Miss Dominican Republic 2002
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Miss República Dominicana 2002 was held on July 29, 2002. 22 candidates representing provinces and municipalities entered, it was going to be 30 but there were various withdrawals. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic
at Miss Universe 2003
. The first runner-up would enter Miss International 2002
. The second runner-up would enter in Miss América Latina 2003. The rest of finalist entered different pageants. The winner of the pageant would go to win the crown of Miss Universe. That is the reason she didn't enter Miss Earth.
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! Final Results
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| Miss República Dominicana 2002
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| 1st Runner-up
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| 2nd Runner-up
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| 3rd Runner-up
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| 4th Runner-up
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| Semi-finalists
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! Representing !! E. Gown !! Swimsuit !! Average !! Question
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| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Santiago||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|9.57 ||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|9.50 ||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"| 9.54 ||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|9.7
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| style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"| Bonao ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"|9.11 ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"| 9.47 ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"|9.29 ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"|9.5
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| style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|Comunidad Dominicana En Nueva York||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|8.74 ||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|8.95 ||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"| 8.85 ||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|9.2
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| style="background-color:#99FF99;"|La Romana||style="background-color:#99FF99;"|8.68 ||style="background-color:#99FF99;"|9.19 ||style="background-color:#99FF99;"| 8.94 ||style="background-color:#99FF99;"|9.1
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| style="background-color:#CCFFFF;" |San Pedro de Macorís||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;" |9.04 ||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;" |9.00 ||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;" |9.02 ||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;"|9.0
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| Puerto Plata || 8.76 || 8.82 ||8.79
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| Valverde || 8.15 || 8.96 ||8.56
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| Duvergé || 8.05 || 8.78 ||8.42
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| San José de las Matas || 7.97 || 7.99 ||7.98
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| La Altagracia || 7.49 || 8.37 ||7.93
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! Represented !! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! Hometown
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| Azua
|| Patricia Tomas Ferro || 21 || || Santo Domingo
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| Bonao
|| Jeimi Vanessa Hernández Franjul || 24 || || Bonao
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| Comendador
|| Eva Duarte Sánchez || 19 || || San Felipe de Puerto Plata
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| Com. Dom. Nueva York
|| Carol María Arciniegas Jiménez || 20 || || Washington Heights
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|Dajabón || Elizabeth Rondón García || 18 || || Loma de Cabrera
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| Distrito Nacional
|| Melanie Pimentel de Lara || 26 || || Los Alcarrizos
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| Duvergé
|| Yilda Santana Subervi || 22 || || Santo Domingo
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| El Seibo
|| Yorning Mateo Salves || 18 || || Santo Domingo
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|Hato Mayor || Sarah María Reyes Santos || 20 || || San Cristóbal
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| Jimaní
|| Ana María Beldaña Ferriera || 23 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| La Altagracia || Mary Ann Fiallo Reynosa || 21 || || Santo Domingo
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| La Romana || Suanny Frontaán de la Cruz || 22 || || La Romana
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| La Vega || Norbelkis Ramírez Astro || 18 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| María Trinidad Sánchez || Yoneidy Zamora Berro || 20 || || Villa Mella
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| Moca || Cindy Arias Morton || 25 || || Moca
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| Monte Cristi || Carolina Ayala Cromen || 18 || || San Felipe de Puerto Plata
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| Neiba
|| Sandra Castellanos de Fermin** || 21 || || Santo Domingo
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| Puerto Plata || Dina Margarita Encarnación del Rosario || 23 || || Sosúa
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| Samaná || Lucrecia Vargas Camacho || 20 || || Moca
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|San Cristóbal || Elisa Mercedes Cid Brito || 19 || || San Cristóbal
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| San Francisco de Macorís
|| Johanna del Carmen Espaillat Romero || 19 || || San Francisco de Macorís
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| San José de las Matas
|| Karina Germán Fernández || 24 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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|San Juan
|| Lizette de los Santos Petro || 23 || || San Juan de la Maguana
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| San Pedro de Macorís || Dalisa Magdalena Alegría Gómez || 19 || || San Pedro de Macorís
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| Santiago
|| Amelia Victoria Vega Polanco || 17 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| Santiago Rodríguez || Martha Zamora Taveras** || 20 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| Santo Domingo Oeste
|| Aurora Sardéña Fiallo || 25 || || Santo Domingo
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| Valverde || Lourdes Medina Acosta || 21 || || Laguna Salada
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|Villa Bisonó
|| Ana Carolina Frometa Cruz || 22 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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|Villa González
|| Linette Seferino Guzmán || 19 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
at Miss Universe 2003
Miss Universe 2003
Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003. 71 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown...
