Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Denise Marie Quiñones August September 9, 1980 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Hometown	Lares, Puerto Rico
Residence	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[1][2]
Occupation	Actress, model, singer, dancer, brand ambassador
No. of films	4
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Miss Lares Universe 2001 Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 Miss Universe 2001
Major competition(s)	Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 (Winner) Miss Universe 2001 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) (Bluepoint Best in Swimsuit) (Clairol Herbal Essences Style Award)
Partner	Residente (2006–2009)[3] Frank Perozo (2010–2011)[4][1]
Twitter: @DeniseQuinones9 Official website

Denise Marie Quiñones August (born September 9, 1980, in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty queen who was the fourth woman from Puerto Rico to win the Miss Universe contest. Prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, she represented her hometown of Lares in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 pageant. Since 2010 she lives in Santo Domingo.

Career

Quiñones won the Miss Universe 2001 pageant in Bayamon, Puerto Rico in 2001. She was crowned by Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000 of India and also won the awards of Miss Photogenic, Bluepoint Swimsuit, and Clairol Best Style. She is only the fourth Miss Universe winner to also win Miss Photogenic after Margareta Arvidsson, Margarita Moran, and Janelle Commissiong. Her win, over Greek contestant Evelina Papantoniou, came on the Miss Universe pageant's 50th anniversary. As Miss Universe, Quiñones resided in New York City for a year, enjoying the benefits that all winners of the pageant receive, including complimentary make-up and haircare, a car, complete wardrobe, professional representation by the Miss Universe Organization, a $60,000 scholarship to a New York City film school, and traveling opportunities.^[5]

On the night of the Miss Universe 2002 contest, she passed on her crown, once again in Puerto Rico (this time the event was held in the city of San Juan), to Oxana Fedorova of Russia.^[6]

Since relinquishing the title, Quiñones attended the School for Film and Television's two-year conservatory acting program. Presently an actress, Quiñones has starred in the Spanish version of Nilo Cruz's play Ana en el trópico (Anna in the Tropics) and continues to hone her talent in the United States. For her role in Anna in the Tropics, she was nominated and awarded an HOLA Award (from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors) and an ACE Award. In October 2005, she was selected for the role of Doña Rosita, in a production of Federico Garcia Lorca's play Doña Rosita la soltera.

Quiñones guest-starred in a season 5 episode of the WB Network television series Smallville. She played Andrea, a masked avenger who fought crime in Metropolis and invited Clark Kent (Tom Welling) to join her in her adventures. On the heels of her Smallville role, she was also cast in the role of "Rachel", a young fighter pilot in the pilot for the TV series Aquaman, which was in development for the CW Television Network. The pilot did not make the fall 2006 lineup.

In November 2006, Quiñones led the off-Broadway cast of Zanahorias (or Carrots in English), a Spanish comedy by Spanish playwright Antonio Zancada. For her role in Zanahorias, she won an ACE Award in 2007.

In July 2008, it was announced that Quiñones would play the part of Lara in the upcoming film I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, based on the book of the same name. On July 24, 2008, producer Tucker Max announced on the film's official production blog that Quiñones had dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.^[7]

In February 2014, Quiñones joined the eighth season of Univision's beauty pageant reality show Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 as a team mentor where she coaches a team of young women on modeling industry success techniques.

Personal life

Quiñones was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.^[8] She dated René Pérez, also known as Residente from the Puerto Rican alternative-reggaeton duo Calle 13.^[9] From 2010-2011 Quiñones was in a relationship with Dominican actor Frank Perozo.^[10]

Films

• Elite^[11] (2010) - Special agent Sandra Torres
• La Soga^[12] aka The Butcher’s Wife (2009) - Jenny
• Party Time^[13]
• Bad Boys II^[14] (2003) (uncredited) - Street walker in Cuba

Television series

• Elena Santos^[15] - Yarelis (serie de TV de PR)
• Aquaman^[16] (2006) TV series - Rachel
• Smallville^[17] - "Vengeance Chronicles” (2006) Webisode - Andrea Rojas (Angel of Vengeance)
• Smallville^[18] - "Vengeance" (2006) TV episode - Andrea Rojas (Angel of Vengeance)
• The Bedford Diaries^[19] (2006) TV series - Mia Thorne (post-production)
• Freddie^[20] - "The Two That Got Away" (2006) TV episode - Denise
• Freddie^[21] - "The Mixer" (2006) TV episode - Denise
• Love Monkey^[22] - Pilot (2006) TV episode - Gorgeous Woman
• Miss Universe^[23] (2002) (TV) - Miss Universe 2001
• Miss Universe^[24] (2001) (TV) - Miss Puerto Rico/Miss Universe 2001 (winner)
• Miss Puerto Rico Universe^[25](2000) - Miss Lares/Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 (winner)

Theater

• Pantaleón y las visitadoras^[26]
• Ana en el Tropico^[27]
• Doña Rosita la Soltera^[28]
• Doña Flor Y Sus Dos Maridos^[29]
• Zanahorias (Primera edicion)^[30]

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• History of women in Puerto Rico

References

1. "Denise Quiñones plena en la música, la actuación y el amor". Primera Hora (in Spanish). August 29, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
2. "Denise Quiñones se queda en Santo Domingo por amor al arte". Más VIP (in Spanish). Primera Hora. February 28, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
3. "Termina noviazgo entre René, de Calle 13, y Denise Quiñones" (in Spanish). People en Español. October 13, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
4. Paniagua, Paola (January 4, 2012). "Frank Perozo y Denise Quiñones se separan". Bureo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
5. Denise Quinones Biography.
6. Peageant News Bureau. Crowned Amid Controversy. Puerto Rico, May 29, 2002.
7. We have a new cast member..., IHTSBIH Official Website.
8. Denise Quiñones August: 1980—: Miss Universe Biography
9. "La ex Miss Universo Denise Quiñones y Residente de Calle 13 se separan". Terra. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
10. 26 de marzo, 2010 - 09:00 AM EDT. "Denise Quiñones ya tiene nuevo novio". PeopleenEspanol.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
11. "Elite". Vocero.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
12. "La Soga". Life.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
13. "Party Time". Vocero.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
14. "Bad Boys II". Vocero.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
15. "Elena Santos". Vocero.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
16. "Aquaman". Aquamantv.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
17. "Smallville". Mania.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
18. "Smallville". VSombreday.blogcindario.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
19. "The Bedford Diaries". Epguides.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
20. "Freddie". Peopleenespanol.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
21. "Freddie". Tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
22. "Love Monkey". IMDb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
23. "Miss Universe 2001 al ganar entrega la corona en el 2002". Pageantrymagazine.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
24. "Miss Universe 2001". Youtube.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
25. "Miss Puerto Rico Part 4". Youtube.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
26. "Pantaleón y las visitadoras". Peopleenespanol.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
27. "Ana en el Tropico" (PDF). Repertorio.org. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
28. "Doña Rosita la Soltera". Theater.nytimes.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
29. "Doña Flor Y Sus Dos Maridos". Repertorio.org. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
30. "Zanahorias". Primerahora.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

External links

• Denise Quiñones at the Internet Movie Database