Señorita República Dominicana 1978 was held on December 14, 1977. 28 candidates are competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 1978

Miss Universe 1978

Miss Universe 1978, the 27th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico on July 24, 1978. Seventy-five contestants competed in the event....

 . The Señorita República Dominicana Mundo will enter Miss World 1978

Miss World 1978

Miss World 1978, the 28th Miss World pageant, was held on November 16, 1978 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Silvana Suárez from Argentina...

. Only the 27 province, 1 municipality entered. On the top 10 they showed their evening gown and answered questions so the could go to the top 5. In the top 5 they would answered more questions.

Results

• Señorita República Dominicana 1978 : Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar (María Trinidad Sánchez)
• Señorita República Dominicana Mundo : Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera (Puerto Plata)
• 1st Runner Up : Caridad Cabrera (San Cristóbal)
• 2nd Runner Up : Aurora Rodríguez (La Altagracia)
• 3rd Runner Up : Isaura Medina (Santiago)

Top 10

• Isabel García (Distrito Nacional
  Distrito Nacional
  The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
  
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• María de Jesus (Barahona)
• Janet Williams (La Romana)
• Sandra Suarez (Salcedo)
• Andreina Fontan (Duarte)

Special awards

• Miss Rostro Bello - Caridad Cabrera (San Cristóbal)
• Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Milka Taveras (Espaillat)
• Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants) - Maria Luisa Hernandez (Santiago Rodríguez)
• Best Provincial Costume - Fiorela Ramírez (Pedernales)

Delegates

• Azua
  Azua Province
  Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:...
  
   - Wilma de Alba Abreu Cruz
• Baoruco - Laura Flores Guzman Xavier
• Barahona - Ana María de Jesus Cury
• Dajabón - Alejandra Cindy Zamora Tobias
• Distrito Nacional
  Distrito Nacional
  The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
  
   - Maria Luisa Hernandez Gomez
• Duarte - Carmne Andreina Fontan Martínez
• Elías Piña
  Elías Piña Province
  Elías Piña is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is located in the western part of the country, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is Comendador....
  
   - María José Duarte Languasco
• Espaillat - Milka Ceneyda Taveras Polanco
• Independencia - Iris María Arias Ynoa
• La Altagracia - María Aurora Rodríguez Tajas
• La Romana - Janet Magdalena Williams Brito
• La Vega - María Valentina Cruz Cadiz
• María Trinidad Sánchez - Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar
• Monte Cristi - Juana María Peralta Quiñonez

• Pedernales - Fiorela Estefania Ramírez Diaz
• Peravia - Ana Carolina Taveras Ruiz
• Puerto Plata - Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera
• Salcedo - Sandra Yamilka Suarez de las Casas
• Samaná - María Teresa Toledo Alvarado
• Sánchez Ramírez - Iluminada María Tobias Rosado
• San Cristóbal - Caridad Elizabeth Cabrera Santana
• San Juan de la Maguana
  San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)
  San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:*Bohechío**Arroyo Cano **Yaque *El Cercado**Batista...
  
   - Magdalena Reyna German Cruz
• San Pedro de Macorís - Rosemary Casandra Ramos Reyes
• Santiago - Isaura María Medina Hernandez
• Santiago Rodríguez - Tatiana de los Angeles Caba Ruiz
• Seibo
  El Seibo Province
  El Seibo , alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1992 it included what is now Hato Mayor province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
  
   - María Caridad Tavarez Britanico
• Santo Domingo de Guzmán - María Luisa Hernandez Gomez
• Valverde - Carmen Ines Rojas Padron