Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012
# Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012

The 57th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 7, 2011.

Viviana Ortiz, who won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011, crowned her successor Bodine Koehler as Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012, who represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2012 on December 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Also, Stephanie Román, Chanty Vargas, and Valery Velez, who were chosen to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Continente Americano, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Supranational, also crowned their successors to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Continente Americano 2012, Miss Intercontinental 2012 and Miss Supranational 2012.

In addition to that, Top Model of the World Puerto Rico 2012 was also crowned. On March 15, 2012, when Vanessa De Roide was crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012 and was forced to give up the title of Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico, Desiree Lowry, the director of the franchise Miss Universe Puerto Rico, said they were thinking of choosing a candidate detail to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental in October in Germany.

## Results

### Placements

| Final results | Contestant |
| - | - |
| Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 | Río Grande - Bodine Koehler Peña |
| Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico 2012 | Carolina - Vanessa De Roide Toledo (resigned) |
| Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2012 | Toa Alta - Gabriela Berríos Pagán |
| Miss Continente Americano Puerto Rico 2012 | Arroyo - Jennifer Guevara Campos |
| Top Model of the World 2012 | Aguas Buenas - Nadyalee Torres López |
| 1st Runner-Up | Aguada - Shaleyka Cristine Vélez Avilés |
| Top 10 | Camuy - Verónica Rodríguez Hernández Loíza - Sasha Valdés Orta Mayagüez - Mara Liz Rivera Ramos Yabucoa - Darli Arni Pacheco Montanez |
| Top 16 | Cayey - Nicole Marie Pérez Aponte Lajas - Beverly Alvarez Torres Morovis - Raiza González Montes Sabana Grande - Sue Haley Torres Feliciano Toa Baja - Rahmam Khalil Mohamed Yauco - Jennifer Lorraine Luyando Cruz |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| - | - |
| Best Smile | Carolina - Vanessa De Roide |
| Best Legs | Yabucoa - Darla Pacheco |
| Best Figure | Río Grande - Bodine Koehler |
| Best Hair | Aguas Buenas - Nadyalee Torres |
| Most Beautiful Face | Toa Alta - Gabriela Berrios |
| Skinny Cow Best Style | Arroyo - Jennifer Guevara |
| Payless Best Catwalk Award | Río Grande - Bodine Koehler |
| Miss Photogenic | Aguas Buenas - Nadyalee Torres |
| Miss Congeniality | Morovis - Raiza González |
| JCPenney Style Award | Río Grande - Bodine Koehler |
| Best National Costume | Cayey - Nicole Pérez |

## Castings

Casting calls were held throughout Puerto Rico during the summer of 2011. Only 39 became the official contestants in an event on July 10, 2011 in Teatro Ambassador in San Juan. The judges of the final choice were trainer, Jackie Rodriguez, stylist, Junior Melendez, ex-Miss Puerto Rico contestant, Mari Tere Benes, choreographer, Estela Velez, designers, Richard Cotto and Rebecca Tiago and beauty queens expert Edgardo Virella.

## Contestants

Here is a list of the official 39 contestants:

| Municipality | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aguada | Shaleyka Vélez Avilés | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Aguada |
| Aguadilla | Emily Kristina Torres Suárez | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | San Juan |
| Aguas Buenas | Nadyalee Torres López | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Aguas Buenas |
| Arroyo | Jennifer Guevara Campos | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Arroyo |
| Bayamón | Kiara Lee Soto Colón | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bayamón |
| Camuy | Verónica Rodríguez Hernández | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Camuy |
| Canóvanas | Wendilys Cruz Fontánez | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Canóvanas |
| Carolina | Vanessa De Roide Toledo | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Carolina |
| Cataño | Kiara Zayas Rodríguez | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | San Juan |
| Cayey | Nicole Marie Pérez Aponte | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Bayamón |
| Coamo | Victoria Angélica Caraballo | 17 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | San Juan |
| Dorado | Vilmarie Rosado Calderón | 26 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Carolina |
| Florida | Krystal Lynn Domenech Ramos | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Florida |
| Guayama | Yolanda Marrero González | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Guayama |
| Guaynabo | Isabel Marisa Corsino Carro | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Guaynabo |
| Gurabo | Illiane Benítez Álamo | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bayamón |
| Hormigueros | Jeanelly Vargas | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Carolina |
| Humacao | Beverly Serrano Lebrón | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Humacao |
| Lajas | Beverly Alvarez Torres | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan |
| Las Piedras | Lucianne Meléndez Rivera | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Las Piedras |
| Loíza | Sasha Valdés Orta | 27 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | San Juan |
| Luquillo | Isisnachelly Rosario Rivera | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Carolina |
| Mayagüez | Mara Liz Rivera Ramos | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Mayagüez |
| Morovis | Raiza González Montes | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bayamón |
| Naguabo | Artdalis Pérez | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Naguabo |
| Orocovis | Yanilis Limar Torres Rodríguez | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bayamón |
| Río Grande | Bodine Koehler Peña | 19 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | San Juan |
| Sabana Grande | Sue Haley Torres Feliciano | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Sabana Grande |
| San Germán | Stephanie Cancel Prieto | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | San Germán |
| San Juan | Nanette Marie Miranda Rivera | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | San Juan |
| Toa Alta | Gabriela Berríos Pagán | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | San Juan |
| Toa Baja | Rahman Khalil Mohamed | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Toa Baja |
| Trujillo Alto | Carmen Alicia Torres Ortiz | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Trujillo Alto |
| Utuado | Linnette Zoé Vélez Cortés | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Utuado |
| Yabucoa | Darli Arni Pacheco Montañez | 21 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | San Juan |
| Yauco | Jennifer Lorraine Luyando Cruz | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Bayamón |
