Monic Marie Pérez Díaz (born February 1, 1990) is a
Puerto Rican TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013
The 58th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 29, 2012.
Bodine Koehler, who won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012, crowned her successor, Miss ...
and represented
Puerto Rico at
Miss Universe 2013 in
Moscow and placed Top 16.
Early life
Monic was born on February 1, 1990, in
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bayamón (, ) is a Bayamón barrio-pueblo, city, Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico and suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan located in the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas an ...
, the oldest of three children, and moved to
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
as a teenager. After high school she moved to
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, the ...
where she attended University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo campus, majoring in Nursing.
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013
On August 29, 2012, Monic represented
Arecibo at the
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013
The 58th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 29, 2012.
Bodine Koehler, who won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012, crowned her successor, Miss ...
pageant where she beat out 31 other contestants and won the title, gaining the right to represent
Puerto Rico at Miss Universe. She also won the awards of Miss Photogenic, Payless Best Catwalk and Best Body, respectively.
Miss Universe 2013
Monic represented
Puerto Rico at the 62nd annual
Miss Universe. She quickly became the crowd favorite and in most countries was the predicted winner of the Miss Universe. She finished as Top 16 semi-finalist on November 9, 2013, vying to succeed outgoing titleholder
Miss Universe 2012,
Olivia Culpo of the United States. The eventual winner was
Gabriela Isler of
Venezuela. There are many rumors about Monic being sabotaged backstage prior to the show and given horrendous hair and makeup.
See also
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Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013
The 58th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 29, 2012.
Bodine Koehler, who won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012, crowned her successor, Miss ...
References
External links
Miss Universe Puerto Rico Official Website
Living people
Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners
Miss Universe 2013 contestants
1990 births
People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
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