The well-known top model in Puerto Rico and the 2010 Miss Rio Grande, Mariana Paola Vicente Morales (or Mariana Vicente in short), was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010 held at Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan on November 12, 2009. Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 Mayra Matos-Perez handed her the crown. [...]]]>

The well-known top model in Puerto Rico and the 2010 Miss Rio Grande, Mariana Paola Vicente Morales (or Mariana Vicente in short), was crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010 held at Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan on November 12, 2009. Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 Mayra Matos-Perez handed her the crown. Puerto Rican American salsa singer, Victor Manuelle, and lead star of “Mas Sabe el Diablo,” Jencarlos Canela, were the special guests of the said event.

Aside from the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2010 crown, Mariana also won the “Miss Payless Catwalk,” “JcPenney’s Style Award,” “Miss L’Bel Face,” and “Miss Figure Holsum Light” special awards.

Mariana was born in January 1989 in San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico and the second oldest European-established city in the Americas. Her father named Ramon Vicente is a businessman while her mother named Izayma Morales, works in public relations. She is currently studying at University of Puerto Rico in Carolina.

Before winning the Miss Puerto Rico 2010 crown, she previously competed at “La Cara de Imagen L’Oreal” in 2005.

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Aside from the [...]]]> Mayra Matos is 20 years old and stands 5’10″ This Puerto Rican lady from Cabo Rojo won the Miss Puerto Rico 2009 title last October 22, 2008 at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. This time, the Miss Puerto Rico pageant was televised live by WAPA-TV.

Aside from the Miss Puerto Rico 2008 title, Mayra also won the “Beautiful Face Award.” Last month, there were some rumors that Mayra will be dethroned as Miss Puerto Rico 2009 titleholder. It was reported that she never signed a contract stating that she must not have participated in any international pageant that she won. If you will remember Mayra was the 2006 Miss Teen International. Jennifer Colon, Miss Puerto Rico first runner up was said to have rejected the offer to replace Mayra. It appears too, that Magali Febles, pageant organizer, revised the contract and it was said that the Mayra’s contract is different from the contract that Ingrid Rivera had signed when she was Miss Puerto Rico 2008.

But whatever it is, Primera Hora, trusted Puerto Rican newspaper, have just published an article that all Mayra’s dethronement issues were just rumors. The newspaper also stated that Mayra didn’t receive any letter from Magali dethroning her and that Mayra will still be the Puerto Rico’s representatives for the 2009 Miss Universe pageant.

Maybe the reason why Mayra received such controversies because she has what it takes to be the next Miss Universe titleholder. As of now, she was the crowds’ bet in the Miss Universe pageant.

Mayra wore a boxing gear during the costume competition. She wore gloves, hooded robe, and a championship belt bearing the Coat of arms of Puerto Rico.

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