Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 Michelle Colón, 21, of Loíza, Puerto Rico will crown her successor on August 11, 2022. It is the 66th edition of the beauty pageant that selects Puerto Rico’s Miss Universe candidate.

Currently, Puerto Rico has five Miss Universe crowns. Representing the unincorporated territory of the United States, Marisol Malaret, Deborah Carthy-Deu, Dayanara Torres, Denise Quiñones and Zuleyka Rivera won the title in 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001 and 2006, respectively.

Representing Loiza, Colón was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 at Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 30, 2021. Representing Puerto Rico, she finished in the Top 10 at Miss Universe 2021 in Eilat, Israel.

There are 29 women competing for the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 title. Here are the candidates:

1. Mariana Torres Bernard, 24, Adjuntas
2. Graciela Berrios, 18, Aguadilla
3. Alexandra Krystal Rivera Berrios, 23, Arroyo
4. Sarah Angely Rodríguez Ríos, 28, Barranquitas
5. Yanisse Vásquez, 24, Bayamon
6. Erica Iveliss Ortiz, 28, Caguas
7. Katherine Santiago, 26, Camuy
8. Camille Fabery Diana, 21, Cataño
9. Valeria Villalobos Colón, 19, Ciales
10. Edith Enid Bernardi Santiago, 27, Coamo
11. Leonela Gonzalez De Jesus, 23, Dorado
12. Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto, 28, Fajardo
13. Ariana Paola Salgado Burgos, 18, Guaynabo
14. Isabel Jolie Torres, 18, Humacao
15. Annelise Torres Colón, 25, Isabela
16. Paula Estefanía Mulero Nazario, 18, Lajas
17. Danelly Olivo Figueroa, 23, Luquillo
18. Ariana Hernández Colón, 20, Mayagüez
19. Elaine Marie Rosado Rivera, 23, Orocovis
20. Samantha Marie De León Bazán, 23, Patillas
21. Andrea Paola Arroyo García, 26, Rincon
22. Susanlee Forty Vázquez, 26, Rio Grande
23. Kiana Rosado Romero, 27, Salinas
24. Raishmar Carrillo González, 26, San Juan
25. Kiara Jeniva Vélez, 24, San Lorenzo
26. Anaysha Rivero Lugo, 20, San Sebastian
27. Valeria Pagán Masini, 23, Toa Alta
28. Diana Carolina Sostre Navarro, 26, Vega Alta
29. Sheilian Marte, 26, Vega Baja