She is a model and also studies in the Department of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing at the University of Puerto Rico.
[2] Hernández was crowned Miss Teen Americas Puerto Rico 2013 in El Salvador.
[3] On May 4, 2017, representing the capital city of San Juan, Hernández was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2017, succeeding Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 Brenda Jiménez.
Hernandez represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant but failed to place in the semifinals.
This marked the first time since 1991 that Puerto Rico failed to place more than 3 years in a row.