Dominican Republic has crowned everyone's favorite

6 May, 2024, No comments

A few minutes ago, the election and coronation gala for Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2024 ended. For the vast majority it was no surprise to see the young woman selected as the winner. Celinee Santos Frías, representative of the National District, won the crown, the sash and the right to represent the Dominican Republic in the next edition of Miss Universe, to be held in Mexico in November.

Celinee won the affection of everyone, including me, because her preparation, her intellectual and physical beauty were like a magnet that attracted and enchanted. Although it cannot be denied that she had competition; Miss Dominican Republic USA would not give her the easy way, and she also showed us that she was worthy of wearing that beautiful crown.

However, the final question defined the fate of both young women. National District's response was forceful. Celinee responded with great confidence and Dominican pride, and that clearly gave her the advantage over her great and beautiful rival.

Who is Celinee Santos?

Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2024 is a young woman who has experience in beauty pageants. She participated in Miss International 2022 where she managed to be part of the Top 5 and this was her second participation in the Miss Dominican Republic pageant National Pageant. She is a law student and is 24 years old.

Let me tell you that I guessed her victory and the vast majority of the top, but I will tell you more calmly in my next note, so wait for it, because also, I have to tell you how Magali Febles, the director of the contest, stole the show and the attention of everybody. See you!

Madison Anderson is the Winner of the Reality Show House of Famous

25 Apr, 2023, No comments

The final of the House of Famous took place yesterday, and Boricua Madison Anderson won the competition and the jackpot that was nothing more and nothing less than U$ 200,000. Wow!

The Miss Universe 2019 first runner-up burst into tears and showed disbelief about the triumph due to the emotion and happiness of the moment. Amid hugs, praise, kisses, laughter, and a lot of positive energy, Madison realized that she was the undisputed winner, the queen.

Still in a sea of tears, but already calmer and sitting next to the TV Hostess, Madison expressed her first words as the winner of The House of Famous 3: "Thank you, thank you for loving me with my virtues and defects, for loving me for who I am. As I have mentioned a few times, I am not a perfect woman, but I am a real one. Thank you for never letting me feel alone. Every time I came to the Zoom room (elimination room), I knew that I had you guys with me, that's priceless. The love you guys have for me, that's priceless. Thank you, I love you. I wish you could identify with me and grow with me on this very special adventure. Thank you!"

The Competition

House of Famous is a reality show of coexistence between 21 Latin American personalities in a house equipped with all the comforts, isolated from the public, family, and social media. Celebrities live there for three months. In the end, there is only one winner who takes the prize of US$ 200,000, an incredible gift that compensates for all the verbal attacks, the tares, the bad looks, the bad habits of some tenants, and alliances against those who are emerging as favorites to win.

Celebrities from Puerto Rico, Mexico, the United States, Cuba, Venezuela, and other nationalities participated in this edition, attracting more than a million viewers each week.

José Rodríguez, 26 years old and a TV star, was the fifth runner-up of this third season. "La Materialista" whose real name is Yameiry Infante, 37, ranked fourth in the reality show. Another famous person on the honor roll, being the third runner-up is Pepe Gámez, 39, and the first runner-up was the Mexican Patricia Navidad, 49. They along with Madison were the five most successful and popular tenants of this edition.

The winner and her Competitions

Madison is 27 years old, and was born on November 10 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States; she is the daughter of a Puerto Rican and an American. The stunning blonde is 1.78 meters tall and currently lives in the city of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

She has a successful career as a beauty queen, she has brought a lot of pride and joy to her island, which back in 2019 turned its back on her for not speaking Spanish well and considering her a foreigner due to her appearance and accent. The perception would change months later when Madison showed to her detractors that she is "Boricua so that you know it" (a famous phrase to define born on the island as Puerto Ricans).

After winning the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 crown, Madison was prepared responsibly to be the best version of herself and win the Miss Universe title. Although in those days, the selection policy of the still considered major beauty pageant had already changed, focusing on crowning a non-traditional woman with an excellent oratory. Madison made it clear that even with the new technique of the contest, she was a strong candidate to beat. At the end of the night, the Puerto Rican was named the first runner-up of the edition, giving her compatriots lots of joy and deep gratitude for raising the name of Puerto Rico on such an important stage. They all surrendered at her feet and saw in that still and quiet girl, a true warrior who does not give up easily.

Before being Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Universe 2019 First Runner-up, Madison had won the title of Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2016, earning the right to go to Miss Grand International 2016, a beauty pageant born in Thailand. Madison stepped on that stage with great force and conquered one spot in the top 5, the spectacular queen won third place in the competition.

She was also Miss Florida Teen USA 2014 and Miss Top Model of The World Puerto Rico 2015, traveling to the international Miss Top Model of the World 2015 pageant, where she was the fourth runner-up.

What's next for Madison?

New horizons are opening up in the career of the woman who has conquered the hearts of Latinos in the house of celebrities. Now a wave of requests is coming to be a brand ambassador, international model, animator, TV hostess, and even proposals to be an actress in soap operas, television series, and movies. We will see what path the life of this beautiful young woman will take who has not stopped dreaming and spread those who know and admire her with sweetness. From my blog, I want to congratulate Madison and join the celebration of millions of Puerto Ricans around the world.

Puerto Rico elects its queen Miss Grand, Miss Supranational and Miss International 2023

14 Apr, 2023, No comments

Last night at 11:00 p.m. Puerto Rico crowned the gorgeous María Cristina Ramos as the new holder of the Miss Grand crown. Ramos represented Caguas city. She was selected as a part of the celebration of the Our Beauty Puerto Rico event, where 16 contestants participated coming from different cities of the Island known as The Charming Island (La Isla del Encanto).

In this special and important celebration for this Caribbean country, which already has several crowns of the most important grand slams in the world, two more queens were also elected: Miss International Puerto Rico 2023 and Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2023.

The young Amanda Solís from the Río Grande town, was named and crowned as Miss International Puerto Rico, and she is already preparing to stand for her island in the international pageant to be held on October 26 in Tokyo, Japan. While the title and crown of Miss Supranational Puerto Rico fell to Camille Fabery, who represented the Cataño city and will have the honor of traveling to Poland to show that she is the ideal contestant to be called on next July 14 as the newly Miss Supranational 2023.

Who made it to the Top 10?

The 16 contestants proved to be deserving of a place in the top, but the spots were reduced and those who managed to reach the top 10 of this great and entertaining event were the cities of Dorado, Cataño, Bayamón, Vega Baja, Río Grande, Caguas, Jayuya, Ponce, Salinas and Trujillo Alto. Congratulations to the beautiful and talented misses who were one step closer to achieving their goal.

They had a place in the Top 6!

The road to the crown was further reduced and only six queens advanced and although it was not difficult to identify the ladies of this top, due to the development, elegance, and beauty. The six finalists were: Río Grande, Ponce, Cataño, Caguas and Trujillo Alto.

It is known by all Latinos that Puerto Rican misses are well-prepared or trained to ensure success in each pageant in which they participate. I wish the three new beauty queens all the success in the world.

María Cristina Ramos, Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2023

Camille Fabery, Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2023; María Cristina Ramos, Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2023 y Amanda Solís, Miss International Puerto Rico 2023 during the coronation night.

Camille Fabery, Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2023

María Cristina Ramos, Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2023

Amanda Solís, Miss International Puerto Rico 2023