Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009
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The Miss República Dominicana Universo 2009 was held at the Centro de Convenciones de San Souci in Santo Domingo Este, on May 17, 2009. The winner will represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2009
. The first runner up will enter Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
. The second runner up will enter Miss Continente Americano 2009
. The third runner up will enter in Miss Globe International
2010. The fourth runner up will enter in Miss Bikini International 2010. Dayana Mendoza
, Miss Universe 2008
, was invited to the pageant.
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
. The first runner up will enter Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009
Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, The 19th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held in Parque Urbano, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 29, 2009. 21 contestants was competed in the event. Adriana Vasini, Miss Venezuela, won the title .-Placements:...
. The second runner up will enter Miss Continente Americano 2009
Miss Continente Americano 2009
Miss Continente Americano 2009, the 4th Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 26, 2009. At the end of the event, Lupita González, Miss Continente Americano 2008 from Mexico, crowned Lina Mosquera from Colombia as the brand new Miss Continente...
. The third runner up will enter in Miss Globe International
Miss Globe International
Miss Globe Organisation is an international beauty pageant group founded in 1925, which owns the rights to various titles, including "Miss Globe", "Miss Globe International", "Miss Globe Beauty Pageant", and "Miss Globe Beauty"...
2010. The fourth runner up will enter in Miss Bikini International 2010. Dayana Mendoza
Dayana Mendoza
Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.-Personal life:...
, Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
, was invited to the pageant.
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss República Dominicana Universo 2009 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
Monte Plata Province Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... - Ana Contreras Ana Contreras Ana Rita Contreras Sosa was born and grew in Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic. She represented Monte Plata in Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and placed 1st runner-up after representing the province of Barahona in Miss Dominican Republic 2006, in which she placed 13th in the preliminaries... |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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.... - Rocío Castellanos |
| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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... - Ana Viñas |
| 5th Runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis..... - Esther Tejeda Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Norte is a municipality of the Santo Domingo Province in the Dominican Republic. There is one municipal district within the municipality: La Victoria.... - Lussy Mejía |
Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic - Mariela Lucas (Comunidad Dom. EEUUUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic contestants) - Mariela Lucas (Comunidad Dom. EEUUUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Best Hair - Rocío Castellanos (Distrito NacionalDistrito NacionalThe 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....
) - Best Provincial Costume - Karen Figueroa (Hermanas Mirabal)
- Best Skin - Jenny Blanco (Valverde)
- Best Smile - Ada Aimee de la Cruz (San José de Ocoa)
- Miss Spring Season - Patricia Soriano (La Vega)
- Miss Communication - Jenny Blanco (Valverde)
- Miss Fashion - Sahoni Camarena (San Cristóbal)
- Miss Fitness - Ana ContrerasAna ContrerasAna Rita Contreras Sosa was born and grew in Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic. She represented Monte Plata in Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and placed 1st runner-up after representing the province of Barahona in Miss Dominican Republic 2006, in which she placed 13th in the preliminaries...
(Monte PlataMonte Plata ProvinceMonte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
) - Miss Internet (voted through http://www.missrdu.com) - Ana Viñas (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...
