Miss Dominican Republic 2012

Miss Dominican Republic 2012
Date	April 17, 2012[1]
Presenters	Luis Manuel Aguiló Hony Estrella Bolívar Valera Nashla Bogaert
Entertainment	El Cata Cristian Daniel Alex Matos Ámbar
Venue	Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster	Dominican Republic Antena Latina  United States Televisión Dominicana
Entrants	37
Placements	15
Debuts	Com. Dom. En Venezuela
Winner	Carola Durán Baldera La Vega (dethroned) Dulcita Lynn Lieggi Francisco Distrito Nacional (successor)
Congeniality	Ámbar Cabrera (Monte Cristi)
Best National Costume	Laura Peña (Independencia)
Photogenic	Yudelsi de Raben (Santo Domingo Norte)

Miss República Dominicana 2012 was held April 17, 2012^[2] in Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Miss República Dominicana 2012 winner will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2012. The First Runner-up or Miss Continente Dominicana will enter Miss Continente Americano 2012. The Second Runner-up or Miss RD Hispanoamericana will enter Reina Hispanoamericana 2012. The Third Runner-up will enter Miss Globe International 2012. The Fourth Runner-up or Miss RD América Latina will enter Miss América Latina 2012. The winner was crowned by Dalia Fernández, Miss Dominican Republic 2011.

Results

Map of Provinces, Municipalities and Communities for the Miss Dominican Republic 2012 and the results.

Final Results	Candidates
Miss República Dominicana 2012 (Dethroned)	La Vega – Carola Durán
First Runner-Up (Successor)	Distrito Nacional – Dulcita Lieggi
Second Runner-up	Santiago – Carolyn Hawa
Third Runner-up	Peravia – Alondra Peña
Fourth Runner-up	San José de Ocoa – Luz Quezada
Top 10	Monseñor Nouel – Yildry Peña María Trinidad Sánchez – Liza Blanco Santo Domingo Norte – Yudelsi de Raben San Pedro de Macorís – Yolenny Mora Com. Dom. EEUU – Nathalie Muñoz
Top 15	Santiago Rodríguez- Eliangy Rosario Samaná – Verónica Batista Duarte – Karen Yapoort* Dajabón – Marilyn Rivas Hermanas Mirabal – Lia Jiménez

* Was voted into the Top 15 by popular votes thru Text Messaging.

Special Awards

• Miss Photogenic – Yudelsi de Raben (Santo Domingo Norte)
• Miss Congeniality (voted by the candidates) – Ámbar Cabrera (Monte Cristi)
• Best Face – Carolyn Hawa (Santiago)
• Best National Costume – Laura Peña (Independencia)

Preliminary Awards

• Best Hair – Pamela Fernández (San Juan)
• Best Skin – Carolyn Hawa (Santiago)
• Best Smile – Paloma Almonte (Puerto Plata)
• Miss Fashion – Yolenny Mora (San Pedro de Macorís)
• Miss Fitness – Karen Luna (Comunidad Dominicana En Venezuela)
• Miss Primavera – Dulcita Lieggi (Distrito Nacional)

Order of Top 5

1. Peravia
2. San José de Ocoa
3. La Vega
4. Distrito Nacional
5. Santiago

Order of Top 10

1. Santiago
2. Monseñor Nouel
3. Peravia
4. Comunidad Dominicana En Estados Unidos
5. Santo Domingo Norte
6. San Pedro de Macorís
7. San José de Ocoa
8. Distrito Nacional
9. La Vega
10. María Trinidad Sánchez

Order of Top 15

1. Distrito Nacional
2. Santiago Rodríguez
3. Monseñor Nouel
4. Dajabón
5. Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos
6. María Trinidad Sánchez
7. San Pedro de Macorís
8. Hermanas Mirabal
9. Santiago
10. Peravia
11. Santo Domingo Norte
12. Samaná
13. San José de Ocoa
14. La Vega
15. Duarte

Historical significance

• La Vega was dethroned only 5 days after being crowned, after admitting she had been married before.
• Distrito Nacional won Miss Dominican Republic for the eighth time, the last was Renata Soñé in 2005.
• The following provinces also made the semifinals last year were Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos, Distrito Nacional, Duarte, Hermanas Mirabal, Peravia, Samana, San Pedro de Macoris, Santiago, and Santo Domingo Norte.
• Distrito Nacional placed for the fifth consecutive time.
• Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos, Duarte, Hermanas Mirabal, and Santiago made it for the fourth consecutive time.
• Duarte and Samaná made it for the third consecutive time.
• Peravia and Santo Domingo Norte made it for the second consecutive time.
• San José de Ocoa had its first and highest placement since the victory of Ada de la Cruz in 2009.
• María Trinidad Sánchez and Monseñor Nouel placed for the first time since 2006.
• Santiago Rodríguez placed for the first time since 2007.
• Dajabón and La Vega last placed in 2010.
• Cibaeñian delegates dominated the semifinals.

