In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
Zuleyka Rivera
Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Universe 2006
Born
Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza
(1987-10-03) October 3, 1987 (age 36)
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Occupations
Actress
TV host
Dancer
Model
Beauty Queen
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Children
1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Miss Salinas Teen 2002 Miss Salinas Universe 2006 Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 Miss Universe 2006
Years active
2006–present
Hair color
Brown
Eye color
Brown
Major competition(s)
Miss Puerto Rico Teen 2002 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 (Winner) Miss Universe 2006 (Winner)
Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actress, tv host, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. She was previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Mexico's Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate in 2007, which was followed by several other soap opera roles. In 2017 she appeared in the music video for "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi.[1]
^Wallace, Joan (January 14, 2017). "Luis Fonsi New Song: Singer Teams Up With Daddy Yankee For Catchy Tune 'Despacito'". latintimes.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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crowned Miss Universe on May 28, 2007, by the outgoing titleholder ZuleykaRivera. In the final competition, broadcast internationally on May 28, 2007...
The series stars Christian Meier as Diego, Pedro Moreno as Olegario, ZuleykaRivera as Viviana, Carolina Tejera as Tiffany, Ana Lorena Sánchez as Ana Lorena...
included Mexican singer Yuri, renowned Miss Universe Alicia Machado and ZuleykaRivera, television personality Amara La Negra, Ninel Conde, and Patricia Manterola...
island, featuring model ZuleykaRivera. The clip starts with shots of La Perla's coast during daylight while showing ZuleykaRivera arriving at the shanty...
Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on 28 May 2007. At the end of the event, ZuleykaRivera of Puerto Rico crowned Riyo Mori of Japan as Miss Universe 2007. It...
Silverman and Victor Cruz – introduced Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and ZuleykaRivera Dave Chappelle – presented Best Rap Album Katie Holmes – introduced...
Conner was announced as fourth Runner-up. The eventual winner was ZuleykaRivera of Puerto Rico. Conner is only the fifth Miss USA to finish fourth Runner-up...
May 2020. Perú, Redacción Publimetro (20 May 2020). "Bruce Willis y ZuleykaRivera muy cariñosos en una fotografía". Publimetro Perú (in Spanish). Archived...
was unable to attend the coronation. On July 23, 2006 Glebova crowned ZuleykaRivera of Puerto Rico as her successor in Los Angeles. After finishing her...
Cynthia Olavarría of Salinas, crowned ZuleykaRivera of Salinas as her successor at the end of the event. Zuleyka represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe...
the pageant where Tatiana Kotova won representing the Rostov Oblast. ZuleykaRivera and Taťána Kuchařová participated in the event. The winner represented...
actor Erick Elías, singer/actress Lorena Rojas, 2006–2007 Miss Universe ZuleykaRivera and actress Judy Marte. An English-language campaign was also directed...
Carthy-Deu (1985), Dayanara Torres (1993), Denise Quiñones (2001), and ZuleykaRivera (2006). On November 7, 2011, Miss Universe Puerto Rico selected the...
crowned ZuleykaRivera of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 2006. It is Puerto Rico's fifth victory in the pageant's history. After the show, Rivera passed...
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the original on August 14, 2020, retrieved 2022-11-03 "Esaí Morales, ZuleykaRivera, Ismael Miranda and David Begnaud to lead the Procession of the 2018...
actor October 2 – Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player October 3 – ZuleykaRivera, Puerto Rican beauty queen (Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006, Miss Universe...
2012 Wilnelia Merced (born 1957), first Puerto Rican Miss World, 1975 ZuleykaRivera (born 1987), Miss Universe 2006 Carlota Alfaro (born 1933), fashion...
Santo Domingo. The competition was hosted by Juan Carlos Pichardo and ZuleykaRivera, and was broadcast on Color Visión. Clauvid Dály of Punta Cana was crowned...