)
Final Competition Scores
| Repr. | Evening Gown | Swimsuit | Average | Question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José de Ocoa | 9.611 | 9.670 | 9.640 | 9.895 |
| Monte Plata | 9.515 | 9.785 | 9.650 | 9.702 |
| Distrito Nacional | 9.432 | 9.542 | 9.487 | 9.478 |
| San Cristóbal | 9.689 | 9.012 | 9.351 | 9.235 |
| Santiago | 8.963 | 8.904 | 8.934 | 8.936 |
| Duarte | 9.014 | 9.008 | 9.011 | 8.932 |
| Valverde | 8.601 | 9.265 | 8.933 | |
| Santo Domingo Este | 8.742 | 8.748 | 8.745 | |
| La Vega | 8.594 | 8.609 | 8.602 | |
| Com. Dom. En EEUU | 8.941 | 8.239 | 8.590 | |
| Santo Domingo Norte | 8.743 | 7.981 | 8.362 | |
| Peravia | 8.135 | 7.740 | 7.938 |
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Fifth runner-up
- Top 12
Official Representing Candidates
| Province, Community | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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| Barahona | Lidia María Lozada Tatís | 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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| Comunidad Dom. EEUU United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Mariela Lucas Veras | 25 | Queens | |
| Dajabón | Arlin Rodríguez Rivas | 23 | 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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| 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.... |
Rocío Miledis Castellanos Vargas | 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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| Duarte | Raengel Solís Martínez | 24 | Villa Riva Villa Riva Villa Riva is a municipality of the Duarte Province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 18,432 inhabitants, 5,728 living in the city itself and 12,704 in its rural districts .... |
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| Hato Mayor | Anabel del Carmen Alcántara Peña | 24 | Hato Mayor del Rey Hato Mayor del Rey Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the province San Pedro de Macoris, on the East by the province El Seibo and on the West by the municipality of Bayaguana,... |
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| Hermanas Mirabal | Karen Johana Figueroa de Lora | 20 | Salcedo | |
| La Altagracia | Margaret Reina Mirabal Ramos | 25 | Salvaleón de Higüey Salvaleón de Higüey Higüey , or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. The river Yuma flows through the urban area of Higüey.... |
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| La Romana | Cristina Acosta Reyes | 21 | Villa Hermosa Villa Hermosa Villa Hermosa is a town in the La Romana province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com... |
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| La Vega | Patricia Arismelda Soriano Rodríguez | 23 | Concepción de La Vega Concepción de La Vega La Vega, or Concepción de La Vega is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic and the third of the whole country... |
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| Monseñor Nouel | Alicia Marina Fernández Paulino | 22 | 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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| Monte Cristi | Rosa Carolina Abreu Sosa | 22 | San Fdo. de Monte Cristi San Fernando de Monte Cristi San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital of Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic.It is located in the northwest of the country in the coastal lowlands, close to the border with Haiti.- History :... |
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| Monte Plata Monte Plata Province Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... |
Ana Rita Contreras Sosa | 24 | Bayaguana Bayaguana Bayaguana is a municipality of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic.As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 33,122 inhabitants, of which 19,351 resided in urban areas and 13,771 in rural areas.Bayaguana was founded in 1606, when Spain... |
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| Peravia | Luisa Viviana Medina Agramonte | 19 | Baní Baní Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.- Overview :... |
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| San Cristóbal | Sahoni Yoy Camarena Victorio | 23 | Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis..... |
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| San José de Ocoa | Ada Aimée de la Cruz González | 22 | Villa Mella | |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Sugeidy Castíllo Peralta | 18 | Consuelo | |
| 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... |
Ana Carolina Viñas Machado | 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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| Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis..... |
Esther Tatiana Tejeda Cardona | 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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| Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Norte is a municipality of the Santo Domingo Province in the Dominican Republic. There is one municipal district within the municipality: La Victoria.... |
Lussy Margarita Mejía Durán | 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 .... |
Edelyn Victoriana Cedeño Peña | 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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| Valverde | Jenny Claribel Blanco de Garrido | 24 | 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:... |
Trivia
- Ada de la Cruz and Lussy Mejía entered in Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007 pageant was held on July 14, 2007. Only 24 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2007. They selected 2 delegates would be elected from each regions...
. De la Cruz won the pageant and became a semifinalist at Miss World 2007Miss World 2007Miss World 2007, the 57th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1, 2007. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of the People's Republic of China won the crown and succeeded Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová...
. - Ana ContrerasAna ContrerasAna Rita Contreras Sosa was born and grew in Bayaguana, Monte Plata, Dominican Republic. She represented Monte Plata in Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and placed 1st runner-up after representing the province of Barahona in Miss Dominican Republic 2006, in which she placed 13th in the preliminaries...
entered in Miss Dominican Republic 2006. - Ana Viñas entered Miss Mundo Dominicana 2006Miss Mundo Dominicana 2006The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2006 pageant was held on July 10, 2006. Only 16 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2006. The runner ups could enter different small international pageants....
and won Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2007Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2007The Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2007 pageant will be held on October 27, 2006. This year only 18 candidates are competing for the national crown...
and entered Miss International 2007Miss International 2007Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until...
