Valerie Hernandez
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 Tokyo, Japan. She is the second winner from Puerto Rico after Laurie Simpson in 1987.
Valerie Hernández | |
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Born | Valerie Hernández Matías July 19, 1993 |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Title | Miss Teen International 2012 Miss International Puerto Rico 2014 Miss International 2014 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Teen International 2012 (Winner) Miss Puerto Rico International 2014 (1st Runner-Up/Winner)[note 1] Miss International 2014 (Winner) |
Pageantry
Miss Teen International 2012
Hernández was crowned Miss Teen International 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 1st runner-up. She later assumed the title after the original winner, Patricia Quiñones, resigned for personal reasons.
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018
On May 31, 2018, Hernandez was designated as Miss Carolina Universe and will compete at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2018 for a chance to represent the island at Miss Universe 2018 but withdrew due to her previous title as Miss International 2014.[1]
References
- "Miss Carolina con un pie fuera en Miss Universe Puerto Rico". Primera Hora. August 8, 2018.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Tanya Romero |
Miss Carolina Universe 2018 |
Succeeded by Tanya Romero |
Preceded by Bea Santiago |
Miss International 2014 |
Succeeded by Edymar Martínez |
Preceded by Ashley Beth Pérez |
Miss Puerto Rico International 2014 |
Succeeded by Wilmary Monción |
Preceded by Adriana Paniagua |
Miss Teen International 2012 |
Succeeded by Isabella Novaes Menin |
Preceded by Rebeca Valentín García |
Miss Teen Puerto Rico 2012 |
Succeeded by Caroline González Torres |