Ada Perkins
Ada Perkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ada Cecille Perkins Flores 7 September 1959 |
| Died | 24 May 1980 (aged 20) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss San Juan 1978 Miss Puerto Rico 1978 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Teen International 1978 (3rd place) Miss Puerto Rico 1978 (Winner) Miss Universe 1978 |
Ada Cecille Perkins Flores
In 1980, Puerto Rico was moved by the media news coverage of her death which resulted from the injuries sustained in an automobile accident in San Juan.[1]
Early years
Perkins, the oldest of three siblings, was born in
Model and beauty contestant
Perkins was a model who participated in television commercials for various companies, among them: "Chicklets Adams", "Texaco", "Salem cigarette" and for "INDULAC" (Dairy Producers Industry of Puerto Rico). In 1978, she represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Teen Intercontinental beauty pageant held in Oranjestad, Aruba. Perkins came in 3rd place.[2]
In May of that same year, Perkins represented the city of San Juan in the
She then traveled to
In 1979, Perkins crowned her successor to the title, Audrey Teresa López (Miss Mayaguez) in an event which included the presence of actor Erik Estrada.
Death
In 1980, she and her boyfriend, Luis A. Ballester were involved in an automobile accident which occurred while they were traveling to her home in Punta las Marias, San Juan. She died in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident. She was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.[5]
See also
Notes
- Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis Perkins and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4165-8581-7
- ^ Miss Intercontinental Titleholders
- ^ Miss Puerto Rico Archived February 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Miss Universe Delegates 1978". Pageantmania. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009.
- YouTube
