Viviana Ortiz Pastrana (born September 12, 1986) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011 on November 4, 2010 and represented

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where she placed Top 16.

Early life

Ortiz was born in

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to Héctor Ortiz and Mercedes Pastrana. She is the middle child, and have an older sister and a younger brother. She earned a

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from the

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, graduating

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Miss Universe Puerto Rico

Ortiz, who stands tall, competed as Miss Corozal in Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011, held in

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, where she won the Payless Best Catwalk award, the JCPenney Best Style award, and the title of

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. She competed in the 2011

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pageant in

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on September 12, 2011, her 25th birthday, where she finished in the Top 16.

Nuestra Belleza Latina

Viviana competed in

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representing Puerto Rico and was part of Lupita Jones' team. After weeks of intense competition and challenges she made it to the top 5. She finished in third place and was awarded a scholarship to study acting at

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's Centro de Educacion Artistica (CEA) in Mexico.

Personal life

Since 2013, Viviana has been in a relationship with Puerto Rican

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player,

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. Viviana gave birth to their daughter, Paulina Barea Ortiz, on March 30, 2016. Ortiz and Barea got married on August 20, 2016 in a lavish ceremony at the church of the

Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (English: University of the Sacred Heart), abbreviated "USC" and often called simply Sagrado, is a private Catholic university in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of the oldest and largest educational ins ...

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References

External links

Official Miss Universe Puerto Rico website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Viviana 1986 births Living people People from Corozal, Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico winners Miss Universe 2011 contestants Universidad del Sagrado Corazón alumni