Valerie Hernández Matías (born July 19, 1993, in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2014 in

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, Japan. She is the second winner from Puerto Rico after Laurie Simpson in

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Pageantry

Miss Teen International 2012

Hernández was crowned

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in 2012, she was the fourth Puerto Rican to obtain this title.

Miss International Puerto Rico 2014

Valerie competed in Miss International Puerto Rico 2014 where she finished as the first runner-up. She later assumed the title after the original winner, Patricia Quiñones, resigned for personal reasons.

Miss International 2014

In 2014, Hernandez represented Puerto Rico at Miss International where she won the title, becoming the second Puerto Rican to win after Laurie Simpson in

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018

On May 31, 2018, Hernandez was designated as Miss Carolina Universe and was initially set to compete at

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for a chance to represent the island at

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but withdrew due to personal issues.

References

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