Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005

Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 is the 50th annual Miss Puerto Rico Universe competition was held in the fall of 2004 in Puerto Rico. Cynthia Olavarría won the pageant^[1] and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand, where she finished as first runner-up.

Results[edit]

Placement	Contestant
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005	Salinas – Cynthia Enid Olavarría Rivera
1st Runner-Up	Coamo – Monika Liz Candelaria Pou
2nd Runner-Up	Guaynabo - Neysha Perez
3rd Runner-Up	Loiza – Wailani Cordova
4th Runner-Up	Barranquitas – Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago
5th Runner-Up	San Juan – Uma Blasini Perez
Top 12	Bayamón - Yarline Delgado Caguas – Isadora Hernandez Naranjito – Rosie Carmona Ponce – Cecilia Argüelles Río Piedras – Waleska Robles Santurce – Karla Cuevas Vega Alta – Elisa Montero

Miss Salinas, Cynthia Olavarría, previously competed at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003, representing San Juan, where she placed 1st runner-up. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand where she finished as 1st runner-up. This was the highest Puerto Rico had placed since Denise Quiñones' win in 2001 until Zuleyka Rivera's win the following year.
Miss Barranquitas, Yara Lasanta, later competed at Miss World Puerto Rico 2009 where she finished as 1st runner-up. She was later appointed as Miss World Puerto Rico 2010 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2010 where she placed in Top 25 and won the Beach Beauty Fast Track Award.
Miss San Juan, Uma Blasini, later competed at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007, representing Guayanilla, where she won. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico where she failed to place in the semi-finals.