LIVE UPDATES: Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 Final Competition Results


Following weeks of pre-pageant activities, the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 grand final and coronation is taking place tonight at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan.

At the end of the event, one of the 30 contestants will be crowned by outgoing queen Ashley Cariño and take home the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this November.

Hosted by entertainer José Santana and Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020 Estefanía Soto Torres, tonight's glittering show presented by L'Oréal Paris is broadcasting live on Wapa TV.

Guest performers consist of Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer Tommy Torres, two-time Latin Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter of Latin pop and tropical music genres Luis Figueroa, and Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor Carlos Vives.

An esteeemed panel of judges who will choose the winner includes former titleholder and Miss Universe 2018 Top 5 finalist Kiara Liz Ortega, journalist Aixa Vázquez, businessman Carlos Thompson, surgeon José Raúl Montes, president of SER Puerto Rico Nilda Morales, fashion designer Leonardo Cordero Suria, and model Karla Ortiz.

Who will become the next Miss Universe Puerto Rico?

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FINAL RESULTS

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TOP 15

Isabela - Fiorella Medina Pérez

Ponce - Natalia Elena Zayas Morales

Canóvanas - Andrea Sofía Collazo Molina

Loíza - Ángela Escalera Carrasquillo

Lajas - Karina Rivera Camacho

Salinas - Gabriela Veguilla Cotto

Caguas - Celimar Rosario Caballero

Cayey - Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro

Hatillo - Thaiz Mariel Maceira Candelaria

Río Grande - Xarimar Acevedo Pabón

Patillas - Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

Culebra - Nathalie Santa Cruz Bacardi

Toa Baja - Kiara Rivera Escudero

Cabo Rojo - Daniela Arroyo González

San Lorenzo - Isarel Marielis Román Almeda

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TOP 10

Patillas - Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

Isabela - Fiorella Medina Pérez

Salinas - Gabriela Veguilla Cotto

Toa Baja - Kiara Rivera Escudero

Ponce - Natalia Elena Zayas Morales

Cabo Rojo - Daniela Arroyo González

Loíza - Ángela Escalera Carrasquillo

Cayey - Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro

San Lorenzo - Isarel Marielis Román Almeda

Río Grande - Xarimar Acevedo Pabón

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Special Award

Mujer de Valor - Patillas, Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

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TOP 5

San Lorenzo - Isarel Marielis Román Almeda

Toa Baja - Kiara Rivera Escudero

Río Grande - Xarimar Acevedo Pabón

Isabela - Fiorella Medina Pérez

Patillas - Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

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WINNERS

4th runner-up: San Lorenzo - Isarel Marielis Román Almeda

3rd runner-up: Isabela - Fiorella Medina Pérez

2nd runner-up: Toa Baja - Kiara Rivera Escudero

1st runner-up: Río Grande - Xarimar Acevedo Pabón

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023: Patillas - Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

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Photos: Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Brandon Cruz González / Wapa.tv

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