Karla Guilfú

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

|name= Karla Guilfú

|birth_name= Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1998|7|19}}

|alma_mater= Ana G. Méndez University, Gurabo (BS)

|occupation= Model

|height= 1.79m{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

|competitions={{ubl|Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021 |(Winner)|Miss Supranational 2021|(1st Runner-Up)|Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023|(Winner)|Miss Universe 2023|(Top 5)}}

|title= Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023

|hair_color=Black{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

|eye_color=Brown{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}

}}

Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo (born July 19, 1998) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023, where she reached the top five.{{cite web |date=25 August 2023 |title=Miss Patillas, Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo, se corona como Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023 |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/miss-patillas-karla-inelisse-guilfu-acevedo-se-corona-como-miss-universe-puerto-rico-2023/ |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=El Nuevo Día |language=Spanish}}

Guilfú was previously crowned Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021; she represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland and finished as the first runner-up.

Personal life

Karla started a Community Organization for mental health in Puerto Rico called Comencemos a Sanar Inc. to help people struggling with this illness through education projects, agency collaborations and grassroots initiatives . [https://www.instagram.com/comencemosasanar/] Her hard work and dedication was recognized with a $12,000 donation from the Voice for Change Award of Miss Universe and Citalks.com [https://citalks.com/videos/series/72nd-miss-universe-voice-for-change a] A social impact enabling platform.

Pageantry

=Miss Supranational=

In 2021, Karla Guilfú represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational pageant, where she achieved significant success. She was crowned Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021 and went on to finish as the 1st runner-up in the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant held in Poland. This achievement marked Puerto Rico's second-best result at Miss Supranational since Valeria Vázquez won the title in 2018. Guilfú's performance was exemplary, and she was also recognized with the titles of Supra Top Model of the Caribbean and Miss Elegance during the competition.https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/reinas-belleza/notas/la-boricua-karla-guilfu-queda-primera-finalista-en-miss-supranational-2021/

=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.