. The first runner-up would enter Miss International 2002
Miss International 2002
Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was won by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. It took place on 30 September 2002 at the Century Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:-Special awards:*Friendship: '*Photogenic: '...
. The second runner-up would enter in Miss América Latina 2003. The rest of finalist entered different pageants. The winner of the pageant would go to win the crown of Miss Universe. That is the reason she didn't enter Miss Earth.
Results
{| class="wikitable" border="1"|-
! Final Results
! Contestant
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| Miss República Dominicana 2002
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- SantiagoSantiago de los Caballeros ProvinceSantiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
- Amelia VegaAmelia VegaAmelia Vega Polanco became the first and only Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994....
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| 1st Runner-up
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- BonaoBonaoBonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
- Jeimi Hernández
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| 2nd Runner-up
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- Com. Dom. Nueva YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
- Carol Arcinegas
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| 3rd Runner-up
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- La Romana - Suanny Frontaán
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| 4th Runner-up
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- San Pedro de Macorís - Dalisa Alegría
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| Semi-finalists
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- Puerto Plata - Dina Encarnación
- Valverde - Lourdes Medina
- DuvergéDuvergéDuvergé is the largest city in the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana, who they were established in Bermesí....
- Ylda Santana - San José de las MatasSan José de las MatasSan José de las Matas is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : El Rubio, La Cuesta and Las Placetas....
- Karina Germán - La Altagracia - Mary Fiallo
Order of Top 5
- 1. San Pedro de Macorís
- 2. Comunidad Dominicana En Nueva York
- 3. Bonao
- 4. La Romana
- 5. Santiago
Order of Top 10
- 1. Comunidad Dominicana En Nueva York
- 2. Valverde
- 3. San José de las Matas
- 4. La Romana
- 5. Puerto Plata
- 6. San Pedro de Macorís
- 7. La Altagracia
- 8. Bonao
- 9. Duvergé
- 10. Santiago
Special awards
- Best Hair - Aurora Sardéña (Santo Domingo OesteSanto Domingo OesteSanto Domingo Oeste is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2008 census the municipality had 701,847 inhabitants, 432,112 living in the city itself and 269,735 in its rural districts ....
) - Miss Rostro Bonito - Amelia VegaAmelia VegaAmelia Vega Polanco became the first and only Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994....
(SantiagoSantiago de los Caballeros ProvinceSantiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
) - Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Jeimi Hernández (BonaoBonaoBonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
) - Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants) - Silvana Hidalgo (JimaníJimaníJimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti , with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse...
) - Best Provincial Costume - Dina Encarnación (Puerto Plata)
- Miss Rostro Avon - Amelia VegaAmelia VegaAmelia Vega Polanco became the first and only Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994....
(SantiagoSantiago de los Caballeros ProvinceSantiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
) - Miss Internet - Amelia VegaAmelia VegaAmelia Vega Polanco became the first and only Dominican woman to be named Miss Universe, in 2003. At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner since 1994....
