Zuleyka JerrÃs Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987) is a Puerto
Rican actress, TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss
Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. she previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico
Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Mexico's
Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate in 2007, which was followed by
several other soap opera roles. In 2017 she appeared in the music
video for "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi.Born in Cayey, she was raised in
Salinas by her parents Jerry Rivera and Carmen Mendoza, and two
brothers, Jerry, Jr. and Jose Rivera Mendoza. Prior to winning the
Miss Puerto Rico title she won the local pageant for her hometown of
Salinas. She had also placed as the first runner-up in the Miss Teen
Puerto Rico pageant. Only eighteen years of age when she was crowned
Miss Universe, Rivera is one of the youngest women to win the
title.Rivera represented her hometown of Salinas municipality at Miss
Puerto Rico Universe 2006, held on November 10, 2005 where she was
crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder and Miss Universe 2005 1st
Runner-Up Cynthia OlavarrÃa. Rivera is also the second woman with
noticeably mixed features to win Miss Puerto Rico Universe after Alba
Reyes in 2004.Zuleyka Rivera represented Puerto Rico in the Miss
Universe 2006 which was televised live internationally from the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on 23 July 2006. After competing
in swimsuit, evening gown and interview, she was crowned Miss Universe
by outgoing titleholder Natalie Glebova of Canada. At the time she was
the youngest Miss Universe winner since Amelia Vega in 2003 (until
StefanÃa Fernández in 2009).
Rican actress, TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss
Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. she previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico
Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Mexico's
Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate in 2007, which was followed by
several other soap opera roles. In 2017 she appeared in the music
video for "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi.Born in Cayey, she was raised in
Salinas by her parents Jerry Rivera and Carmen Mendoza, and two
brothers, Jerry, Jr. and Jose Rivera Mendoza. Prior to winning the
Miss Puerto Rico title she won the local pageant for her hometown of
Salinas. She had also placed as the first runner-up in the Miss Teen
Puerto Rico pageant. Only eighteen years of age when she was crowned
Miss Universe, Rivera is one of the youngest women to win the
title.Rivera represented her hometown of Salinas municipality at Miss
Puerto Rico Universe 2006, held on November 10, 2005 where she was
crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder and Miss Universe 2005 1st
Runner-Up Cynthia OlavarrÃa. Rivera is also the second woman with
noticeably mixed features to win Miss Puerto Rico Universe after Alba
Reyes in 2004.Zuleyka Rivera represented Puerto Rico in the Miss
Universe 2006 which was televised live internationally from the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on 23 July 2006. After competing
in swimsuit, evening gown and interview, she was crowned Miss Universe
by outgoing titleholder Natalie Glebova of Canada. At the time she was
the youngest Miss Universe winner since Amelia Vega in 2003 (until
StefanÃa Fernández in 2009).
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