Miss Dominican Republic 1996

Miss Dominican Republic 1996 (Spanish: República Dominicana 1996) was held on December 16, 1995. There were 23 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1996 and Miss International 1996. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1996. The second runner up would enter in Reinado Internacional del Café 1996. The rest of finalist entered different pageants. The contest was one of the most scandalous ever, when jury and crowd started screaming “ Fraud” at the end of the night. Judges claim to have voted unanimously for crowd favorite, Anneliese Ortiz Mirabal from Salcedo. At a press conference days later, she surrender all titles won during the competition and was then named “ La Reina del Pueblo”, 'The Queen of the Town'.

Miss Dominican Republic 1996
DateMarch 16, 1996
VenueRenaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
BroadcasterTelemicro
Entrants23
WinnerSandra Abreu
La Romana

Results

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Final Results Contestant
Miss Dominican Republic 1996
Miss Dominican World 1996
Miss Dominican International 1996
Miss Dominican Latin America
  • Bonao - Rosalía Lantigua
1st Finalist
2nd Finalist
Semi-finalists

Delegates

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Represented Contestant Age Height Hometown
Azua Idelsa Núñez Torres 21 180 cm
5 ft 11 in
Santo Domingo
Baoruco Maritza Ferreira Castellanos 19 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Neiba
Bonao Arelis Campusano Cepeda 20 178 cm
5 ft 10 in
Bonao
Constanza Dora Nellys Durán Espinal 19 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Concepción de La Vega
Distrito Nacional Denny Andreina Méndez de la Rosa 17 178 cm
5 ft 10 in
Santo Domingo
El Seibo Rocío Cobre Almador 24 182 cm
6 ft 0 in
Santo Domingo
Higüey Manuela Lara Estevez 20 176 cm
5 ft 9 in
Salvaleón de Higüey
Jarabacoa Casandra Sobrevillo Urtea 18 179 cm
5 ft 10 in
Jarabacoa
La Romana Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius 25 181 cm
5 ft 11 in
La Romana
La Vega Jonoris Tavarez Monegro 23 174 cm
5 ft 9 in
Concepción de La Vega
Las Matas de Farfán Allison Veras Cepeda 18 173 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
María Trinidad Sánchez Alexis de Soto Matos 21 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
Monte Cristi Milka Hidalgo Ferrano 23 177 cm
5 ft 10 in
Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata Melisa Yudelka Guzmán Herrera 20 182 cm
6 ft 0 in
San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Cristóbal Melina de los Santos Torrealba 19 176 cm
5 ft 9 in
San Cristóbal
San Pedro de Macorís Altagracia Vargas Rosado 20 173 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
Santiago Ada María Colón Rosario 18 180 cm
5 ft 11 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Tamboril Yanilka Abreu Romero 21 183 cm
6 ft 0 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Valverde Belkis Quirós del Valle 19 186 cm
6 ft 1 in
Santa Cruz de Mao
Villa Bisonó Ana Lucía de Moya Peralta 22 176 cm
5 ft 9 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Villa González Aura Margarita Reyes Polanco 23 179 cm
5 ft 10 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Salcedo Anneliese Ortíz Mirabal 18 185 cm
6 ft 1 in
Salcedo
Vílla Mella Carolina Peña Ureña 22 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo

References

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  1. ^ a b Matute, Julio Rodríguez (3 March 2021). "Miss World 1996". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. Retrieved 23 July 2024.