Special acts

• Picture after Intro: Universo by Cristian Daniel (Live Performance)
• Swimsuit Competition: Loca by El Cata (live performance)
• Video Interview: Mi Corazón no se Compra by El Cata and Ámbar (live performance)
• Competition in evening dress, Popurri by Alex Matos (live performance)

Candidates

Represents	Candidates	Age	Height	Hometown
Azua	Zaldy Díaz Espinal[3]	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)	Azua de Compostela
Bahoruco	Jessica Hidalgo Cruz[4]	21	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)	Santiago de los Caballeros
Barahona	Elizabeth Ibañéz Reyes[5]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Santa Cruz de Barahona
Com. Dom. En Estados Unidos	Nathalie Muñoz Santos[6]	18	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)	New York City
Com. Dom. En Puerto Rico	Vanessa Myint López[7]	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Bayamón
Com. Dom. En Venezuela	Karen Luna Peguero[8]	24	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Caracas
Dajabón	Marlyn Elanny Rivas Ramírez[9]	18	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Dajabón
Distrito Nacional	Dulcita Lynn Lieggi Francisco[10]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Santo Domingo
Duarte	Karen Yapoort Evangelista[11]	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	San Francisco de Macorís
El Seibo	Yirell Acosta Mercedes[12]	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	Santa Cruz de El Seibo
Elías Piña	Massiel Teresa Jiménez Tejada[13]	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	Comendador
Espaillat	Katherine Polanco Echenique[14]	26	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Moca
Hato Mayor	Laura Margarita Guzmán Rodríguez[15]	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Moca
Hermanas Mirabal	Lia Jiménez Batista[16]	24	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)	Santiago de los Caballeros
Independencia	Laura Peña Rodríguez[17]	20	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Santo Domingo
La Altagracia	Scarlet Hernández Vásquez[18]	25	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)	Santo Domingo
La Romana	Jennifer García Cáceres[19]	21	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)	La Romana
La Vega	Carola Durán Baldera[20]	25	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)	Concepcion de la Vega
María Trinidad Sánchez	Liza Mariel Blanco García[21]	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Nagua
Monseñor Nouel	Yildry Stefany Peña Bonifacio[22]	21	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Bonao
Monte Cristi	Ámbar Cabrera Duarte[23]	23	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)	Santiago de los Caballeros
Monte Plata	Francia Mercedes Santana Cruz[24]	24	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)	San Pedro de Macorís
Pedernales	Yolaine Santiago Iglesias[25]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Santo Domingo
Peravia	Alondra Peña Pacheco[26]	22	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)	Baní
Puerto Plata	Paloma Massiel Almonte Reynoso[27]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	San Felipe de Puerto Plata
Samaná	Verónica Batista Caroles[28]	21	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)	Santiago de los Caballeros
San Cristóbal	Ilia Miriam Molina Mejía[29]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	San Cristóbal
San José de Ocoa	Luz Mariel Quezada Báez[30]	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	San José de Ocoa
San Juan	Pamela Fernández Mesa[31]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)	San Juan de la Maguana
San Pedro de Macorís	Yolenny Mora Medina[32]	23	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	San Pedro de Macorís
Sanchez Ramírez	Emilin de Dolores Castillo Mejía[33]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Santo Domingo
Santiago	Carolyn Andreina Hawa Rodríguez[34]	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago Rodríguez	Eliangy Rosario Núñez[35]	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	San Ignacio de Sabaneta
Santo Domingo Este	Mabel Alessandra Báez Vásquez[36]	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Norte	Yudelsi de Raben Díaz[37]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Oeste	Ericka Indhira Santana Campusano[38]	19	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)	Santo Domingo
Valverde	Angelly Anés Guillén Goméz[39]	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)	Santo Domingo

Other pageant notes

Replacements

• Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos: Nathalie Muñoz was appointed as Miss Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos after Mio Almonte was dethroned for undisclosed reasons.

