Hillary Clinton have mercy on a Beauty Contestant of Miss Puerto Rico World 2008!

Hillary Clinton admitted it was a softball question. But beauty contestants already field plenty of hard queries, the Democratic presidential hopeful said in a video aired as part of the Miss World Puerto Rico pageant Thursday night.

Mrs. Clinton asked the question"I'm going to make it easy for you, Tell us what you love the most about Puerto Rico?"

Contestant Yashila Ayala beamed and mentioned several native treasures - historic San Juan, El Yunque rainforest and her hometown of Comerio - before touching on the day's biggest news: The announcement that 19 charges including conspiracy and corruption have been filed against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila.

"We're going through a moment of doubt and uncertainty, and islanders should unite and show the world their true values" Ayala responded.

Clinton and Democratic rival Barack Obama have been vying for votes in this U.S. Caribbean territory, where 55 delegates are up for grabs in the party's June 1 primary.

Acevedo, one of Puerto Rico's superdelegates to the Democratic convention, is backing Obama.

But in the end, the 20 year-old Ivonne Orsini of San Juan won the title of Miss Puerto Rico World 2008. Ivonne is a former athlete who played volleyball and other sports. She had to stop due to medical complications. She will be competing in Miss World 2008 Pageant to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa this coming December.