# Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 was the 66th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 11, 2022.
Michelle Colón of Loíza crowned Ashley Cariño of Fajardo as her successor at the end of the event. Cariño represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2022, where she placed in the Top 5.

## Contestants

28 contestants competed for the title:
| Municipality | Delegate | Age | Height | Placement |
| Adjuntas | Mariana Torres Bernard | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Top 10 |
| Aguadilla | Graciela Berrios | 18 | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Top 5 |
| Arroyo | Alexandra Krystal Rivera Berrios | 23 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| Barranquitas | Sarah Angely Rodríguez Ríos | 28 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Top 15 |
| Bayamón | Yanisse Vásquez | 24 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| Caguas | Erica Iveliss Ortiz | 28 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
| Camuy | Katherine Santiago | 26 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Top 15 |
| Cataño | Camille Fabery Diana | 21 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 2nd Runner Up |
| Ciales | Valeria Villalobos Colón | 19 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Coamo | Edith Enid Bernardi Santiago | 27 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Top 10 |
| Dorado | Leonela Gonzalez De Jesús | 23 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 1st Runner up |
| Fajardo | Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto | 28 | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 |
| Guaynabo | Ariana Paola Salgado Burgos | 27 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Humacao | Isabel Jolie Torres | 18 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Isabela | Annelise Torres Colón | 25 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
| Lajas | Paula Estefanía Mulero Nazario | 18 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
| Luquillo | Danelly Olivo Figueroa | 23 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Top 15 |
| Mayagüez | Ariana Hernández Colón | 20 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| Orocovis | Elaine Marie Rosado Rivera | 23 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Top 15 |
| Rincón | Andrea Paola Arroyo García | 26 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Río Grande | Susanlee Forty Vázquez | 26 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Top 15 |
| Salinas | Kiara Rosado Romero | 27 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Top 10 |
| San Juan | Raishmar Carrillo González | 26 | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | Top 10 |
| San Lorenzo | Kiara Jeniva Vélez | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| San Sebastián | Anaysha Rivero Lugo | 20 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |
| Toa Alta | Valeria Pagán Masini | 25 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Top 5 |
| Vega Alta | Diana Carolina Sostre Navarro | 27 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Top 10 |
| Vega Baja | Sheilian Marte | 26 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |

## Judges
### Preliminary

* Luz Nereida Vélez – News anchor and journalist
* Vivian Santiago – Lawyer and businesswoman
* Carlos Izcoa – Oral rehabilitation specialist
* Ana Teresa Toro – Journalist, writer, and columnist
* Germán Legarreta – Executive producer and casting director
* Frances Ríos – Businesswoman and founder of Woman Who Lead
* Eli Cay – Model, actor, and entertainer

### Final

* Melina León – Singer and actress
* Yolandita Monge – Singer
* Jeimy Osorio – Actress
* Byankah Sobá – Journalist
* Ada Monzon – Meteorologist
* Mariana Vicente – Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010 from Río Grande
* Joe Bonilla – Artist manager and publicist
* Luis Ortiz Espinoza – Dermatologist
* Carlos M. Portocarrero – Plastic surgeon

## Crossovers
### Miss USA

* 2021: Fajardo – Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto (as Miss Florida USA; 2nd Runner-Up)

### Miss World Puerto Rico

* 2021: San Juan – Raishmar Carrillo González (as Miss Río Grande World; 3rd Runner-Up)