Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born |
Desiree Lowry Rodriguez June 25, 1972 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Hair color | Dark blonde |
Eye color | Brown |
Title(s) |
Miss Corozal 1995 Miss Puerto Rico 1995 Miss Puerto Rico International Queen of Coffee 1995 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Puerto Rico 1995 (Winner) International Queen of Coffee 1995 (3rd Runner-Up) Miss Universe 1995 (4th Runner-Up) |
Spouse | Roberto Cardona (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Official website |
Desiree Lowry Rodríguez (born June 25, 1972 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder, fashion model, TV host, radio presenter, event coordinator, beauty pageant director and model agency owner who is the national director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico (along with Luisito Vigoreaux). Lowry previously represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 1995. Desirée currently hosts the #1 rated Top 20 Countdown on KQ105's Univision Radio.
Lowry was born on June 25, 1972 in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican mother and an Irish American father from Oregon. She was raised in Corozal. She speaks Spanish and English. She learned English from her father who refused to speak to her unless she spoke to him in English. As National Director of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, Puerto Rico has had 1 4th Runner-Up, 1 Top 10 Semifinalist, 2 Top 15/16 Semifinalists, and 1 Miss Photogenic in the Miss Universe pageant.
On August 6, 1994 at Teatro Yagüez, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Desiree Lowry won the title of Miss Puerto Rico 1995, gaining the right to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 1995. She was crowned by Miss Puerto Rico 1979 Teresa López and Miss Puerto Rico 1984 Sandra Beauchamp.
Desiree traveled to Windhoek, Namibia to compete in Miss Universe 1995 where she placed in the Top 6 (5th overall). The eventual winner was Chelsi Smith of the USA.