Kristhielee Caride will no longer represent the US territory in the upcoming international beauty contest. Caride won the crown four months ago but recently did an interview with a local newspaper in which she was criticized for being dismissive and saying she did not love cameras.
Desiree Lowry, national director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico, was present during that interview.
"I wanted the earth to swallow me," Lowry said. "You always have to put your best face forward ... it's a given that we are going to be in front of cameras and that we have to answer all types of questions."
It is the first time a Puerto Rico Miss Universe contestant has lost her crown before the big event is held.
Miss Puerto Rico 1994, Brenda Robles, was dismissed during that year's Miss Universe contest because she was pregnant.
About Puerto Rico
In 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Jones-Shafroth Act, popularly called the Jones Act, which granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship
The same Act provided for a popularly elected Senate to complete a bicameral Legislative Assembly, as well as a Bill of Rights
It authorized the popular election of the Resident Commissioner to a four-year term.
In 1947, the U.S. granted Puerto Ricans the right to democratically elect their own Governor and in 1948, Luis Munoz Marin became the first popularly elected governor of Puerto Rico
In 1950, the U.S. Congress approved Public Law 600 (P.L. 81-600), which allowed for a democratic Referendum in Puerto Rico to determine whether Puerto Ricans desired to draft their own local constitution
The Puerto Rico Constitution was approved by a Constitutional Convention on February 6, 1952, and 82% of the voters in a March referendum. It was modified and ratified by the U.S. Congress, approved by President Truman on July 3 of that year, and proclaimed by Gov. Muñoz Marín on July 25, 1952
Since 2007, the Puerto Rico State Department has developed a protocol to issue certificates of Puerto Rican citizenship to Puerto Ricans. In order to be eligible, applicants must have been born in Puerto Rico; born outside of Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican–born parent; or be an American citizen with at least one year residence in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is an Archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands with a population of 3.5 Million
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of 13,790 square kilometers (5,320 sq mi), of which 8,870 km2 (3,420 sq mi) is land and 4,921 km2 (1,900 sq mi) is water
Puerto Rico has 8 Senatorial Districts;40epresentative Districts and 78 Minicipalities
The government of Puerto Rico is composed of 3 branches -
Executive headed by the Governor
Legislative comprising 27 Senators and 51 Representatives
Juidiciary
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