puerto Rico became the first nation in the world to win all six. As of 2023, Puerto Rico is the only nation to have achieved this feat. With 12 titles, Puerto Rico is the fourth nation globally with the most titles won in these pageants.

Together with Miss Intercontinental, the oldest minor international beauty competition, these major pageants are collectively known as the Big Seven. Puerto Rico has won Miss Intercontinental four times: 1986 with Elizabeth Robinson, 1991 with Carmen Lynda Díaz,^[a] 2010 with Maydelise Columna, and 2016 with Heylimar Rosario. In 2019, Puerto Rico became the first nation in the world to win all seven. As of 2023, Puerto Rico is the only nation to have achieved this feat. With 16 titles, Puerto Rico is the fourth nation globally with the most titles won in these pageants.

With a decade of history, a high quality production, and more than sixty competing delegates, Miss Global is one of the most relevant international beauty pageants following the seven mentioned above. Puerto Rico earned its first Miss Global crown with Ashley Meléndez, who won the title in the pageant’s 2023 edition.

Major titles won

As of 2023, Puerto Rico has won the following important international titles:


Major Pageant	Title	Winning Year
Miss Universe	5	1970 • 1985 • 1993 • 2001 • 2006
Miss World	2	1975 • 2016
Miss International	2	1987 • 2014
Big Three	9
Miss Earth	1	2019
Big Four	10
Miss Supranational	1	2018
Miss Grand International	1	2013
Big Six (Grand Slam)	12
Miss Intercontinental	4	1986 • 1991^[a] • 2010 • 2016
Big Seven	16
Miss Global	1	2023
Major International Titles	17

Placements in major pageants

As of 2023, Puerto Rico has produced the following placements in the most important international pageants:


Major Pageant	Sum	Placement Year
Miss Universe	26	1970 • 1971 • 1974 • 1980 • 1985 1986 • 1987 • 1993 • 1995 • 1997 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2013 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 2023
Miss World	18	1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1985 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 2008 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2016 2019 • 2021 • 2023
Miss International	15	1973 • 1976 • 1986 • 1987 • 1992 1997 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2019 • 2023
Big Three	59
Miss Earth	6	2005 • 2010 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022 2023
Big Four	65
Miss Supranational	9	2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023
Miss Grand International	11	2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 2023
Big Six (Grand Slam)	85
Miss Intercontinental	23	1978 • 1979 • 1982 • 1982 • 1986 1990 • 1991^[a] • 1997 • 1999 • 2000 2002 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2010 2011 • 2012 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 2015 • 2016 • 2022 • 2023
Big Seven	108
Miss Global	1	2023
Major International Placements	109

Miss Universe

History

In its various forms, the Miss Puerto Rico beauty pageant has been held almost every year since the 1930s.^[6] The winner of the contest represents Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe pageant each year.

The selection of Miss Universe Puerto Rico commences the year before the winner advances to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. Each Puerto Rican municipality may choose a representative who then enters the Miss Puerto Rico finals, traditionally held at a San Juan area hotel. The winner is crowned at the conclusion of the final competition.

There have been several changes to the pageant's ownership and name. Miss Puerto Rico was held from 1952 until 1998 under the direction of Anna Santisteban. From 1996 to 1998, Telemundo organized the contest under the name Miss Universe Puerto Rico. From 1999 to 2002, TeleOnce (now Univision Puerto Rico) obtained the franchise, renaming it Miss Puerto Rico Universe. Magali Febles organized the pageant between 2003 and 2009 and the pageant title remained the same. In 2009, Luisito Vigoreaux and Desireé Lowry obtained the franchise and renamed the pageant Miss Universe Puerto Rico. In 2018, WAPA-TV obtained ownership of the franchise, keeping the name of Miss Universe Puerto Rico and hiring Denise Quiñones as the pageant’s director. In 2022, host, motivational speaker, Miss Puerto Rico Petite 2000 (national title), and Miss Global Petite 2000 (international title), Yizette Cifredo Hernández, became the new national director of the pageant.

Placements

Miss Universe world ranking by number of finalists and semifinalists

With 26 placements in total, Puerto Rico is the ninth nation with the most placements.

