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.
"I'm going to make it easy for you," said Clinton _ herself no stranger to tough grilling on the campaign trail. "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 said.
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.
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