Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 Aleyda represented
Bayamón at
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2014 on October 3, 2013, where she finished as 1st Runner-Up to
Gabriela Berrios of
Toa Baja. Being the 1st Runner-Up she was awarded the opportunity to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2013.
Miss Intercontinental 2013 Aleyda represented
Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2013 where she finished as 1st Runner-Up. This was Puerto Rico's second consecutive placement as 1st Runner-Up as Ortiz' predecessor
Génesis Dávila also placed 1st Runner-Up the previous year.
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 Ortiz auditioned for
Univision's reality show and beauty pageant
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2014 in
Miami and advanced to Round 2 where she was selected to be part of the 12 finalists who enter the mansion of Nuestra Belleza Latina. On May 18, 2014, Aleyda was declared the winner, becoming the third Puerto Rican to do so after
Melissa Marty in
2008 and
Vanessa De Roide in
2012. She was awarded $200,000 in prizes, a Kia Soul, a contract with Univision Network and appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan en Español magazine. With her win Puerto Rico currently has the most Nuestra Belleza Latina wins.
Mira Quien Baila 2021 She participated in Mira Quien Baila and she was the runner up with a good price for her charity that she dance for and many fans said she was robbed the win because the audience choose her as their winner while the judge pick Cheft as the winner. ==Personal life==