Karla Guilfú

Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo (born July 19, 1998) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023, where she reached the top five. Guilfú was previously crowned Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021, and represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland, where she finished as the first runner-up.

Pageantry

Miss Supranational In 2021, Karla Guilfú represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational pageant, where she finished as the 1st runner-up. This achievement marked Puerto Rico's second-best result at Miss Supranational since Valeria Vázquez won the title in 2018.

Miss Universe

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.