Puerto Rico is one of the most successful competitors in the history of the Miss Universe pageant , having won five times . Marisol Malaret , Miss Puerto Rico 1970 , was the first Puerto Rican to win the Miss Universe title . The four other Puerto Rican delegates who have won the Miss Universe title are Deborah Carthy-Deu ( 1985 ) , Dayanara Torres ( 1993 ) , Denise Quiñones ( 2001 ) , and Zuleyka Rivera ( 2006 )
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