Rivera gave birth to SebastiƔn JosƩ Barea Rivera in Minnesota on February 18, 2012.
She is also the first winner from Puerto Rico to have noticeable mixed heritage features, different from her four predecessors Marisol Malaret, Deborah Carthy-Deu, Dayanara Torres, and Denise QuiƱones that have distinctly European features.
As of April 2007, Zuleyka has traveled to the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Kazakhstan, India, Mexico, Thailand, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Japan, and Indonesia, in addition to numerous trips around the United States.