 Past Logo of Miss Universe Puerto Rico | |
| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | San Juan |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe Miss World Miss International Miss Earth Miss Supranational Miss Grand International Miss Intercontinental |
Official language | Spanish English |
| Award(s) | |
Miss Puerto Rico is a national title bestowed on the women representing Puerto Rico in international beauty pageants.
In 1987, Puerto Rico became the ninth nation to win the Big Three pageants of Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. In 2019, Puerto Rico won Miss Earth, becoming the fourth nation to win the Big Four pageants. Having also won Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, and Miss Intercontinental by 2019, Puerto Rico became the first nation—and only one as of 20 November 2024—to win the Big Six or Grand Slam and the Big Seven pageants.
As the second Ibero-American nation with the most titles in the Big Three, Big Four, Grand Slam, and Big Seven pageants, the fourth nation globally with the most titles in the Big Three, Big Four, and Big Seven, and the fifth nation globally in the Grand Slam, Puerto Rico, which has won 16 major titles as of 2023, is considered a powerhouse in beauty pageants, alongside Venezuela, United States, Philippines, and India.[1]
In Puerto Rico, beauty queens are an important part of the culture. The businesswoman in the modeling and beauty industry in charge of many Puerto Rican representatives in international pageants between 1952 and 1998, Anna Santisteban, popularly known as the Hacedora de Reinas (Maker of Queens), is recognized as the figure who established the fervent enthusiasm for beauty queens in Puerto Rico. As the holder of the Miss Universe franchise in Puerto Rico, Santisteban produced three international winners, in 1970, 1985 and 1993.[2][3][4][5]
Despite being a self-governed unincorporated U.S. territory with the title of commonwealth (Spanish: estado libre asociado, lit. 'free associated state'), Puerto Rico competes in international beauty competitions as a separate and independent nation from the United States since 1952, as it does in the Olympic Games since 1948 and the Pan American Games since 1955.[6]
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- ^ "Pageant Powerhouse: Puerto Rico's Remarkable Dominance in the World of Pageantry". Pageant Empress. April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Anna Santisteban: hacedora de reinas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "ANNA SANTISTEBAN la primera estratega, y activista de la belleza en Puerto Rico". De Bulevar: La Vida del Estilo (in Spanish). 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "La elegancia de Anna Santisteban". El Adoquín Periódico (in Spanish). 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "FOTOS: Anna Santisteban, la reina de las reinas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Sports Sovereignty in Puerto Rico". NACLA. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2024-01-19.