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The official national symbols of Puerto Rico are: Bird - Reinita mora (Spindalis portoricensis) Flower - Flor de Maga or Puerto Rican hibiscus (Thespesia grandiflora or Maga grandiflora) Tree - Ceiba or Kapok (ceiba pentandra). The unofficial national animal is the Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui). Puerto Rico has its own representatives in international beauty pageants including Miss World and Miss Universe. Puerto Rican beauty queens have won the Miss Universe pageant five times (1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006), second only to Miss USA, and the Miss World pageant once (1975). The island's contestant was second-runner up in the 2005 Miss World pageant, and currently has the title of Miss World Caribbean. |
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