(SantiagoSantiago de los Caballeros ProvinceSantiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
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Final Competition Scores
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! Representing !! E. Gown !! Swimsuit !! Average !! Question
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| style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|Santiago||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|9.57 ||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|9.50 ||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"| 9.54 ||style="background-color:#FFCCCC;"|9.7
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| style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"| Bonao ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"|9.11 ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"| 9.47 ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"|9.29 ||style="background-color: #CCCCFF;"|9.5
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| style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|Comunidad Dominicana En Nueva York||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|8.74 ||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|8.95 ||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"| 8.85 ||style="background-color:#FFCC99;"|9.2
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| style="background-color:#99FF99;"|La Romana||style="background-color:#99FF99;"|8.68 ||style="background-color:#99FF99;"|9.19 ||style="background-color:#99FF99;"| 8.94 ||style="background-color:#99FF99;"|9.1
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| style="background-color:#CCFFFF;" |San Pedro de Macorís||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;" |9.04 ||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;" |9.00 ||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;" |9.02 ||style="background-color: #CCFFFF;"|9.0
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| Puerto Plata || 8.76 || 8.82 ||8.79
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| Valverde || 8.15 || 8.96 ||8.56
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| Duvergé || 8.05 || 8.78 ||8.42
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| San José de las Matas || 7.97 || 7.99 ||7.98
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| La Altagracia || 7.49 || 8.37 ||7.93
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 12
Delegates
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! Represented !! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! Hometown
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| 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:...
|| Patricia Tomas Ferro || 21 || || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Bonao
Bonao
Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
|| Jeimi Vanessa Hernández Franjul || 24 || || Bonao
Bonao
Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
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| Comendador
Comendador
Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.-Population:The municipality had, in 2002, a total population of 25,475...
|| Eva Duarte Sánchez || 19 || || San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only...
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| Com. Dom. Nueva York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
|| Carol María Arciniegas Jiménez || 20 || || Washington Heights
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
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|Dajabón || Elizabeth Rondón García || 18 || || Loma de Cabrera
Loma de Cabrera
Loma de Cabrera is the second largest city in the province of Dajabon, Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest portion of the island, in the Cibao region....
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| 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....
|| Melanie Pimentel de Lara || 26 || || Los Alcarrizos
Los Alcarrizos
Los Alcarrizos is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are the following municipal districts : Palmarejo-Villa Linda and Pantoja....
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| Duvergé
Duvergé
Duvergé is the largest city in the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana, who they were established in Bermesí....
|| Yilda Santana Subervi || 22 || || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| El 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:...
|| Yorning Mateo Salves || 18 || || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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|Hato Mayor || Sarah María Reyes Santos || 20 || || San Cristóbal
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| Jimaní
Jimaní
Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti , with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse...
|| Ana María Beldaña Ferriera || 23 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| La Altagracia || Mary Ann Fiallo Reynosa || 21 || || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| La Romana || Suanny Frontaán de la Cruz || 22 || || La Romana
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| La Vega || Norbelkis Ramírez Astro || 18 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| María Trinidad Sánchez || Yoneidy Zamora Berro || 20 || || Villa Mella
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| Moca || Cindy Arias Morton || 25 || || Moca
Moca, Dominican Republic
Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Dominican Republic.Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers away from the country’s second biggest city, Santiago De Los Caballeros. Moca is also known for its many great crops and friendly people....
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| Monte Cristi || Carolina Ayala Cromen || 18 || || San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only...
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| Neiba
Neyba
Neiba is a city in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital city of the Baoruco province, and is located 180 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo, close to the shore of Lake Enriquillo, the largest lake in the West Indies....
|| Sandra Castellanos de Fermin** || 21 || || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Puerto Plata || Dina Margarita Encarnación del Rosario || 23 || || Sosúa
Sosúa
Sosúa is a small town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. Located approximately from the Puerto Plata International Airport , the town is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs much of the length of the country's North coastline...
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| Samaná || Lucrecia Vargas Camacho || 20 || || Moca
Moca, Dominican Republic
Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Dominican Republic.Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers away from the country’s second biggest city, Santiago De Los Caballeros. Moca is also known for its many great crops and friendly people....