As of 2023, the following nations, in order of number of finalists and semifinalists, have placed more times in the final night of the competition:


Placements of Semifinalists and Finalists in Miss Universe
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Winner	1st Finalist	2nd Finalist	3rd Finalist	4th Finalist	Top 5/6	Top 10/12	Top 15/20
1	United States 334.9M pop.	67	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1953•1970 1973•1978 1983•1986 1990•2004 2014	1959•1965 1975•1987 1989•2001 2015	1958	1961•1968 1982•2006 2007	1991•1993 1994•1996 1998•2000	1952•1971 1972•1974 1977•1979 1981•1984 1985•1988 1992•2005 2008•2013 2016•2017 2019•2021	1955•1962 1963•1964 1966•1979 2003•2009 2011•2018 2023
2	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	47	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1967•1976 1997•1998 2000•2003 2022	1972•1984 1993•1994 2007•2012 2018	1968•1985 1987•2001	2002•2005	1991•1992 1995•1999 2017	1977•1983 1988•1989 1990•2014 2015•2023	1955•1956 1964•1970 2011•2019 2021
3	Colombia 52.6M pop.	39	1958•2014	1992•1993 1994•2008 2015•2017	1986•1990 2016	1974•1977 1978	1984	1998•2019 2021•2023	1973•1975 1976•1980 1988•1995 2000•2004 2006	1959•1960 1962•1963 1965•1966 1969•2010 2011•2020 2022
4	Brazil 203.0M pop.	39	1963•1968	1954•1957 1958•1972 2007•2020	2011	1979•1981	1959•1962 1971•2012 2013	0	1982•1985 1986•1993 1998•2003 2016•2017	1955•1956 1960•1964 1965•1967 1969•1970 1973•1975 2006•2014 2015•2018 2019
5	Sweden 10.5M pop.	29	1955•1966 1984	1989	1956•1981	1965•1975	1954•1964 1978•1979 1980	0	1952•1987 1992•1994 1996•1997	1957•1958 1959•1961 1967•1968 1969•1970 2006•2009
6	Philippines 116.4M pop.	27	1969•1973 2015•2018	1999•2012	0	1963•1980 1984•2011 2013	1975•2010	1994•2016 2021	1954•1972 1974•1987 2014•2017 2023	1965•1966 2019•2020
7	South Africa 60.4M pop.	27	1978•2017 2019	1984•2018	2003•2021	1960•2002	0	1999	1952•1979 1982•1995 1998•2000 2009•2010 2012	1953•1963 1965•2005 2008•2015 2022•2023
8	India 1.4B pop.	27	1994•2000 2021	1995	1992	1966•2020	2001	1993	1972•1973 1974•1990 1996•1997 1998•1999 2002•2004 2007•2013	2006•2012 2014•2019 2022•2023
9	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	26	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	2005•2019	1998•2004	1971	1987•2009	1995•2018 2022•2023	1974•1980 1986•1997 2010•2020 2021	2011•2013
10	Australia 26.0M pop.	22	1972•2004	1971	1969•1970 2010•2023	2009•2012	1953•1976	1993•2015	1974•1992 2008•2011 2014•2020	1965•2018 2022
11	France 68.0M pop.	22	1953•2016	0	0	0	0	2015	1964•1971 1991•2000 2001•2009 2011•2012 2019•2021	1954•1956 1959•1961 1963•1968 2010•2014 2020
12	Peru 33.7 pop.	22	1957	0	2020	0	0	0	1972•1978 1982•1987 1996•2005 2016•2019 2023	1953•1954 1956•1958 1961•1965 1966•1969 2003•2012 2012

Miss Universe world ranking by number of finalists

With 16 finalists in the Top 5 or Top 6, Puerto Rico is the fourth nation with the most finalists. Currently, Brazil and Philippines also have 16 finalists each.

As of 2023, the following countries or territories, in order of number of finalists, have placed more times in the final group of finalists:


