Miss Dominican Republic 2010
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The Miss Universo República Dominicana 2010 was celebrated on April 17, 2010 in the Teatro La Fiesta, Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo
. The winner will represent Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2010
. The Miss RD Continente Americano will enter Miss Continente Américano 2010
and the Miss RD Hispanoamericana will enter Reina Hispanoamericana 2010
. The 3rd Runner Up will enter Miss Worldovision 2010. The 4th Runner Up will enter Miss Global Teen 2010. The 5th Runner Up would enter Miss Intercontinental 2010.
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...
. The winner will represent Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
. The Miss RD Continente Americano will enter Miss Continente Américano 2010
Miss Continente Americano 2010
Miss Continente Americano 2010, the 5th edition of the Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 18, 2010...
and the Miss RD Hispanoamericana will enter Reina Hispanoamericana 2010
Reina Hispanoamericana 2010
Reina Hispanoamericana 2010, the 20th Reina Hispanoamericana beauty pageant, was held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on November 24, 2010. Twenty-two delegates from the Americas and the Iberian peninsula competed for the title....
. The 3rd Runner Up will enter Miss Worldovision 2010. The 4th Runner Up will enter Miss Global Teen 2010. The 5th Runner Up would enter Miss Intercontinental 2010.
Results
| Final Results | Candidates |
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| Miss Universo República Dominicana 2010 |
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| Miss RD Continente Americano |
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| Miss RD Hispanoamericana |
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| 3rd Runner Up |
United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - Libell Durán |
| 4th Runner Up |
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| 5th Runner Up |
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| Top 10 Semi-finalists |
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.... - Gabriela Pérez |
| Top 15 Quarter-finalists |
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:... - Yennifer Cerdán |
Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic - Alma Álvarez (Samaná)
- Miss Congeniality (voted by the candidates) - Iris Pinales (Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo EsteSanto 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.....
) - Miss Internet (votaded by http://www.missrdu.com/site/) - Eva AriasEva Arias-External links:*...
(Espaillat) - Best Face - Alma Álvarez (Samaná)
- Miss Bailler - Stéphanie Liriano (Dajabón)
- Mejor Traje Típico - Yuberkis Mateo (Duarte)
- Miss VIP Laser Clinic - Eva AriasEva Arias-External links:*...
(Espaillat) - Mejor Sonrisa - Libell Durán (Comunidad Dominicana En Estados UnidosUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Miss Chica Traviesa - Eva AriasEva Arias-External links:*...
(Espaillat - Miss Comunicación - Alma Álvarez (Samaná)
- Miss Fashion - Libell Durán (Comunidad Dominicana En Estados UnidosUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Miss Fitness - Stéphanie Liriano (Dajabón)
Order of Top 6
- Espaillat
- Samaná
- Comunidad Dominican En Estados Unidos
- Dajabón
- San Cristóbal
- Hermanas Mirabal
Order of Top 10
- Espaillat
- Samaná
- Comunidad Dominican En Estados Unidos
- Dajabón
- San Cristóbal
- Hermanas Mirabal
- Distrito Nacional
- Monte Cristi
- Valverde
- San José de Ocoa
Order of Top 15
- La Vega
- San José de Ocoa
- Monte Cristi
- Distrito Nacional
- Valverde
- Comunidad Dominican En Estados Unidos
- Duarte
- San Cristóbal
- Samaná
- Bahoruco
- Monte Plata
- Santiago
- Dajabón
- Hermanas Mirabal
- Espaillat
Final Scores
| Represents | Swimsuit | Gown | Question |
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| Espaillat | 9.76 | 9.77 | 9.75 |
| Samaná | 9.14 | 9.30 | 9.60 |
| Dajabón | 9.20 | 9.23 | 9.46 |
| Comunidad Dominicana En Estados Unidos | 8.98 | 9.02 | 9.46 |
| San Cristóbal | 8.87 | 9.56 | 9.20 |
| Hermanas Mirabal | 8.76 | 8.99 | 8.90 |
| Monte Cristi | 8.02 | 8.56 | |
| San José de Ocoa | 8.64 | 8.21 | |
| Distrito Nacional | 8.81 | 7.97 | |
| Valverde | 8.10 | 7.80 | |
| La Vega | 8.01 | ||
| Bahoruco | 7.84 | ||
| Monte Plata | 7.78 | ||
| Duarte | 7.40 | ||
| Santiago | 7.28 |
- Winner
- Miss RD Continente Americano
- Miss RD Hispanoamericana
- 3rd Runner Up
- 4th Runner Up
- 5th Runner Up
- Top 10
- Top 15
Historical significance
- Espaillat won Miss Dominican Republic for the third time, the last was Jacqueline Cabrera in 1974Miss Dominican Republic 1974Señorita República Dominicana 1974 was held on December 2, 1973. 28 candidates are competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 1974 . The Virreina al Miss Mundo will enter Miss World 1974. Only the 27 province, 1 municipality entered. On the...
