Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo (born July 19, 1998) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023, where she reached the top five.[1]

Karla Guilfú
Born
Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

(1998-07-19) July 19, 1998 (age 26)
Alma materAna G. Méndez University, Gurabo (BS)
OccupationModel
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[citation needed]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023
Hair colorBlack[citation needed]
Eye colorBrown[citation needed]
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competition(s)

Guilfú was previously crowned Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021; she represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland and finished as the first runner-up. 

Personal life

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Karla started a Community Organization for mental health in Puerto Rico called Comencemos a Sanar Inc. to help people struggling with this illness through education projects, agency collaborations and grassroots initiatives . [1] Her hard work and dedication was recognized with a $12,000 donation from the Voice for Change Award of Miss Universe and Citalks.com a A social impact enabling platform.

Pageantry

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Miss Supranational

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In 2021, Karla Guilfú represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational pageant, where she achieved significant success. She was crowned Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021 and went on to finish as the 1st runner-up in the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant held in Poland. This achievement marked Puerto Rico's second-best result at Miss Supranational since Valeria Vázquez won the title in 2018. Guilfú's performance was exemplary, and she was also recognized with the titles of Supra Top Model of the Caribbean and Miss Elegance during the competition.[2]

Miss Universe

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Following her success in Miss Supranational, Guilfú continued her journey in pageantry by winning the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 pageant, representing the municipality of Patillas. Her victory granted her the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe pageant. Guilfú's performance at Miss Universe 2023 was highly anticipated, and she lived up to expectations by finishing as a Top 5 finalist. This achievement placed her among a select group of Puerto Rican women who have consistently placed in the semifinals of Miss Universe, starting from the country's streak in 2018.

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Patillas, Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo, se corona como Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/reinas-belleza/notas/la-boricua-karla-guilfu-queda-primera-finalista-en-miss-supranational-2021/

2. https://www.instagram.com/karlaguilfu/

3. https://citalks.com/videos/series/72nd-miss-universe-voice-for-change

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
  Gabriëla Dos Santos
  Ashley Cariño
(Top 5)
Miss Universe Top 5 Finalist
(with   Camila Avella)

2023
Succeeded by
  Suchata Chuangsri
(3rd Runner-Up)
  Ileana Márquez
(4th Runner-Up)
Preceded by Miss Universe Puerto Rico
2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Charlene Ortiz
Miss Patillas Universe
2023
Incumbent
Preceded by
  Yana Haenisch
Miss Supranational
1st Runner-Up

2021
Succeeded by
  Praewwanich Ruangthong
Preceded by
Shaleyka Vélez
Miss Supranational Puerto Rico
2021
Succeeded by
Ariette Banchs