Laurie Tamara Simpson Rivera (born October 26, 1969) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen who was crowned

Miss International 1987 Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...

Miss International

Prior to winning the

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, the blonde, blue-eyed beauty participated in several beauty pageants. A native of San Juan, she was a finalist of

Miss Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico is a national beauty pageant in Puerto Rico. Currently, there are two separate televised pageants held annually: Miss Universe Puerto Rico to select the representative for Miss Universe and Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico to select t ...

in 1986, and was chosen to represent Puerto Rico in the succeeding year when no local pageant took place. She placed 4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1987, before going on to win the

pageant. She was also crowned Nuestra Belleza in 1991.

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Official Miss International website - Past titleholders
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Miss International

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