. - Provinces that placed in the Semifinals the previous year were Comunidad Dominicana En Estados Unidos, Distrito Nacional, Duarte, La Vega, Monte Plata, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, Santiago, and Valverde.
- Distrito Nacional placed for the third consecutive time.
- Hermanas Mirabal scored its second straight placement and its highest since Marianne CruzMarianne CruzMarianne Cruz González is the 2008 Miss Dominican Republic and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe 2008. She was born in Salcedo, Dominican Republic.- Personal life :...
's victory in 2008. - Bahoruco last placed in 1996Miss Dominican Republic 1996Miss República Dominicana 1996 was held on December 16, 1995. 22 candidates representing provinces and municipalites 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...
. - Monte Cristi last placed in 2002Miss Dominican Republic 2002Miss 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...
. - Samaná and Dajabón last placed in 2005.
- Espaillat last placed in 2006.
- CibaeñianCibaoCibao, usually referred as "El Cibao", is a region of the Dominican Republic located at the northern part of the country.The Taíno word Cibao, meaning "place where rocks abound", was originally applied to the central mountain range, and used during the Spanish conquest to refer to the rich and...
delegates dominated the semifinals.
Contestants
| Province | 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:... |
Wendy Larissa Pinales López | 22 | 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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| Baoruco | Sarah Patricia Féliz Mok | 22 | Neiba | |
| Barahona | Bianka Vargas Molina | 26 | 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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| Com. Dom. En EEUU | Libell Durán Caba | 19 | Newark Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... |
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| Com. Dom. En PR 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... |
Vastty Abreu Gómez | 21 | Bayamón | |
| Dajabón | Stéphanie Liriano Alcántara | 21 | Santiago 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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| 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.... |
Gabriela Pérez Desangles | 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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| Duarte | Yuberkis Mateo Pérez | 20 | San Fco. 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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| 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:... |
Elba Margarita Díaz Pujols | 24 | La Romana | |
| 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.... |
Jennifer Santiago Núñez | 23 | Santiago 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 | Eva Carolina Arias Viñas | 24 | 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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| Hato Mayor | Nelly Naiden Javier Jiménez | 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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| Hermanas Mirabal | Olga Lidia Navarro Santos | 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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| Independencia | Juana Esmeralda Bello García | 25 | 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... |
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| La Altagracia | Scarling López Beras | 18 | 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 | Mabel Silfa Arredondo | 26 | La Romana | |
| La Vega | Luz del Carmen Rosario Almonte | 20 | 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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| María Trinidad Sánchez | Yahaira Karina Alonso Peña | 23 | Nagua Nagua Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.A medium-sized town, Nagua's economy relies on the production of agricultural products, principally rice, coconuts, and cocoa bean... |
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| Monseñor Nouel | Raigna Tatiana Vargas Joga | 19 | 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 | Karolynne Sofya Ureña Capellán | 24 | Santiago 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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| 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:... |
Yennifer Cerdán Pérez | 23 | Santiago 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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| Pedernales | Brigida Mendoza Peguero | 24 | Pedernales | |
| Peravia | Risaldy Tejeda Guerrero | 20 | 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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| Puerto Plata | Juliana Sarah Bautista Salvador | 18 | 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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| Samaná | Alma Andreina Álvarez Alfonso | 18 | Santiago 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 Cristóbal | Clara Mayté Brito Medina | 18 | San Cristóbal | |
| San José de Ocoa | María Nazaret García Oviedo | 20 | San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of the province's capital city. It was split from Peravia on January 1, 2000... |
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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... |
Audi Mercedes Madé García | 20 | 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... |
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| San Pedro de Macorís | Lucía Olivero Montero | 22 | 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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| Sánchez Ramírez | Miriam Mercedes Cruz Núñez | 26 | 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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| Santiago | Catherine Mabel Ramírez Rosario | 25 | Santiago 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 | Paola Almonte Disla | 23 | San Ign. 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..... |
Iris Maritza Pinales López | 22 | 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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| 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.... |
María Leonela Gálvez Germán | 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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| 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 .... |
Carla Yonaitis Pimentel Beato | 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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| Valverde | Albanery Bereniz Badía Reyes | 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... |
Trivia
- Miss Espaillat, Eva Arias entered in Miss Dominican Republic 2006.
- Miss El Seibo, Elba Díaz entered in 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...
. - Miss Santiago entered in 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...
. - Miss Azua y Miss Santo Domingo Este are sisters, not fraternal twins as has been incorrectly reported in the press. Miss Azua was born in November 1987, Miss Santo Domingo Este was born in October.
- The 4th RU, Mayte Brito, won Miss Global Teen 2010, held in Brazil.