Madison Sara Anderson Berríos (born November 10, 1995) is a Puerto Rican-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 was the 64th Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, held at the Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 13, 2019 Kiara Ortega of Rincón, Puerto Rico, Rincó ...

. She represented Puerto Rico at

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competition where she finished as the 1st Runner-Up. In 2023 she was the winner of the season 3 of

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Early life

Anderson was born on November 10, 1995, in

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, to an American father, Adam Anderson, and a Puerto Rican mother, Belinda Berríos. She relocated with her family to

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, when she was three months old, and later graduated from

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. After graduating from high school, Anderson began studying fashion design and textiles at the

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; she has since begun studying marketing and public relations. Anderson previously worked in

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, helping women who were domestic violence victims.

Pageantry

Anderson began her pageantry career as a teenager, placing as the fourth runner-up at Miss Florida Teen USA 2014. Afterwards, she won the right to represent Puerto Rico in the Top Model of the World 2015 competition where she placed as 4th Runner-Up to the eventual winner Elena Kosmina of Ukraine. Afterwards, Anderson was crowned Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2016. As Miss Grand Puerto Rico, Anderson placed as the 3rd Runner-Up in

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, behind eventual winner Ariska Putri Pertiwi of

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. After

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, Anderson went on brief hiatus from pageantry until competing in

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2019. She placed as the 1st Runner-Up behind winner Nicolette Jennings, who went on to place in the top ten of

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. Anderson later entered the

competition, representing the municipality of

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. On June 13, 2019, Anderson went on to win the competition, succeeding Kiara Ortega. As Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Anderson won the right to represent Puerto Rico at the

competition where she finished as 1st Runner-Up, becoming the country's highest non-winning placement since

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who also finished as 1st Runner-Up at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Madison 1995 births American beauty pageant winners American female models American people of Puerto Rican descent Dr. Phillips High School alumni Fashion Institute of Technology alumni Female models from Florida Hispanic and Latino American female models Living people Miss Universe 2019 contestants People from Orlando, Florida People from Phoenix, Arizona People from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners Puerto Rican female models Miss Grand International contestants Miss Grand International 2016 delegates