Placements of Finalists in Miss Universe
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Winner	1st Finalist	2nd Finalist	3rd Finalist	4th Finalist	Top 5/6
1	United States 334.9M pop.	37	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022	1953•1970 1973•1978 1983•1986 1990•2004 2014	1959•1965 1975•1987 1989•2001 2015	1958	1961•1968 1982•2006 2007	1991•1993 1994•1996 1998•2000
2	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	32	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013	1967•1976 1997•1998 2000•2003 2022	1972•1984 1993•1994 2007•2012 2018	1968•1985 1987•2001	2002•2005	1991•1992 1995•1999 2017
3	Colombia 52.6M pop.	19	1958•2014	1992•1993 1994•2008 2015•2017	1986•1990 2016	1974•1977 1978	1984	1998•2019 2021•2023
4	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	16	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006	2005•2019	1998•2004	1971	1987•2009	1995•2018 2022•2023
5	Philippines 116.4M pop.	16	1969•1973 2015•2018	1999•2012	0	1963•1980 1984•2011 2013	1975•2010	1994•2016 2021
6	Brazil 203.0M pop.	16	1963•1968	1954•1957 1958•1972 2007•2020	2011	1979•1981	1959•1962 1971•2012 2013	0
7	Sweden 10.5M pop.	13	1955•1966 1984	1989	1956•1981	1965•1975	1954•1964 1978•1979 1980	0

Miss Universe world ranking by number of titles

With 5 crowns, Puerto Rico is the third nation with the most titles won.

As of 2023, the following countries or territories, in order of number of titles, have earned the largest number of titles:


Titles Won in Miss Universe
Ranking	Nation	Sum	Miss Universe Title
1	United States 334.9M pop.	9	1954•1956 1960•1967 1980•1995 1997•2012 2022
2	Venezuela 35.6M pop.	7	1979•1981 1986•1996 2008•2009 2013
3	Puerto Rico 9.1M pop.^[b]	5	1970•1985 1993•2001 2006
4	Philippines 116.4M pop.	4	1969•1973 2015•2018
5	India 1.4B pop.	3	1994•2000 2021
	Mexico 131.1M pop.		1991•2010 2020
	South Africa 60.4M pop.		1978•2017 2019
	Sweden 10.5M pop.		1955•1966 1984

Puerto Rico placements in Miss Universe

As of 2023, Puerto Rico has produced 26 placements in Miss Universe:


Placement	Quantity	Year
Winner	5	1970 • 1985 • 1993 • 2001 • 2006
1st Runner-Up	2	2005 • 2019
2nd Runner-Up	2	1998 • 2004
3rd Runner-Up	1	1971
4th Runner-Up	2	1987 • 2009
Top 5 or Top 6	5	1995 • 2018 • 2022 • 2023
Top 10 or Top 12	8	1974 • 1980 • 1986 • 1997 • 1999 • 2010 • 2020 • 2021
Top 16 or Top 20	2	2011 • 2013
Total	26

Puerto Rico has placed consecutively in the last six editions of the international competition, becoming the longest uninterrupted streak in the history of Puerto Rico, and the second longest uninterrupted streak in the international competition currently after United States, which has consecutively placed for the last 13 years.

Representatives

For a complete list of the representatives to Miss Universe

Color Key

Winner of Miss Universe
Runner-up in the Top 5 or Top 6
Finalist in the Top 10 or Top 12
Semifinalist in the Top 16 or Top 20


Year	Representative	Placement	Award
2024	TBA	TBA	TBA
2023	Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo	Top 5	Voice For Change (Gold Winner)
2022	Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto	Top 5
2021	Michelle Marie Colón Ramírez	Top 10
2020	Estefanía Natalia Soto Torres	Top 10
2019	Madison Sara Anderson Berrios	1st Runner-Up
2018	Kiara Liz Ortega Delgado	Top 5
2017	Danna Hernández Valentín	Unplaced
2016	Brenda Azaria Jiménez Hernández	Unplaced
2016	Kristhielee Yinaira Caride Santiago	Dethroned
2015	Catalina Morales Gómez	Unplaced
2014	Gabriela Berrios Pagán	Unplaced	Miss Photogenic Winner
2013	Monic Marie Pérez Díaz	Top 16
2012	Bodine Koehler Peña	Unplaced
2011	Viviana Ortíz Peña	Top 16
2010	Mariana Paola Vicente Morales	Top 10
2009	Mayra Matos Pérez	4th Runner-Up
2008	Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos	Unplaced
2007	Uma Blasini Pérez	Unplaced
2006	Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza	Miss Universe 2006
2005	Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera	1st Runner-Up
2004	Alba Giselle Reyes Santos	2nd Runner-Up	Miss Photogenic Winner
2003	Carla Tricoli Rodríguez	Unplaced	Miss Photogenic Winner
2002	Isis Marie Casalduc González	Unplaced	Miss Photogenic Winner
2001	Denise Marie Quiñones August	Miss Universe 2001	Miss Photogenic Winner
2000	Zoraida Isabel Fonalledas Ferraiouli	Unplaced

