Miss World Puerto Rico or Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico is a national Beauty pageant that selects Puerto Rico's representative to the Miss World pageant.
History Puerto Rico debuted in Miss World in 1959, then 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 PR until 1995.
In 1996, Delia Cruz, mother of Miss World Wilnelia Merced Cruz, obtained the franchise and began organizing the Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico pageant with Tania Collazo as organizer for a few years before Desiree Lowry and later on Shanira Blanco. Winners have been competing ever since in the international pageant. Puerto Rico has produced two winners (1975,2016), two 2nd runners-up (2005, 2011) and ten semi-finalists (1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010), and three quarter-finalists (2012, 2019, 2021).
In 2017, due to the devastating effects of two hurricanes that heavily ravaged the entire island within a week, the organizers of Miss World Puerto Rico decided not to send the country's representative in this year's Miss World. No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
Representatives The Miss World pageant began in 1951 and since then Puerto Rico has had 20 representatives classify in the finals including: 2 winners, 2 runners-up, 11 semi-finalists and 5 quarter-finalists.
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YearMunicipalityMiss World Puerto RicoPlacementSpecial AwardsNotes 2027 TBA TBA TBA 2026 Dorado Suil Anyelina Pagan Top 40 Miss World Sports 2025 Manatí Valeria Nicole Pérez SantiagoTop 20 Beauty With a Purpose & Best Designer Dress (Americas and Caribbean) Top 48 Miss World Talent 2024 colspan=5 2023 Toa Baja Elena Rivera Reyes Top 40 Top 25 Miss World Head to Head Challenge Top 23 Miss World Talent 2022 colspan=5 2021 Naranjito Aryam Mariel Díaz Rosado Top 40 2nd runner-up Miss World Top Model 2020 colspan=6 2019 Bayamón Daniella Rodríguez Laureano Top 40 Top 40 Miss World Top Model 2018 Canóvanas Dayanara Martínez Rosado Top 18 Miss World Talent3rd Runner-up Sanya Tourism Promotional Video Award 2017 colspan="5" 2016 Toa Baja Stephanie Marie Del Valle Díaz Miss World 2016 Top 21 Miss World Talent Dorado Stephanie Román de León colspan="3" 2015 Quebradillas Keysi Marie Vargas Vélez Top 5 Miss World Top Model 2014 Arroyo Génesis María Dávila Pérez Top 20 Miss World Top Model 2013 Caguas Nadyalee Torres López 2012 Barceloneta Janelee Marcus Chaparro Colón Top 30 Top 10 Best Dress Designer AwardTop 40 Miss World Beach BeautyTop 46 Miss World Top Model 2011 San Juan Amanda Victoria Vilanova Pérez 2nd Runner-up Queen of CaribbeanTop 11 Miss World TalentTop 24 Miss World SportsTop 30 Beauty with a Purpose 2010 Barranquitas Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago Top 25 Winner Miss World Beach Beauty 2009 Bayamón Jennifer Colón Alvarado Top 12 Miss World Beach BeautyTop 12 Miss World SportsTop 12 Best Dress Designer Award Later Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 2008 San Juan Ivonne Marie Orsini López Top 15 Top 32 Miss World Top Model 2007 Orocovis Jennifer Guevara Campos Top 16 1st Runner-up Miss World Top Model 2006 Arecibo Thebyam Carrión Álvarez Top 17 1st Runner-up Miss World SportsTop 25 Miss World Beach Beauty 2005 Dorado Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos 2nd Runner-up Queen of Caribbean 2004 Luquillo Cassandra Castro Holland 2003 Bayamón Joyceline Montero García Top 20 1st Runner-up Miss World Talent 2002 Guaynabo Cassandra Polo Berríos Top 20 2001 Vieques Barbara Serrano Negrón 2000 Toa Alta Sarybel Velilla Cabeza 1999 Bayamón Arlene Torres Torres 1998 Juana Díaz Antonia Alfonso Pagán 1997 Dorado Aurea Isis Marrero Nieves 1996 Guaynabo Marissa De La Caridad Hernández Cardona Miss Puerto Rico World/Miss World Puerto Rico through Miss Puerto Rico/Señorita Puerto Rico 1995 Guaynabo Swanni Quiñones Laracuente 1994 Aguas Buenas Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica 1993 San Juan Ana Rosa Brito Suárez 1992 Trujillo Alto Lianabel Rosario Centeno 1991 Lajas Johanna Berenice Irizarry Nazario 1990 San Juan Magdalena Pabón 1989 Orocovis Tania Collazo Barreiro Miss Puerto Rico for Miss World 1985 San Juan Iris Matías Gonzáles Top 15 1984 San Juan Maria De Los Angeles Rosas Silva 1983 Aibonito Fatima Mustafá Vázquez 1982 Morovis Jannette Torres Burgos 1981 San Juan Andrenira Ruiz 1980 Ponce Michele Torres Cintrón Top 15 1979 San Juan Daisy Marissette López 1978 Río Piedras Maria Jesús Cañizares Top 15 1977 Santurce Didriana "Dee Dee" Del Rio 1976 Bayamón Ivette Rosado Top 15 1975 Caguas Wilnelia Merced Cruz Miss World 1975 1974 Camuy Loyda Eunice Valle Blas Machado 1973 Milagros García 1972 Ponce Ana Nisi Goyco 1971 Raquel Quintana 1970 Alma Doris Pérez Vélez Miss Puerto Rico 1959 San Juan Lyllianna "Lilie" Díaz Noya
Winners' gallery
See also Miss Puerto Rico
References
External links Nuestra Belleza Latina Por La Corona