デニス・キニョネス

Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, actress Denise Marie Quiñones burst onto the scene in 2001 when she became the fourth woman from the unincorporated territory to become Miss Universe - and one of the few to do so on her native soil. After touring the world for a year as a goodwill ambassador in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Quiñones relinquished her crown and began to study acting at The School for Film and Acting in New York City. Two years later, she appeared in a few commercials in Puerto Rico, before landing guest spots on American series television, appearing in episodes of "Love Monkey" (CBS, 2005-06), "Freddie" (ABC, 2005-06) and "The Bedford Diaries" (WB, 2005-06). She did nab a starring role in the pilot for the highly-anticipated "Aquaman" (CW, 2006), but the series was never picked up for production. Meanwhile, Quiñones took to the stage in an off-Broadway productions of "Anna in the Tropics" and "Hermanas," honing her acting skills. She was next seen as Andrea Rojas, the superhuman crime-fighting Mexican national, on "Smallville" (CW, 2001-11), a role she revived in early 2007 for an episode that saw several past superheroes reunite to form the famed Justice League.