Dayanara Torres Delgado (born October 28, 1974) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, singer, model, and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe 1993 pageant.

During and after her reign as Miss Universe, she became an ambassador for UNICEF, traveling through Asia and Latin America in support of the organization.

[6] After the 1994 Miss Universe pageant, Torres landed several movie roles, made television appearances, and received offers to endorse products.

[8] She appeared in more than 10 movies, including Hataw Na, a film with Filipino actor and singer Gary Valenciano[6] (who is half-Puerto Rican).

[citation needed] On September 1, 2005, Torres debuted in an American soap opera, playing a small role in The Young and the Restless.

[9] In 2017, Torres made a return to the country as a judge for Miss Universe 2016, along with various guest appearances on Philippine television.

[12] Upon completion of her high school studies at Colegio Santa Rosa,[13] in Bayamón, Torres had expressed interest in going to dentistry college to become an orthodontist.

[18] In June of 2014, a judge ruled in Torres's favor by approving a two-fold increase in Marc Anthony's monthly child support payments (from $13,400 to $26,800); Torres had initially sought to receive monthly payments totaling $123,426 when it was alleged that Anthony had spent only 35 days with their children in 2012, but the Court discovered that he had spent 71 days with them.