Gabriela Berríos Pagán (born November 30, 1990) is a Puerto Rican former model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented

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municipality at

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and represented

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held in

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. She also represented

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Early life

Berríos was born on November 30, 1990, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was raised in

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and moved to

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after her parents divorced. She initially studied business administration at

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but as of 2020 studies healthcare administration at University of Central Florida. Berríos and her older sister Julianna started Sweets by Sisters, Inc., a bakery specializing in extravagantly-decorated cakes, in 2019, but it wasn't until the initial

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that they were able to turn their focus to growing their business. She confirmed in 2020 in an interview with ''Epiko Magazine'' that she had retired from pageantry.

Pageantry

Miss Universe 2014

Berríos represented Puerto Rico at

where she competed to succeed the current titleholder,

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. Although considered to be a strong candidate by many, she failed to place in the Top 15. She did however win the award for Miss Photogenic and fainted during a commercial break before

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was crowned

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Miss International 2016

Berríos was chosen to represent

where

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from

crowned her successor Kylie Vervosa of the Philippines at the end of the event. She did not reach the top 15 in the pageant.

References

External links

Miss Universe Puerto Rico Official Website
Living people Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners Miss Universe 2014 contestants 1990 births Miss International 2016 delegates People from San Juan, Puerto Rico {{Pageant-bio-stub