Gallery of Miss Universe

Ivonne Coll, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1967
Marisol Malaret, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1970 and Miss Universe 1970
Dayanara Torres, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1993 and Miss Universe 1993
Joyce Giraud, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 and 2nd Runner-Up in Miss Universe 1998
Denise Quiñones, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2001 and Miss Universe 2001
Cynthia Olavarría, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2005 and 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe 2005
Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2006 and Miss Universe 2006
Ingrid Marie Rivera, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2008

Miss World

History

Puerto Rico debuted in Miss World in 1959, then it was absent from 1960 to 1969. In 1970, a new organization took the responsibility of sending contestants until 1985 via castings. Puerto Rico did not compete in Miss World from 1986 to 1988. The Miss Puerto Rico organization, directed by Anna Santisteban, obtained the Miss World franchise in 1989, Tania Collazo was her first Miss World delegate. Santisteban produced Miss World Puerto Rico until 1995.

In 1996, Delia Cruz, mother of Miss World Wilnelia Merced, Lady Forsyth-Johnson, obtained the franchise and began organizing the Miss Mundo Puerto Rico pageant with Tania Collazo as organizer for a few years before Desiree Lowry, and later on Shanira Blanco.

Placements

Puerto Rico has two winners in Miss World 1975 and Miss World 2016. As of 2024, Puerto Rico has produced the following placements:


Placement	Quantity	Year
Winner	2	1975 • 2016
1st Runner-Up	0
2nd Runner-Up	2	2005 • 2011
3rd Runner-Up	0
4th Runner-Up	0
Top 5 or Top 6	0
Top 8 or Top 17	7	1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1985 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
Top 20 or Top 25	3	2002 • 2003 • 2010
Top 30 or Top 40	4	2012 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023
Total	18

Representatives

For a complete list of the representatives to Miss World

Color Key

Winner of Miss World
Runner-up in the Top 3 or Top 6
Finalist in the Top 8 or Top 15
Semifinalist in the Top 20 or Top 25
Quarterfinalist in the Top 30 or Top 40


Year	Representative	Placement	Award
2025	Valeria Nicole Pérez	TBA	TBA
2024	No pageant will be held for 2024 edition
2023	Elena Rivera Reyes	Top 40	• Top 25 Head to Head Challenge • Top 23 Talent
2022	Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2021	Aryam Díaz Rosado	Top 40	2nd Runner-Up Top Model
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2019	Daniella Rodríguez Laureano	Top 40	Top 40 Top Model
2018	Dayanara Martínez Rosado	Unplaced	• 3rd Runner-Up Sanya Tourism Promotional Video • Top 18 Talent
2017	No Candidate due to the devastating effects of two hurricanes
2016	Stephanie Román De León	Did not compete; Took over title after Del Valle won Miss World 2016
2016	Stephanie Marie Del Valle Díaz	Miss World 2016	Top 21 Talent
2015	Keysi Marie Vargas Vélez	Unplaced	• Top 5 Top Model • Top 10 Designer Dress • Top 30 Talent
2014	Génesis Marie Dávila Pérez	Unplaced	Top 20 Top Model
2013	Nadyalee Torres López	Unplaced
2012	Janelee Marcus Chaparro Colón	Top 30	• Top 10 Designer Dress • Top 40 Beach Beauty • Top 47 Top Model
2011	Amanda Victoria Vilanova Pérez	2nd Runner-Up	• Queen of Caribbean Winner • Top 11 Talent • Top 20 Beach Beauty • Top 24 Sports • Top 30 Beauty with a Purpose
2010	Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago	Top 25	Beach Beauty Winner
2009	Jennifer Colón Alvarado	Unplaced
2008	Ivonne Marie Orsini López	Top 16	• Top 10 Beach Beauty • Top 32 Top Model
2007	Jennifer Guevara Campos	Top 16	1st Runner-Up Top Model
2006	Thebyam Carrión Álvarez	Top 17	• 1st Runner-Up Beauty with a Purpose • 1st Runner-Up Sports • Top 25 Beach Beauty
2005	Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos	2nd Runner-Up	Queen of Caribbean Winner
2004	Cassandra Castro Holland	Unplaced	Top 10 Top Model

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