Miss Puerto Rico
Logo of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico event
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| Formation | 1952 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San Juan |
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Membership
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Miss Universe |
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Official language
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Spanish |
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President
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Desiree Lowry |
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Key people
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Desiree Lowry Luisito Vigoreaux |
| Website | missuniversepuertorico |
Logo of the Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico event
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| Formation | 1959 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San Juan |
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Membership
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Miss World |
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Official language
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Spanish |
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President
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Julia Morley |
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Key people
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Carlos Bermudez |
Logo of the Miss Earth Puerto Rico in 2014
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| Formation | 2001 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San Juan |
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Membership
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Miss Earth |
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Official language
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Spanish |
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President
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Shanira Blanco (2014) |
| Formation | 1960 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San Juan |
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Membership
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Miss International |
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Official language
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Spanish |
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President
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Fernando Oquendo Vega |
| Motto | Some call her a beauty queen, we call her a scholar. |
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| Formation | 1937 |
| Type | Scholarship Pageant |
| Headquarters | San Juan |
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Membership
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Miss America |
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Official language
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Spanish and English |
| Website | misspr |
Miss Puerto Rico is a national beauty pageant in Puerto Rico. Currently, there are two separate televised pageants held annually: Miss Universe Puerto Rico to select the representative for Miss Universe and Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico to select the representatives for Miss World and Miss Earth. Additionally, the Miss Puerto Rico Scholarship Organization selects the representative for Miss America.
Puerto Rico has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.
In its various forms, the "Miss Puerto Rico" beauty pageant has been held almost every year since the 1950s. The winner of the contest represents Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe pageant each year.
The selection of Miss Puerto Rico commences the year before the winner advances to participate in the Miss Universe pageant. Each Puerto Rican city 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 three changes in the organization that led to modifications in the pageant's name. "Miss Puerto Rico" was held from 1952 until 1998 under the direction of Anna Santisteban, in 1996 the pageant lost the franchise for Miss Universe. From 1996 to 1998 Telemundo organized the event, under the name "Miss Universe Puerto Rico". From 1999 to 2002 TeleOnce (now Univision Puerto Rico) obtained the franchise and renamed it "Miss Puerto Rico Universe". Magali Febles organized the pageant between 2003 and 2009 and the pageant title has remained the same. In 2009, Desireé Lowry and Luisito Vigoreaux obtained the Miss Universe franchise and renamed the pageant "Miss Universe Puerto Rico".
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