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She wanted to be an orthodontist, but at seventeen, hot island babe Dayanara Torres was persuaded to enter the Miss Puerto Rico pageant instead. She won, then shortly thereafter she entered the Miss Universe pageant and won that too. Told you she was hot! During and after her reign, she founded scholarship programs for poor children and sang a duet with Peabo Bryson. She learned to speak Tagalog, hooked up with a Filipino movie star, appeared in Filipino films, and was the model for a lanky Dayanara doll which became a very big seller in the Philippines and Puerto Rico. She married fellow singer Marc Anthony in 2000, had two kids with him and divorced him in 2004, less than a week before Anthony married Jennifer Lopez. Gorgeous Torres had emergency surgery two months ago to correct an “intestinal obstruction” — not the sort of thing you want to picture. But wait! Returning to her childhood orthodonture dreams, she has authored a bilingual book for children about the importance of preventing tooth decay. Published through the Crest Healthy Smiles program, Ricky and Andrea’s Healthy Beautiful Smiles follows a brother and sister through their first visit to a dentist. It’s available for free at this Web site or by calling 1-866-989-9968 through July 29.