Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006
Rivera during her reign as Miss Universe 2006
Date	November 10, 2005 (2005-11-10)
Presenters	Deborah Carthy-Deu
Entertainment	Chayanne Wisin & Yandel
Venue	Muelle Panamericano, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Broadcaster	Telemundo
Entrants	28 [1]
Placements	13
Winner	Zuleyka Rivera   Salinas
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Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 was the 51st Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant, held at the Muelle Panamericano in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 10, 2005.

Cynthia Olavarría of Salinas, crowned Zuleyka Rivera of Salinas as her successor at the end of the event. Zuleyka represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States, and won.

Results

Placements

Contestants

Twenty-Eight contestants competed for the title.

Municipality	Contestant
Adjuntas	Norma Sotomayor
Aguadilla	Veronica Otero
Aibonito	Yionelle Colon
Añasco	Sheila Garcia
Arecibo	Nicole Fernandez
Caguas	Jesenia Rios da Silva
Canóvanas	Betzalie Campos
Ciales	Angie Paz
Cidra	Lizbeth Matos
Culebra	Sheila Gonzalez
Dorado	Vanesa Figueroa
Isabela	Jenille Echevarria
Jayuya	Ismarie Torres
Juana Díaz	Alba Torres
Lajas	Liamarie Nazario
Lares	Neriluz Garcia
Moca	Yeidy Bosques
Ponce	Marilyn Bartolomei
Río Grande	Janice Reyes
Río Piedras	Tanya Huntley
Salinas	Zuleyka Rivera
San Germán	Hecdalis Rodriguez
San Juan	Jesenia Tirado
Toa Alta	Lourdes Rosado
Trujillo Alto	Daphne Benet
Utuado	Miriany Cruz
Vieques	Alxandra Zenon
Villalba	Yaritza Lopez
Yauco	Lorenia Delgado

Notes

• Miss Salinas, Zuleyka Rivera, represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA on July 23, 2006 where she became the fifth Puerto Rican woman to obtain the title of Miss Universe. ^[2]
• Miss Moca, Yeidy Bosques, later competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 where she represented the municipality of Mayagüez and finished as the 3rd runner-up. ^[3] She was later crowned Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2010 and competed at Miss Earth 2010 where finished as Miss Earth-Fire (3rd runner-up),^{[ citation needed]} Puerto Rico's second and highest placement so far at Miss Earth.

Historical significance

• Salinas won Miss Puerto Rico Universe for the fourth time, the last was Cynthia Olavarría in 2005.
• The following municipalities also made the semi-finals last year were Ponce, San Juan, Río Piedras, and Salinas.
• Salinas is now the fourth municipality to obtain two consecutive wins after Ponce, San Juan, and San Germán.
• Juana Diaz last placed in 1998.
• Yauco last placed in 2001.
• Añasco and Utuado last placed in 2002.
• Dorado and Toa Alta last placed in 2003.
• Trujillo Alto last placed in 2004.

References