Miss Rep. Dom. Tierra 2008
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The Miss Tierra República Dominicana 2008 pageant was held on June 17, 2008. This year 40 candidates competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic
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 the Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008, the 8th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines...

 beauty pageant, which was held in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

. In this pageant the provinces are represented with the name of the provincial capital or city in the Province. The Miss República Dominicana Ecoturismo will enter Miss Eco-Turismo 2008.

Results

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! Final Results
! Contestant
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| Miss Tierra República Dominicana 2008
|
  • 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...

     - Diana González

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| Miss República Dominicana Ecoturismo
|
  • Constanza
    Constanza, Dominican Republic
    -History:The name of Constanza has its origin in the legend the daughter of a local taino cacique whom lived in the valley. In 1852, the British explorer and consul Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk mentions the existence of a farm in the valley of Constanza. The town was formally founded in 1894...

     - Julian Espinal

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| 1st Runner-up
|
  • 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....

     - Joenly Capellán

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| 2nd Runner-up
|
  • 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...

     - Nayelis García

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| 3rd Runner-up
|
  • Maimón
    Maimón, Monseñor Nouel
    Maimón is a town in the Monseñor Nouel province of the Dominican Republic....

     - Esmirna Lasencia

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| 4th Runner-up
|
  • Monción
    Monción
    Monción is one of the three municipality of the Santiago Rodríguez province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 11,663 inhabitants, 6,757 living in the town itself and 4,906 in its rural districts .For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts...

     - Michel Alvarado

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| Semi-finalists
|
  • 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...

     - Isaura Mendoza
  • Puerto Plata - Alfonsina González
  • Moca - Carolina Rosario
  • Santiago Rodríguez - Laura Cruz
  • 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....

     - Carol Soler
  • 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...

     - Ibelise Peña


Special awards

  • Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Evelin Periel (San Cristóbal)
  • Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants) - Fatima Reyes (Hermanas Mirabal)
  • Miss Internet - Annet de la Cruz (Jarabacoa
    Jarabacoa
    Jarabacoa is a town and the second largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic.- History :In 1805, during the Haitian invasion of the Cibao, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the...

    )
  • Best Face - Diana Flores (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...

    )
  • Best Provincial Costume - Ana Vinicio (Neiba)
  • Miss Cultura - Marieli Sánchez (Dajabón)
  • Miss Elegancia - Yatnna Alvares (Espaillat)
  • Best Talent - Waleska de la Cruz (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.....

    )
  • Best Representation of their Province or Municipality - Alfonsina González (Puerto Plata)

Delegates

{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Province, Mun., Community !! 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:...

 || Paholi Peña Eros || 19 || 5'5 || Azua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a municipality of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It is the capital of Azua province, and is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo....


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| Barahona || Cinthia Arias Somara || 25 || 5'9 || Santa Cruz de Barahona
Santa Cruz de Barahona
Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the south of the Dominican Republic. It is one of the most important cities on the island, with a very active port and many ecotourism attractions...


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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...

 || Nayelis García Soriano || 21 || 5'10 || 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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| Com. Dom. EU || Sandra Melo Cabrera || 23 || 6'0 || Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...


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| Com. Dom. Pto. Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 || Sofia Agustin Duarte || 21 || 5'8 || Aguadilla
|-
| Constanza
Constanza, Dominican Republic
-History:The name of Constanza has its origin in the legend the daughter of a local taino cacique whom lived in the valley. In 1852, the British explorer and consul Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk mentions the existence of a farm in the valley of Constanza. The town was formally founded in 1894...

 || Julian Wendelyn Espinal Fiallo || 18 || 5'8 || 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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| Dajabón || Marieli Sánchez Javier || 23 || 5'7 || Dajabón
Dajabón
Dajabón is a province of the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is also called Dajabón.It was split from Monte Cristi province in 1938, and was called Libertador until 1961.-Location:...


|-
| 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....

 || Seily Magdalena Then Cabrera || 19 || 6'0 || 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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| Duarte || Gerladin Santiago Tejeda || 18 || 5'8 || Vílla 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 ....


|-
| El Cercado
El Cercado
El Cercado is a town in the San Juan province of the Dominican Republic.-History:The community of El Cercado was founded in 1845 by President Pedro Santana. It previously belonged to the municipality of Bánica and was called the Sabana del Bohío, and was elevated to town by President Fernando...

 || Mildre Cabrera Fermin || 26 || 5'9 || Manoguayabo
|-
| 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....

 || Carol Soler Llano || 24 || 6'0 || 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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| Espaillat || Yatnna Alvares Corona || 21 || 6'0 || Moca
|-
| Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa is a town and the second largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic.- History :In 1805, during the Haitian invasion of the Cibao, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the...

 || Annet de la Cruz Ferro || 22 || 5'11 || Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa is a town and the second largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic.- History :In 1805, during the Haitian invasion of the Cibao, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the...


|-
| La Altagracia || Milagros Figueroa Salman || 20 || 6'3 || Bayahibe
Bayahibe
Bayahibe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea. Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a touristic destination....


