title: Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
text: # Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015
  
  The 60th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Centro Ferial Juan H. Cintrón in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on October 9, 2014. Gabriela Berrios, who won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014, crowned her successor at end of the event, Catalina Morales of Guaynabo, who represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2015.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Placements
  
  | Final results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2015 | Guaynabo - Catalina Morales Gómez |
  | 1st Runner-Up | Aguas Buenas - Nivializ Pérez Hernández |
  | 2nd Runner-Up | Cayey - Nicole Marie Colón Rivera |
  | 3rd Runner-Up | Humacao - Stephanie Cruz |
  | 4th Runner-Up | Mayagüez - Alina Teresa Román Hubers |
  | 5th Runner-Up | Utuado - Brenda Paola Hernández Santiago |
  | Top 12 | Adjuntas - Karol Maryorie Ayala Arroyo Añasco - Andrea Nicole Mercado Egipciaco Arecibo - Perla Del Mar Matos Rodríguez Bayamón - Valeria Torres Vélez Lares - Melanie Rivera Ruiz Salinas - Wilmary Monción Román |
  | Top 20 | Caguas - Josmarie Soto Mercado Camuy - Lorena Segarra Rancel Coamo - María Elis Rodríguez Irizarry Dorado - Rayza Merari Rivera Fernández Las Marías - Nobiraida Zoet Infante Bosques Las Piedras - Valeria Ivelisse Rivera Smith Ponce - Frances Cintrón González San Germán - Paola Campos Latorre |
  
  ### Gala de Premios (Special Awards Gala)
  
  The Special Awarda Gala took place on October 1, 2014 and the following awards were given:
  
  | Awards | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Best Body Award | Cataño - Zuania Velez |
  | Miss Sears Fashionista Style | Salinas - Wilmary Moncion |
  | Caras Most Beautiful Face Award | Humacao - Stephanie Cruz |
  | Bloom Beauty Award | Aguas Buenas - Nivializ Perez |
  | TRESemmé Most Beautiful Hair Award | Guaynabo - Catalina Morales |
  | Bakers Best Catwalk/Legs Award | Cayey - Nicole Colon |
  
  Also, the Hotel Melia in Ponce, chose six contestants that will be the official image of the hotel of their new publicity. The chosen contestants were: Miss Cayey (Nicole Colon), Miss Guaynabo (Catalina Morales), Miss Humacao (Stephanie Cruz), Miss Aguas Buenas (Nivializ Perez), Miss Mayaguez (Alina Roman), and Miss Ponce (Frances Cintron).
  
  These awards will be given during the pageant on October 9:
  
  | Awards | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Miss Photogenic | Aguas Buenas – Nivializ Pérez |
  | Miss Congeniality | Yauco - Elinnette Rodríguez |
  | Best National Costume | San Juan - Heilymar Rosario |
  
  ### Best National Costume
  
  The Top 10 for Best National Costume were announced on September 8, 2014 during the Trajes de Tipico (Best National Costume) event. The winner and runners-up were announced during the pageant on October 9, 2014.
  
  | Results | Contestant |
  | - | - |
  | Winner | San Juan - Heilymar Rosario |
  | 2nd Place | Dorado - Rayza Rivera |
  | 3rd Place | Salinas - Wilmary Monción |
  | 4th Place | Arecibo - Perla Del Mar |
  | 5th Place | Lajas - Itzaira Velez |
  | 6th Place | Guaynabo - Catalina Morales |
  | 7th Place | Cayey - Nicole Colón |
  | 8th Place | Camuy - Lorena Segarra |
  | 9th Place | Utuado - Brenda Hernández |
  | 10th Place | Añasco - Andrea Mercado |
  
  ## Contestants
  
  Here is a list of the official 45 contestants:
  
  | Municipality | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adjuntas | Karol Maryorie Ayala Arroyo | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Adjuntas |
  | Aguada | Lourdes Villarrubia Varela | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Aguada |
  | Aguadilla | Natalie Marrero Aponte | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Aguadilla |
  | Aguas Buenas | Nivializ Pérez Hernández | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | San Juan |
  | Añasco | Andrea Nicole Mercado Egipciaco | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bayamón |
  | Arecibo | Perla Del Mar Matos Rodríguez | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Arecibo |
  | Barceloneta | Yanelis Urbistondo Gómez | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan |
  | Bayamón | Valeria Torres Vélez | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bayamón |
  | Cabo Rojo | Paola Andrea González Cabrera | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Cabo Rojo |
  | Caguas | Josmarie Soto Mercado | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | San Juan |
  | Camuy | Lorena Segarra Rancel | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ponce |
  | Cataño | Zuania Emali Vélez Castro | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | San Juan |
  | Cayey | Nicole Marie Colón Rivera | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Cayey |
  | Cidra | Yara Lynnette Cid Borrero | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | San Juan |
  | Coamo | María Elis Rodríguez Irizarry | 17 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Ponce |
  | Corozal | Wallis Nannette Rosa Bobe | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Corozal |
  | Dorado | Rayza Merari Rivera Fernández | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Dorado |
  | Guánica | Paulina Victoria Palerm | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ponce |
  | Guayanilla | Syndie Berríos Orengo | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Guayanilla |
  | Guaynabo | Catalina Morales Gómez | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Guaynabo |
  | Gurabo | Giovanna Raquel López | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bayamón |
  | Hormigueros | Keidelyn Morales Castillo | 17 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Mayagüez |
  | Humacao | Stephanie Cruz | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Humacao |
  | Isabela | Nashalie Rodríguez Franco | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Isabela |
  | Juana Díaz | Leira Ivette González Santiago | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Juana Díaz |
  | Juncos | Lyshne T. Torres Sotomayor | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan |
  | Lajas | Itzaira Vélez Pardo | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lajas |
  | Lares | Melanie Rivera Ruiz | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Cayey |
  | Las Marías | Nobiraida Zoet Infante Bosques | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Las Marías |
  | Las Piedras | Valeria Ivelisse Rivera Smith | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Las Piedras |
  | Maricao | Ninoshka Isabel Gabrielini Pérez | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Maricao |
  | Mayagüez | Alina Teresa Román Hubers | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Mayagüez |
  | Moca | Anaira González Hernández | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Moca |
  | Peñuelas | Marelys Santos Flores | 27 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Ponce |
  | Ponce | Frances Cintrón González | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ponce |
  | Rincón | Pamela Ruiz Babilonia | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan |
  | Salinas | Wilmary Monción Román | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Salinas |
  | San Germán | Paola Campos Latorre | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Germán |
  | San Sebastián | Mirelis Mercado Arocho | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bayamón |
  | Santa Isabel | Jailene Enid Santiago Martínez | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Santa Isabel |
  | Toa Alta | Karla Sofia Rodríguez Rivera | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | San Juan |
  | Utuado | Brenda Paola Hernández Santiago | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Utuado |
  | Villalba | Juleimy Rentas Bermúdez | 17 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Ponce |
  | Yabucoa | Dinora Ruiz Arroyo | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan |
  | Yauco | Elinnette Rodríguez Calderín | 19 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Yauco |
  