Cristina Mariel Ríos, the first finalist of Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2021, assumed the title of property since yesterday, after the departure of Valerie Vigoreaux, who did not reach an agreement with the contest directors.
Ríos, 19, who represented the city of San Sebastián, is a student of environmental technology with a focus on environmental chemistry.
Vigoreaux, in turn, was crowned in November 2020 in a virtual ceremony with 12 other candidates and refrained from signing the contractual agreement, so his reign ended on January 29 and the organization decided to elect a new representative.
Valerie Vigoreaux was crowned in November 2020.> Supplied
“As in any competition, there are agreements that must be finalized when there is a winner and a contractual agreement could not be reached. So the organization needs to choose a new queen, “said Jobenny Rivera, a local franchise relations officer chaired by Vanessa De Roide and Joe Ahmed.
Regarding the clauses with which the beauty disagreed, he assured that “there are internal details that cannot be deepened out of respect for the organization and Valerie”.
Nor do managers want to refer to this issue as a layoff.
“We would not want to give him a title, because the subject is sensitive and the organization does not want any damage. Rather, it is a sequential order, there are processes that must be followed and in this case it was not possible to reach this agreement “, Rivera underlined for Spokesman.
Meanwhile, the outgoing queen also expressed her feelings.
“In the best of spirits, I clarify that my decision to leave the competition is due to the impossibility of formalizing a final agreement with its directors. The agreements, verbal agreements and representations between the parties could not be formalized for the benefit of all parties involved, “the young woman said in a statement posted on her Instagram account, before wishing the organization and its success success.
As anticipated, the new queen has a deep commitment to promoting the care of natural resources and has already begun preparing for the international competition.