When Carla Tricoli, a Vieques native, won the 2002 Miss Puerto Rico contest, her first flight as a beauty queen landed at Vieques Airport.
Rivera has been a model since 1995 when she took part in the Miss Puerto Rico Petite pageant.
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Capó married Irma Nydia Vázquez, the first Miss Puerto Rico to participate in the Miss America pageant and the daughter of a wealthy Puerto Rican industrialist, in 1948.
The 59th Annual Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant was held at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, Santurce, Puerto Rico, on October 3, 2013 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Uma Blasini (Guayanilla) previously placed 5th Runner-up at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 pageant.