Bodine Koehler

Bodine Koehler Peña (born September 30, 1992) is a Dutch-born Puerto Rican musician, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Río Grande municipality at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012. She represented Puerto Rico in Miss Universe 2012.

Bodine was on born September 30, 1992 in Amsterdam, Netherlands to a Dutch father and a Dominican mother. Koehler moved to Puerto Rico when she was 8 years old and was raised in San Juan. She speaks Spanish, Dutch, and English fluently, and is one of the most well-known models in the Island.

She is the second cousin of Miss World 1959, Corine Rottschäfer.

On November 7, 2011 Bodine represented Río Grande at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2012 and beat out 38 other contestants for the title, gaining the right to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe.

Controversy

During her reign, Koehler and the Miss Universe Puerto Rico Organization were ridiculed for the fact that Bodine was of Dominican Republic and Dutch descent, not Puerto Rican. Pageant rules state that in order to compete participants must be citizens of Puerto Rico who have lived there for at least six months. Koehler was born in the Netherlands and moved to Puerto Rico at age 8.

On December 19, 2012, Koehler represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2012 where she competed to succeed Leila Lopes of Angola. Although considered a big favorite and a front runner, she failed to place in the Top 16.