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| La Vega || Yenifer Marinela Jiménez Burtanis || 22 || 5'11 || Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa
Jarabacoa is a town and the second largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic.- History :In 1805, during the Haitian invasion of the Cibao, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the...


|-
| Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Las Palomas....

 || Carolina Paulino Hidalgo || 23 || 5'10 || Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Las Palomas....


|-
| 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....

 || Catherine Cuello Zamora || 24 || 5'6 || 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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| Maimón
Maimón, Monseñor Nouel
Maimón is a town in the Monseñor Nouel province of the Dominican Republic....

 || Esmirna Lasencia Inoa || 19 || 5'11 || Boca Chica
Boca Chica
Boca Chica is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : La Caleta....


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| María Trinidad Sánchez || Istria Soler Castanas || 19 || 5'7 || 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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| Moca || Carolina Arlene Rosario Ortega || 26 || 6'0 || Moca
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| Monción
Monción
Monción is one of the three municipality of the Santiago Rodríguez province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 11,663 inhabitants, 6,757 living in the town itself and 4,906 in its rural districts .For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts...

 || Michelle Alvarado de la Cruz || 22 || 5'8 || Jaquimeyes
Jaquimeyes
Jaquimeyes is a town in the Barahona province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...


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| Monte Cristi || Elibeth Franco Yanoa || 18 || 6'0 || 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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| 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:...

 || Estefania Pérez Fermin || 24 || 5'9 || Sabana Grande de Boyá
Sabana Grande de Boyá
Sabana Grande de Boyá is a municipality of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts of Gonzalo and Majagual....


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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....

 || Ana del Carmen Vinicio Candelario || 19 || 6'2 || Neiba
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| Nizao
Nizao
-General information:Nizao is a city in the Dominican Republic and capital of the Nizao Municipality. It is the second large municipality of the Peravia Province and is located in southeastern corner of this province, in the angle formed by the estuary of the Nizao River and the Caribbean Sea...

 || Noelis Tejeda Castro || 20 || 5'9 || 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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| Padre Las Casa
Padre Las Casa
Padre Las Casas is a municipality of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts of La Siembra, Las Lagunas, and Los Fríos....

 || Rosmery Rosaura Rosario Rodríguez || 18 || 6'0 || 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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| Pedro Brand
Pedro Brand
Pedro Brand is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts : La Cuaba and La Guáyiga....

 || Arelis Cruz Maruya || 21 || 5'9 || Pedro Brand
Pedro Brand
Pedro Brand is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts : La Cuaba and La Guáyiga....


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| Peravia || Bella Nolasco Tavarez || 22 || 5'6 || 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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| Piedra Blanca
Piedra Blanca
Piedra Blanca is a city in Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic....

 || Elena María Silvestre Sousa || 19 || 5'7 || 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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| Puerto Plata || Alfonsina Altagracia González Duarte || 20 || 6'0 || 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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| Salcedo || Fatima Reyes Escandon || 23 || 6'1 || 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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| Samaná || Yailin Casandra Días Ferrano || 18 || 6'1 || 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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| San Cristóbal || Evelin Periel Tavares || 23 || 5'7 || San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
San Cristóbal is a municipality and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Damas.-Sectors:*5 de abril*Canastica*El Pomier...


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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...

 || Diana Carolina González Flores || 18 || 5'8 || 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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| 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...

 || Isaura Ines Mendoza Gracias || 24 || 5'10 || 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 || Laura Cruz Reynoso || 18 || 5'11 || San Ignacio de Sabaneta
San Ignacio de Sabaneta
San Ignacio de Sabaneta is the capital and a municipality of Santiago Rodriguez in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic. It is usually called only Sabaneta or Santiago Rodríguez.-Population:...


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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.....

 || Waleska de la Cruz Espinoza || 22 || 5'11 || 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....

 || Joenly Capellán Fario || 22 || 5'9 || Villa Mella
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| 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...

 || Ibelise Mary Peña Castellanos || 20 || 5'11 || 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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| Villa Altagracia
Villa Altagracia
Villa Altagracia is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : La Cuchilla, Medina and San José del Puerto....

 || Dennys Erasmo de los Santos || 21 || 5'8 || 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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Trivia

  • Miss Com. Dom. Puerto Rico entered in Miss DR 05.
  • Miss Barahona would enter Miss Turismo Dominicana 2008

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