title: Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
text: # Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
  
  Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 was the 64th edition of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant. Kiara Ortega of Rincón crowned Madison Anderson of Toa Baja at the end of the event. Anderson represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant and finished as 1st Runner-Up. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 edition of the national pageant was cancelled, resulting in 1st Runner-Up Estefanía Soto of San Sebastián representing Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2020 where she finished in the Top 10.
  
  ## Result
  
  ### Placements
  
  | Final results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 | Toa Baja - Madison Anderson |
  | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020 | San Sebastián - Estefanía Soto |
  | Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2020 | Camuy - Fabiola Valentín |
  | Top 6 | Carolina - Tanya Romero Cayey - Verónica Montano ** Dorado - Rebeca Valentín |
  | Top 10 (Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2021) | Villalba - Vivianie Díaz |
  | Top 10 | Loíza - Dorayma Mercado Morovis - Hazel Ortíz Toa Alta - Ivana Irizarry |
  | Top 16 | Aguada - Naomi López * Arecibo - Sarahí Figueroa Bayamón - Laihany Pontón Lares - Auda López Peñuelas- Melanie Rivera Salinas - Virnalís Santiago |
  
  * - Voted into the Top 16 via online voting
     * - Voted into the Top 6 via Twitter voting
  
  ## Special awards
  
  | Special awards | Winne |
  | - | - |
  | L'Oréal Mujer De Valor | Villalba - Vivianie Díaz |
  | L'Oréal Beautiful Hair | Arecibo - Sarahí Figueroa |
  | L'Oréal Beautiful Skin | Dorado - Rebeca Valentín |
  | West NY Fashion Week Best Runway | Toa Baja - Madison Anderson |
  | B.lt Salon Total Look Award | Villalba - Vivianie Díaz |
  | Miss Photogenic | Hatillo - Zorelys Lisboa |
  | Miss Congeniality | Culebra - Bianka Torres |
  
  ## Contestants
  
  Official 28 candidates of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019:
  
  | Represents | Candidates | Age | Height | Placements |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aguada | Naomi López | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Top 16 |
  | Aguadilla | Shaleyka Vélez | 25 | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | |
  | Añasco | Nathalie López | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
  | Arecibo | Sarahí Figueroa | 21 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Top 16 |
  | Bayamón | Laihany Pontón | 21 | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | Top 16 |
  | Caguas | Julieth Antongiorgi | 23 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
  | Camuy | Fabiola Valentín | 19 | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) | 2nd Runner-up |
  | Canóvanas | Jeandra Ventura | 23 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
  | Carolina | Tanya Romero | 26 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Top 6 |
  | Cayey | Verónica Montano | 25 | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | Top 6 |
  | Corozal | Stephanie Colón | 18 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
  | Culebra | Bianka Torres | 26 | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) | |
  | Dorado | Rebeca Valentín | 24 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Top 6 |
  | Guaynabo | Nilka López | 25 | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) | |
  | Gurabo | Adalís Rivera | 25 | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | |
  | Hatillo | Zorelys Lisboa | 18 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
  | Lares | Auda López | 20 | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | Top 16 |
  | Loíza | Dorayma Mercado | 26 | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) | Top 10 |
  | Morovis | Hazel Ortíz | 22 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Top 10 |
  | Peñuelas | Melanie Rivera | 26 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Top 16 |
  | Salinas | Virnalís Santiago | 23 | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | Top 16 |
  | San Juan | Adriana Collazo | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
  | San Sebastián | Estefanía Soto | 26 | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 1st Runner-up (Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020) |
  | Toa Alta | Ivana Irizarry | 25 | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) | Top 10 |
  | Toa Baja | Madison Sara Anderson | 23 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 |
  | Trujillo Alto | Raixa Nati González | 24 | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | |
  | Vega Baja | Glorymar Negrón | 25 | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
  | Villalba | Vivianie Díaz | 20 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Top 10 |
  