Michelle Colón
Michelle Colón | |
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| Born | Michelle Marie Colón Ramírez September 1, 2000 |
| Occupation | Model |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Teen Americas 2018 Miss Loíza Universe 2021 Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 (Winner) Miss Universe 2021 (Top 10) |
Michelle Marie Colón Ramírez (born September 1, 2000) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2021 where she finished in the Top 10. She is the first Afro-Puerto Rican to win the national title.[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Colón was born on September 1, 2000 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican father and a Dominican mother. Her maternal great-grandfather Rodolfo Cohn was of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and immigrated to the Dominican Republic after surviving the Holocaust. [3]
Pageantry[]
Colón was named Miss Teen Puerto Rico 2018 and later went on to win the title of Miss Teen Americas.
In 2020, she entered the casting of Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pageant was cancelled and the 2019 edition 1st Runner-Up Estefanía Soto represented Puerto Rico at the 2020 Miss Universe pageant as a result. Colón later competed at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021, where she became the first representative from Loíza to win the title.
She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2021 which was held on December 12, 2021, at Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. She is the first woman of predominantly African heritage to represent the island at Miss Universe. Colón placed in the semifinals, ultimately finishing in the Top 10. This was the first time Puerto Rico placed four consecutive years, effectively ending the island's "three placement curse" at Miss Universe. The winner was Harnaaz Sandhu of India.
References[]
- ^ "Miss Universe: Michelle Marie Colon". Miss Universe. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Martha Telaumbanua (October 11, 2021). "9 Potret Michelle Colon, Miss Universe Puerto Riko 2021 yang Charming" [9 Portraits of Michelle Colon, the Charming Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021] (in Indonesian).
- ^ Gadi Zaig (December 6, 2021). "Miss Puerto Rico Michelle Colón's great-grandfather was a Holocaust survivor". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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Miss Universe 2021 Delegates | |
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- 2000 births
- Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners
- Puerto Rican people of Dominican Republic descent
- Puerto Rican people of Jewish descent
- Hispanic and Latino American female models
- Living people
- Miss Universe 2021 contestants
- People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- People from Loíza, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican female models