Dayanara Torres

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Dayanara Torres
Born
Dayanara Torres Delgado

(1974-10-28) October 28, 1974 (age 49)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Puerto Rico International 1992
Miss Puerto Rico 1993
Miss Universe 1993
Websitehttp://www.dayanara.net

Dayanara Torres Delgado (born October 28, 1974) is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, and former Miss Universe.

Torres was discovered at age 17 while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown, and was subsequently invited to represent Toa Alta in the annual Miss Puerto Rico pageant. She won the pageant and the right to represent Puerto Rico in the 1993 Miss Universe pageant. In 1992 she participated in the Miss International pageant and became a semi-finalist. The same year, she earned second place at the Queen of the World contest.

Torres won the crown in the Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico City on May 21, 1993. Torres' victory in the pageant caused some controversy because of the claim that she was still a minor; however, Torres had actually turned 18 several months before the contest. Her victory also raised some eyebrows, as she did not top any of the pageant's segments. When Torres returned home to Puerto Rico, she was received with a massive parade.

During and after her reign as Miss Universe, she became an ambassador for UNICEF, traveling through Asia and Latin America in support of the organization. She created the Dayanara Torres Foundation which has provided scholarships to poor students in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. In 1994, she went to Manila to crown the new Miss Universe and during the ceremony, she sang "A Whole New World" as a duet with Peabo Bryson.

Torres in the Philippines

After the 1994 Miss Universe pageant, Torres landed several movie roles, made television appearances, and received offers to endorse products. She became a celebrity in the Philippines and lived in the country for five years. She also appeared in more than 10 movies, including Hataw Na, a film with Filipino actor and singer Gary Valenciano (who is half-Puerto Rican). During that time, she also filmed Linda Sara (1994), a Puerto Rican film directed by Jacobo Morales in which she was paired with fellow Puerto Rican singer, Chayanne. She also became a staple figure on Philippine television every Sunday on the show ASAP Mania, which gave her the title "Dancing Queen" because of her impressive dancing skills.

During her time in the Philippines, Torres learned to speak Tagalog, the main language of the country and she had a four-year relationship with Filipino actor Aga Muhlach Muhlach, who is now married to Charlene Gonzalez, Miss Philippines-Universe 1994). Torres and Muhlach first met on the set of her first Philippine movie, Basta't Kasama Kita (As Long As I'm With You).

Return to Puerto Rico

Torres returned to Puerto Rico in 1998 and released her first and only album called Antifaz. It reached the top of Billboard charts in Latin America and the Philippines. She also starred in several theater productions on the island. That same year, a "Dayanara" doll was released and sold out in both Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

On September 1, 2005, Torres debuted in an American soap opera, playing a small role on The Young and The Restless. The program's producers expressed an interest in future appearances.[citation needed] To date, Torres has not made any other appearances on the show. Torres later starred in Watch Over Me, a MyNetworkTV primetime drama.

On March 6, 2006, Torres had emergency surgery in New York to correct an intestinal obstruction that was detected after she felt pain during a flight from Los Angeles the previous day.

In 2008, Torres was included in People magazine's "Most Beautiful People" list. During the celebration ceremony, Torres noted that she authored the self-help book "Married to Me" when she failed to find a book to help her with her 2003 separation from Marc Anthony in bookstores.[1]

Personal life

Torres has two older brothers, José and Joey, and a younger sister, Jeannette. She finished her studies in Colegio Santa Rosa in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, with the intention of going to college to become an orthodontist.

Torres married singer Marc Anthony on May 9, 2000 in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Cristian Anthony Muñiz (5 February 2001) and Ryan Anthony Muñiz (16 August 2003). Their marriage was rocky, and they separated in the summer of 2002. They later reconciled and renewed their vows in a spectacular ceremony held in Puerto Rico in December 2002.[2] In 2003, a Miami waitress filed paternity charges against Anthony. Multiple DNA-tests, the last in August 2004, disproved her claims. The couple's final separation was in October 2003 and Torres filed for divorce in January 2004.

Torres has been linked to professional actor Amaury Nolasco.

Awards & recognitions

Discography

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role
1994 Linda Sara Young Sara
1995 Basta’t Kasama Kita Princess Marinella of Bavaria / Ella
1996 Hataw Na / Dance Now /Groove Anna Alvarado
1999 Type Kita Walang Kokontra Sabel
2009 The Nail: The Story of Joey Nardone (post-production) Amelia

TV series

Year Title Role
1996 Access Hollywood Herself
1999 La Cenicienta Cenicienta
2004 The Young and the Restless Elise Tomkins
2006–2007 Watch Over Me Julia Rivera

Books

  • 2006 - "Sonrisas Sanas y Hermosas de Ricky y Andrea" (co-author with Steven Fink)
  • 2008 - "Married To Me: How Committing To Myself Led to Triumph After Divorce" (co-author with her sister Jeannette Torres-Álvarez)
  • 2009 - "Casada Conmigo Misma: Como Triunfé Despues Del Divorcio" (Spanish translation of her book "Married To Me:...")

See also

References

  1. ^ Sigal Ratner Arias (2008-05-16). "Reina de la alformbra roja de People" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  2. ^ Marc Anthony and Wife 'I Do' It Again - Marc Anthony : People.com

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe
1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Daisy García Rodríguez
 Miss Puerto Rico
1993 		Succeeded by
Brenda Robles Cortés
Preceded by
Lizaura Quiñones Torres
 Miss International Puerto Rico
1992 		Succeeded by
Brenda Robles Cortés

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