Full of emotions and with a broken voice, Dayanara Torres received an acknowledgment of receipt from the governor of Puerto Rico this afternoon, Pedro Pierluisicelebrating the thirtieth anniversary of her coronation as Miss Universe.
“You’re going to say 30 years and keep crying because the emotions are strong,” were Torres’ first words after the governor signed the acknowledgment.
Holding back tears, she said these past few days have been “extremely exciting, full of memories and joys,” which has caused her to think a lot about the 30 years that have passed since she became the third Puerto Rican to be crowned beauty queen . universal.
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“This week has become one of the most important moments of my life. Not just for the fact of partying, because as Boricuas we love to party, but I think it’s more because of the meaning that it carries,” he said.
Torres stressed that he had won the crown miss universe when she was only 18 and the significance of this event, which she described as “full of hope”.
“The whole world has its eyes on us, on Puerto Rico, on our people. But I say hope because a humble people could see themselves reflected in this Jibarita from Toa Alta land, without economic resources, without luxuries, but who have achieved their dreams,” she commented excitedly.
He was also accompanied by the model and TV presenter his sons Christian and Ryan Muniz and also from his mother, Luz Delgadowhich he highlighted as a pillar of his achievements.
“In my home there has never been a lack of love, joy, laughter and words of encouragement that to this day are still imprinted in me, in my heart and even today, together with my children, convey love and love to them with the Humility that always lives in me,” he emphasized.
During the ceremony in La Fortaleza’s Hall of Mirrors, Torres emphasized the gratitude he feels towards his island and its people.
“Puerto Rico, I live gratefully. Blessed by God for so many blessings that he was able to let me live. For every person who got in my way at the right time. For my city of Toa Alta and its people who have supported me with so much sacrifice,” she said, close to tears, continuing to thank them for the prayers they have said for them “in good times and otherwise,” emphasizing that Today live healthy and happy.
For his part, Pierluisi emphasized that Torres not only brought joy to the Puerto Rican people with his triumph at the international beauty pageant and later with his career as a singer, actress and presenter, but also became an important person in the effort to raise awareness of prevention of skin cancer after announcing in 2019 that he had melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer.
“Her true beauty goes far beyond her looks, it resides in her character, talent and dedication to noble causes… She has used her fame and public recognition as a platform to advocate for cancer prevention and awareness raising.” so many people are affected.” Her courage in sharing her own battle against skin cancer has inspired many and helped raise awareness for early detection and healthcare,” said the CEO.
Pierluisi spoke about the so-called “Dayanara effect,” which he said experts in the medical community called it because Torres’ diagnosis reflected an increase in melanoma care in the Hispanic community.
At the end of the official ceremony, the governor presented the “eternal queen” of Toalto with a bouquet of flowers, accompanied by a barography by artist Jaime Suárez entitled “San Juan Between Walls”.
“It’s an honor for me to receive you, 30 years later, in the same way or even more beautifully, and to reap all these successes,” said the governor, who recalled being Attorney General and Secretary of State at the time of Torres’ triumphal brother, who the late José Jaime Pierluisi worked in La Fortaleza.
Torres this month marks the 30th anniversary of his victory in the 1993 Miss Universe pageant at the National Auditorium in Mexico City.