Jennifer Colón

Biography

Jennifer Colón is a Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024. Colón represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2024, and finished in the top 12. Colón won Miss World Puerto Rico 2009 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2009.

== Early life == Colón was born in Connecticut, United States to Puerto Rican parents. Within months of her birth, her family moved back to their hometown, Orocovis, Puerto Rico. In 2005, Colón graduated with honors from high school Colegio Bautista in Levittown, Puerto Rico and studied chemistry for three years (2005–2008) at Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico in Cupey. As of 2024, Colón has her own practice as a medical esthetician and iridologist.

== Pageantry ==

=== Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 === On 22 October 2008, Colón competed in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009 competition representing San Juan municipality, and was first runner-up to Mayra Matos of Cabo Rojo. She also won the award for "Most Beautiful Hair".

=== Miss World Puerto Rico 2009 === In early 2009, Colón represented her hometown of Bayamón and won Miss World Puerto Rico 2009, on 23 July 2009 in Puerto Rico. She was crowned by Ivonne Orsini, Miss World Puerto Rico 2008.

=== Miss World 2009 === Colón represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 12 December 2009 and was unplaced.

=== Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 === On 18 April 2024, Colón was announced as one of the 28 delegates competing at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024, representing Orocovis. Colón won and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Karla Guilfú. As a 36-year-old woman and single mother of three children, Colón made history by becoming the first woman over the age of 28 and first mother to win the title.

=== Miss Universe 2024 ===