Dayanara Torres Delgado is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer, and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1993.

Torres was discovered at age 17 while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown and was 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.

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. During her time in the Philippines, Torres learned to speak Filipino, the national language of the country.

Torres returned to Puerto Rico in 1998 and as a singer released her only album called Antifaz. It reached the top of the 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.

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