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|San Cristóbal || Elisa Mercedes Cid Brito || 19 || || San Cristóbal
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| San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic. It is also the capital of the Duarte Province. It has had a very active role in the shaping of Dominican history, as it is known as one of, if not the most, politically active cities in the country. It is located in the northeast portion...
|| Johanna del Carmen Espaillat Romero || 19 || || San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís
San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic. It is also the capital of the Duarte Province. It has had a very active role in the shaping of Dominican history, as it is known as one of, if not the most, politically active cities in the country. It is located in the northeast portion...
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| San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : El Rubio, La Cuesta and Las Placetas....
|| Karina Germán Fernández || 24 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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|San Juan
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...
|| Lizette de los Santos Petro || 23 || || San Juan de la Maguana
San Juan de la Maguana
San Juan de la Maguana is the capital city and the largest city in the province of San Juan and is the 10th largest city in the Dominican Republic.-References:...
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| San Pedro de Macorís || Dalisa Magdalena Alegría Gómez || 19 || || San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...
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| Santiago
Santiago de los Caballeros Province
Santiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
|| Amelia Victoria Vega Polanco || 17 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| Santiago Rodríguez || Martha Zamora Taveras** || 20 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| Santo Domingo Oeste
Santo Domingo Oeste
Santo Domingo Oeste is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2008 census the municipality had 701,847 inhabitants, 432,112 living in the city itself and 269,735 in its rural districts ....
|| Aurora Sardéña Fiallo || 25 || || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Valverde || Lourdes Medina Acosta || 21 || || Laguna Salada
Laguna Salada
Laguna Salada is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón and La Caya..-Geography:...
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|Villa Bisonó
Villa Bisonó
Villa Bisonó, usually known as Navarrete, is a small municipality in the Dominican Republic northwestern section, created in 1956. It lies approximately from Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second largest city...
|| Ana Carolina Frometa Cruz || 22 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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|Villa González
Villa González
Villa Gonzalez is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts : El Limón and Palmar Arriba.-Demographics:...
|| Linette Seferino Guzmán || 19 || || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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Panel of Judges
- former Miss DR Annie Canaan Miss Dominican Republic 1989Miss Dominican Republic 1989Miss República Dominicana 1989 was held on December 19, 1988. 28 candidates representing provinces and municipalities entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1989. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1989. The second runner up would enter in Miss...
- the president of the Dominical Social Chroniclers Candida Ortega
- Colombian shoes designer Carlos Molina
- the director of the National Theater Carmen Heredia de Guerrero
- art painter Elsa Nunez
- art painter Fernando Ureña Rib
- social chronicler Francisco Sanchis
- president of Revista Mercado Patricia de Moya
- orchestra director Jose Antonio Molina
- former Miss DR Sarah Olimpia Frometa de Schad Miss Dominican Republic 1962Miss Dominican Republic 1962Señorita República Dominicana 1962 was held on January 29, 1962, when 26 candidates competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 1962 . The first runner up would enter Miss International 1962. Only the 25 provinces and 1 municipality entered...
- fashion designer Sully Bonelly
Trivia
- Janelle Commissiong, Miss Universe 1977Miss Universe 1977Miss Universe 1977, the 26th annual Miss Universe pageant was held at the National Theater, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 16, 1977. 24-year-old Janelle Commissiong earned Trinidad & Tobago its first Miss Universe crown as well as becoming the first black woman to win the title...
during the pageant held in Santo Domingo in 1977 and Trinidadian successful businesswoman was an invited guest of the Miss Dominican Republic pageant 2002.
- Miss Neiba and Miss Santiago Rgz. withdrew due both having an accident before the photoshoot. They had to wear 9 inch high heels due to reward challenge they had on the first day. Miss Neiba twisted her ankle and Miss Santiago Rgz. twisted her kneecap. They both were in the auditorium 2 month later for the coronation.
- Miss Dajabón, Miss Hato Mayor, Miss San Cristóbal, Miss San Juan, Miss Villa Bisonó and Miss Villa González enetred the pageant but withdrew weeks before the finale.
External links
- http://dr1.com/news/2002/dnews073002.shtml
- http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Intcl_2001.htm
- Photo of Miss DR 2003
- http://dr1.com/news/2002/dnews072902.shtml Dr1