Ada de la Cruz

Ada Aimée de la Cruz
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Ada Aimée de la Cruz Ramírez
(1986-06-15) June 15, 1986
Villa Mella, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007
Miss Dominican Republic 2009
Major
competition(s)
Miss Dominican Republic 2007
(top 10)
Miss Mundo Dominicana 2007
(Winner)
Miss World 2007
(top 16)
Miss Dominican Republic 2009
(Winner)
(Best Smile)
(Miss Internet)
Miss Universe 2009
(1st Runner-Up)

Ada Aimée de la Cruz Ramírez (born June 15, 1986 in Villa Mella) is a Dominican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2009 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2009.[1]

Biography

She first came to fame as Miss Dominican Republic World 2007, where she placed in the top 16 at Miss World 2007 and was Miss World Beach Beauty 2007. She later was crowned Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009.[2] She represented the original home of her grandparents, the Province of San José de Ocoa and represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2009 gaining high praise and finishing as First Runner Up.

Ada was born in Villa Mella and raised in Villa Altagracia and returned to Santo Domingo at the age of 14, lives with her mother Ana Martínez Ramírez, grandparents Celeste Ramírez and Ventura Garabito, her younger brother Adrián and her little cousin. In the Dominican press, she is known as a Dominican Cinderella, in which her grandmother was a maid and her whole family grew up poor.

Pageantry and Modeling

She also competed in the Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2007, where she remained among the Top 10 semifinalists. She has participated in international gateways, such as Miami Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Dominicana Moda, among others.

Miss World 2007

Ada is the first Dominican to win the Miss World Beach Beauty. She placed in the final top 16 at Miss World 2007.

Miss Universe 2009

In the competition, Ada was awarded the 2nd best body in the swimsuit competition in Miss Universe 2009. On August 23, 2009 during the final ceremony, Ada received the highest scores in the evening gown and the second highest in the swimsuit competitions. She walked in her gown to which judges awarded a 9.428. In swimsuit, she was awarded 9.189, despite achieving the highest overall score, de la Cruz was the eventual first runner up. Same situation happened one year before in Miss Universe 2008 with Taliana Vargas.

She is one of only three former Miss World semifinalists to place in the Miss Universe semifinals, the others being Yendi Phillips of the Jamaica in 2010 and Patricia Yurena Rodríguez of Spain in 2013 (coincidentally all three ladies finished as 1st Runner-Up).

Personal life

De La Cruz last known separated from Iván Nova, a professional baseball player.[3]

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Colombia Taliana Vargas
Miss Universe 1st Runner-Up
2009
Succeeded by
Jamaica Yendi Phillips
Preceded by
Marianne Cruz
Miss Dominican Republic
2009
Succeeded by
Eva Arias
Preceded by
Vilma Vega Báez
Miss San José de Ocoa
2009
Succeeded by
Marina García
Preceded by
Venezuela Federica Guzmán
Miss World Beach Beauty
2007
Succeeded by
Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza
Preceded by
Paola Torres
Miss Mundo Dominicana
2007
Succeeded by
Geisha Montes de Oca
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