Zuleyka Rivera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Zuleyka Rivera
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1987(1987-10-03)
Age	37
Birthplace	Cayey
Country	Puerto Rico
Horoscope	Libra

Zuleyka Rivera Biography

Zuleyka Rivera is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on October 3, 1987 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. Miss Universe 2006 is her most famous title. Television fans were further impressed by her role in Dame Chocolate, Telemundo.

Both she and She and Rachel Smith both were at WrestleMania 23 in 2007. were both at Wrestlemania 23 in 2007.

Rivera was the fifth Puerto Rican to win the title, which makes the island the third most successful entity in the pageant (behind the United States and Venezuela). Rivera was the third consecutive delegate from Puerto Rico to make the Top 5 at Miss Universe, after Alba Reyes placed 2nd Runner-Up in 2004 and Cynthia Olavarría placed 1st Runner-Up in 2005. She is also the first winner from Puerto Rico to have noticeable mixed (African and Indigenous) heritage features, different from her four predecessors (Marisol Malaret, Deborah Carthy-Deu, Dayanara Torres, and Denise Quiñones) that have distinctly European features.

Rivera represented her hometown of Salinas municipality at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006, held on November 10, 2005 where she was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder and Miss Universe 2005 1st Runner-Up Cynthia Olavarría. Rivera is also the second woman with noticeably mixed features to win Miss Puerto Rico Universe after Alba Reyes in 2004.

From 2010 to 2013, she was with basketball player JJBarea. Sebastian Jose Barea Rivera was their only child.

Zuleyka Rivera Net Worth

Zuleyka Rivera is one of the richest TV Actress from Puerto Rico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zuleyka Rivera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was younger, she participated in beauty pageant contests in her hometown.

She was the fifth Puerto Rican beauty queen to be named Miss Universe, and she was also the youngest woman to ever win the title at age 18

Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. she previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Mexico’s Telemundo’s soap opera Dame Chocolate in 2007, which was followed by several other soap opera roles. In 2017 she appeared in the music video for “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Zuleyka Rivera height 5 ft 9 in Zuleyka weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Zuleyka Rivera Dating?

According to our records, Zuleyka Rivera is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Zuleyka Rivera’s is not dating anyone.

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After finishing her reign as Miss Universe, Rivera expressed her interest in an acting career. She debuted in the 2007 telenovela Dame Chocolate with Carlos Ponce and Karla Monroig. In 2010, she was offered the role of antagonist Rocío Lynch in the telenovela Alguien Te Mira. Later that year, she starred in Aurora as another antagonist, Diana del Valle.

Facts & Trivia

Zuleyka Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Puerto Rico. Zuleyka Rivera celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

On April 1, 2007, Rivera appeared at WrestleMania 23 along with Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith and Miss Teen USA 2006 Katie Blair, supporting Donald Trump in the Battle of the Billionaires match against Vince McMahon.

Who is the female model in Despacito?

Zuleyka Rivera Responds to Haters Who Attacked Her ‘Despacito’ Performance at the Grammys. Being featured in the “Despacito” music video is not the first time Rivera has known international fame. At the age of 18, she gave Puerto Rico a big triumph and won the coveted title of Miss Universe 2006.

How old is Zuleyka Rivera now?

34 years (October 3, 1987)

WHO IS model from desposito?

“Despacito,” the summer anthem that sat at the top of the Billboard’s Hot 100 for 16 weeks, may be on repeat on everyone’s playlist, but the song’s music video is all about mesmerizing model Zuleyka Rivera.

Why was Despacito so popular?

“Despacito” has been widely credited by music journalists as being instrumental in popularizing Spanish-language pop music in the mainstream market again. It is a reggaeton and Latin pop song composed in common time with lyrics about desiring a sexual relationship, performed in a smooth and romantic way.

How tall is zuleyka?

5′ 9″