Franceska Toro (born 1993 in
Toa Baja
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) is a
Puerto Rican beauty pageant
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titleholder who was crowned
Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2014 and represented
Puerto Rico
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at
Miss Earth 2014
Miss Earth 2014, the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Alyz Henrich of ...
.
Pageantry
Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2014
Franceska competed in
Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2014, representing Toa Baja, where finished as 1st Runner-Up, giving her the right to represent
Puerto Rico
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at
Miss Earth 2014
Miss Earth 2014, the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Alyz Henrich of ...
in November. She was the first Puerto Rican representative for
Miss Earth
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from
Miss Mundo Puerto Rico franchise spearheaded by
Shanira Blanco
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. She had also placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico the prior
year
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.
Miss Earth 2014
Toro later represented
Puerto Rico
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at
Miss Earth 2014
Miss Earth 2014, the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Alyz Henrich of ...
in
Diliman
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,
Quezon City
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,
Philippines
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where she received 3 bronze medals for Darling of the Press, Cocktail wear, and Resort Wear and was also awarded with Miss Psalmstre and Miss Advance. However she failed to place in the Top 16.
The pageant was won by
Jamie Herrell
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of the
Philippines
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.
References
1993 births
Living people
Miss Earth 2014 contestants
Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners
People from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
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