Aleyda Ortiz

Aleyda Enid Ortiz Rodríguez (born October 5, 1988[2] in Bayamón) is a Puerto Rican model, TV host, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who finished as 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 and Miss Intercontinental 2013. She was later crowned Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014.[3]

Aleyda Ortiz
Born
Aleyda Enid Ortiz Rodríguez

(1988-10-05) October 5, 1988
OccupationModel, TV host, Actress
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
TitleMiss Universe Bayamón 2014
Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico 2013
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014
Spouse(s)
Ricardo Casanova
(m. 2019)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorMedium Brown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Intercontinental 2013
(1st Runner-Up)
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014
(Winner)

Pageantry

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014

Aleyda represented Bayamón[4] at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 on October 3, 2013 where she finished as 1st Runner-Up to Gabriela Berrios of Toa Baja. Being the 1st Runner-Up she was awarded the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2013.

Miss Intercontinental 2013

Aleyda represented Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2013 where she finished as 1st Runner-Up. This was Puerto Rico's second consecutive placement as 1st Runner-Up as Ortiz' predecessor Génesis Dávila also placed 1st Runner-Up the previous year.

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014

Ortiz auditioned for Univision's reality show and beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 in Miami and advanced to Round 2 where she was selected to be part of the 12 finalists who enter the mansion of Nuestra Belleza Latina. On May 18, 2014 Aleyda was declared the winner, becoming the third Puerto Rican to do so after Melissa Marty in 2008 and Vanessa De Roide in 2012. She was awarded $200,000 in prizes, a Kia Soul, a contract with Univision Network and appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan en Español magazine. With her win Puerto Rico currently has the most Nuestra Belleza Latina wins.

Personal life

From 2014 to 2015 Ortiz was in a relationship with Gabriel Valenzuela.[5] In 2016, Ortiz began a relationship with financial adviser Ricardo Casanova. The couple became engaged in late 2018 and wed on March 22, 2019.[6]

References

  1. "Aleyda Ortiz es Miss Bayamón" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "¡Feliz Cumpleaños Aleyda Ortiz!" (in Spanish). Univision Foro. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. Carrasco, Ed (5 October 2014). "Puerto Rican Beauty Aleyda Ortiz Wins Nuestra Belleza Crown". Lossip. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. "Miss Bayamon 2014" (in Spanish). Miss Universe Puerto Rico. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. "¡Confirmado! Aleyda Ortiz y Gabriel Valenzuela ¡están enamorados!" (in Spanish). Sabado Gigante. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. "Aleyda Ortiz se prepara para dar el sí en el altar". Primera Hora. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marisela de Montecristo
Nuestra Belleza Latina
2014
Succeeded by
Francisca Lachapel
Preceded by
Génesis Dávila
Miss Intercontinental 1st Runner-Up
2013
Succeeded by
Jeslie Mergal
Preceded by
Génesis Dávila
Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico
2013
Succeeded by
Keysi Marie Vargas
Preceded by
Génesis Dávila
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1st Runner-Up
2014
Succeeded by
Nivializ Pérez
Preceded by
Stephanie Román
Miss Universe Bayamón
2014
Succeeded by
Valeria Torres


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