. She originally represented Santiago Rodríguez - Esther Tejeda entered in Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007 pageant was held on July 14, 2007. Only 24 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2007. They selected 2 delegates would be elected from each regions...
, Miss Turismo Dominicana 2009Miss Turismo Dominicana 2009The Miss Turismo Dominicana 2008 pageant will be held on August 12, 2008. This year only 19* candidates are competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss Tourism World 2008. The Miss TQI República Dominicana will represent the country in Miss...
and actually is the Miss Expo World 2008. She will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Tourism Queen International 2009. - Raengel Solís entered in Nuestra Belleza LatinaNuestra Belleza LatinaNuestra Belleza Latina is a reality TV show revolving around 12 young women competing title of Nuestra Belleza Latina also win a cash price and become a personality for the Spanish television network Univision....
2007. - Rocío Castellanos entered in Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2008Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2008The Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2008 pageant will be held on October 17, 2007. This year only 28 candidates are competing for the national crown...
. - There were 40 original candidates and 14 were disqualified to make 26. After that 6 withdrew and a new one entered. 2 left as well.
- Laura Pérez, Miss Puerto Plata withdrew the competition the first week.
- Sahoni Camarena is from Italian, Afro-Dominican and Bahamian Heritage. Her father is a Black Bahamian and her mother is Afro Dominican and Italian.
- Sugeidy Castíllo, Miss San Pedro de Macorís is half Haitian. She entered representing HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
in Miss Intercontinental 2008 and becoming a finalist. She also entered representing the Dominican Republic at Top Model of the WorldTop Model of the WorldThe Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The sought-after characteristics are: independence, talent and fashion consciousness...
2008 becoming 3rd Runner Up.
Preliminaries Scores
| Province | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Interview | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Plata | 9.51 | 9.74 | 9.64 | 9.630 |
| San José de Ocoa | 9.83 | 9.47 | 9.29 | 9.530 |
| Distrito Nacional | 9.55 | 9.11 | 9.37 | 9.343 |
| Valverde | 9.73 | 8.91 | 8.56 | 9.067 |
| San Cristóbal | 9.05 | 8.97 | 9.10 | 9.040 |
| Santo Domingo Este | 8.99 | 8.90 | 8.93 | 8.940 |
| Santiago | 8.85 | 8.25 | 9.52 | 8.873 |
| Duarte | 8.53 | 8.49 | 8.81 | 8.610 |
| Com. Dom. En Estados Unidos | 8.43 | 8.52 | 8.50 | 8.483 |
| La Vega | 8.82 | 8.01 | 8.31 | 8.380 |
| Peravia | 8.33 | 8.39 | 8.29 | 8.337 |
| Santo Domingo Norte | 7.56 | 8.00 | 8.97 | 8.177 |
| San Pedro de Macorís | 8.10 | 8.14 | 8.09 | 8.110 |
| Hermanas Mirabal | 7.99 | 7.91 | 7.82 | 7.907 |
| Monseñor Nouel | 7.56 | 7.84 | 7.98 | 7.793 |
| Santo Domingo Oeste | 7.60 | 7.71 | 7.73 | 7.680 |
| La Altagracia | 7.66 | 7.61 | 7.68 | 7.650 |
| Barahona | 7.53 | 7.73 | 7.49 | 7.563 |
| Dajabón | 7.49 | 7.48 | 7.29 | 7.420 |
| La Romana | 7.35 | 7.39 | 7.33 | 7.357 |
| Monte Cristi | 7.27 | 7.15 | 7.16 | 7.193 |
| Hato Mayor | 7.00 | 7.01 | 7.00 | 7.003 |