# Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 was the 67th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 24, 2023.
Ashley Cariño of Fajardo crowned Karla Guilfú of Patillas as her successor at the end of the event, and she represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023, held in El Salvador on November 18, where she was placed in the Top 5.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 | Patillas – Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo |
| 1st Runner-Up | Río Grande – Xarimar Acevedo Pabón |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Toa Baja – Kiara Rivera Escudero |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Isabela – Fiorella Medina |
| 4th Runner-Up | San Lorenzo – Isarel Marielis Román Almeda |
| Top 10 | Cabo Rojo – Daniela Victoria Arroyo González Cayey – Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro Loíza – Angela Escalera Carrasquillo Ponce – Natalia Elena Zayas Morales Salinas – Gabriela Veguilla Cotto |
| Top 15 | Caguas – Celimar Rosario Caballero Canóvanas – Andrea Sofia Collazo Culebra – Nathalie Santa Cruz Bacardi Hatillo – Thaiz Mariel Maceira Candelaria Lajas – Karina Rivera Camacho |

### Special awards

| Award | Winner |
| Miss Photogenic | Cataño – Gina Lee Garcia Colón |
| Miss Personality | Lajas – Karina Rivera Camacho |
| Ceravé & Vichy Miss Radiant Skin | Toa Baja – Kiara Rivera Escudero |
| L´Oréal Most Beautiful Hair | Cayey – Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro |
| L´Oréal Mujer De Valor | Patillas – Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo |
| My Way Award | Patillas – Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo |
| Colgate Optic White Impactful Smile | Isabela – Fiorella Medina Perez |

## Contestants

30 delegates competed for the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023:
| Municipality | Contestant |
| Aguadilla | Paola Crystal Rosa Badillo |
| Barceloneta | Nemesie Naara Martínez Negron |
| Barranquitas | Rocío del Mar Avilés Mercado |
| Bayamón | Gabriela Paola Santiago Ortiz |
| Cabo Rojo | Daniela Victoria Arroyo González |
| Caguas | Celimar Rosario Caballero |
| Canóvanas | Andrea Sofia Collazo |
| Carolina | Luisa Angélica Vázquez Ríos |
| Cataño | Gina Lee García Colón |
| Cayey | Neysha Marie Mendoza Castro |
| Culebra | Nathalie Santa Cruz Bacardi |
| Dorado | Devi Michelle Alfonso Daniels |
| Fajardo | Camila Molina Garcia |
| Guaynabo | Carmen Angélica Figueroa Guzmán |
| Hatillo | Thaiz Mariel Maceira Candelaria |
| Isabela | Fiorella Medina Perez |
| Jayuya | Cristina Martes Lugo |
| Lajas | Karina Rivera Camacho |
| Loíza | Angela Escalera Carrasquillo |
| Manatí | Sachelle González Rodriguez |
| Naguabo | Janairi Pomales García |
| Patillas | Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo |
| Peñuelas | Mistral Cedanio Rojas |
| Ponce | Natalia Elena Zayas Morales |
| Río Grande | Xarimar Acevedo Pabón |
| Salinas | Gabriela Veguilla Cotto |
| San Juan | Rina Rivera Vargas |
| San Lorenzo | Isarel Marielis Román Almeda |
| Toa Baja | Kiara Rivera Escudero |
| Trujillo Alto | Juanita Polanco Irizarry |

## Judges
### Preliminary

* Anna Di Marco – Hematologist and oncologist
* Fernando Álvarez Soto – Model, financial analyst and businessman
* Ismanuel Rodríguez – Performing arts director
* Uka Green – Professional relationalist, writer and blogger
* Wanda González – Aesthetic doctor
* Carlos Thompson – President of De La Cruz
* Aixa Vázquez – News anchor

### Final

* Kiara Ortega – Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 from Rincón
* Aixa Vázquez – News anchor
* Carlos Thompson – President of De La Cruz
* José Raúl Montes – Oculofacial surgeon
* Nilda Morales – President and chief executive of SER Puerto Rico
* Leonardo Cordero Suria – Businessman, fashion designer and chief executive of Leonardo Fifth Avenue
* Karla Ortiz – Model