Aleyda Enid Ortiz Rodríguez (born October 5, 1988 in Bayamón) is a Puerto Rican model, TV host, actress and

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titleholder who finished as 1st Runner-Up at

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and Miss Intercontinental 2013. She was later crowned

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Pageantry

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014

Aleyda represented Bayamón at

on October 3, 2013 where she finished as 1st Runner-Up to

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. Being the 1st Runner-Up she was awarded the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2013.

Miss Intercontinental 2013

Aleyda represented

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at Miss Intercontinental 2013 where she finished as 1st Runner-Up. This was Puerto Rico's second consecutive placement as 1st Runner-Up as Ortiz' predecessor

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also placed 1st Runner-Up the previous year.

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014

Ortiz auditioned for

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's reality show and beauty pageant

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and advanced to Round 2 where she was selected to be part of the 12 finalists who enter the mansion of Nuestra Belleza Latina. On May 18, 2014 Aleyda was declared the winner, becoming the third Puerto Rican to do so after

Melissa Marty Melissa Marty Caro (born July 26, 1984, in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder and TV Host. Marty placed as a semi-finalist in Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008, competing as "Miss Caguas." She then became a contestant on the ...

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and

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. She was awarded $200,000 in prizes, a Kia Soul, a contract with Univision Network and appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan en Español magazine. With her win Puerto Rico currently has the most Nuestra Belleza Latina wins. Mira Quien Baila 2021 She participated in Mira Quien Baila and she was the runner up with a good price for her charity that she dance for and many fans said she was robbed the win because the audience choose her as their winner while the judge pick Cheft as the winner.

Personal life

From 2014 to 2015 Ortiz was in a relationship with

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. In 2016, Ortiz began a relationship with financial adviser Ricardo Casanova. The couple became engaged in late 2018 and wed on March 22, 2019.

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* * Living people 1988 births Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico {{Puerto Rico-stub