Trivia

• This is the first time in the pageant's history that castings are held throughout the country.
• With 37 delegates, this is one of the Miss Dominican Republic pageants with the most representatives.
• Comunidad Dominicana En Venezuela debuts this year.
• Several candidates are of mixed origin or nationality: Miss Bahoruco, Jessica Hidalgo is of Colombian descent; Miss Santiago, Carolyn Hawa is half Lebanese; Miss Comunidad Dominicana En Puerto Rico, Vanessa Myint is half Indian; Miss Distrito Nacional, Dulcita Lieggi is of half Italian descent; Miss Duarte, Karen Yapoort was born in the Netherlands and has Dutch origin; Miss Monte Plata, Francia Santana was born in Italy; Miss Barahona, Elizabeth Ibáñez, Miss Elías Piña, Teresa Jiménez, Miss Monseñor Nouel, Yildry Peña and Miss Santo Domingo Este, Mabel Báez were born in the United States.
• This is the first time in the history of the Miss Dominican Republic pageant that the queen is dethroned.

Crossovers

The Candidates who previously competed in other beauty pageants or are expected to:

Miss Tierra República Dominicana 2006 Peravia: Alondra Peña as Puerto Plata Miss Tierra República Dominicana 2011 Samaná: Verónica Batista as San Juan Miss Earth 2006 Peravia: Alondra Peña as Dominican Republic Miss Ámbar Mundo 2009 Duarte: Karen Yapoort as Dominican Republic Miss Italia nel Mondo 2009 Distrito Nacional: Dulcita Lieggi as Caribe Monte Plata: Francia Santana as Dominican Republic Reina Hispanoamericana 2010 Monseñor Nouel: Yildry Estefanía Peña Santos as United States

Reina Nacional de la Belleza República Dominicana 2011 La Vega: Carola Durán Miss Tourism Queen International 2009 Santiago Rodríguez: Eliangy Rosario as Dominican Republic Miss Tourism Queen International 2011 La Vega: Carola Durán as Dominican Republic Miss Italia nel Mondo 2011 Distrito Nacional: Dulcita Lieggi as Dominican Republic Miss Intercontinental 2013 Puerto Plata: Paloma Almonte as Dominican Republic Miss Turismo Dominicana 2013 Puerto Plata: Paloma Almonte as Puerto Plata

References

1. Miss RD 2012 will be in April 17, 2012
2. Miss RD 2012 will be in April 17, 2012
3. Miss Azua 2012, Zaldy Díaz
4. Miss Bahoruco 2012, Jessica Hidalgo
5. Miss Barahona 2012, Elizabeth Ibañéz
6. Miss Comunidad Dominicana En Estados Unidos 2012, Nathalie Muñoz
7. Miss Comunidad Dominicana En Puerto Rico 2012, Vanessa Myint
8. Miss Comunidad Dominicana En Venezuela 2012, Karen Luna
9. Miss Dajabón 2012, Marlyn Rivas
10. Miss Distrito Nacional 2012, Dulcita Lieggi
11. Miss Duarte 2012, Karen Yapoort
12. Miss El Seibo 2012, Yirell Acosta
13. Miss Elías Piña 2012, Teresa Jiménez
14. Miss Espaillat 2012, Katherine Polanco
15. Miss Hato Mayor 2012, Laura Guzmán
16. Miss Hermanas Mirabal 2012, Lia Jiménez
17. Miss Independencia 2012, Laura Peña
18. Miss La Altagracia 2012, Scarlet Hernández
19. Miss La Romana 2012, Jennifer García
20. Miss La Vega 2012, Carola Durán
21. Miss María Trinidad Sánchez 2012, Liza Blanco
22. Miss Monseñor Nouel 2012, Yildry Peña
23. Miss Monte Cristi 2012, Ámbar Cabrera
24. Miss Monte Plata 2012, Francia Santana
25. Miss Pedernales 2012, Yolaine Santiago
26. Miss Peravia 2012, Alondra Peña
27. Miss Puerto Plata 2012, Paloma Almonte
28. Miss Samaná 2012, Verónica Batista
29. Miss San Cristóbal 2012, Ilia Molina
30. Miss San José de Ocoa 2012, Luz Quezada
31. Miss San Juan 2012, Pamela Fernández
32. Miss San Pedro de Macorís 2012, Yolenny Mora
33. Miss Sánchez Ramírez 2012, Emilin Castillo
34. Miss Santiago 2012, Carolyn Hawa
35. Miss Santiago Rodríguez 2012, Eliangy Rosario
36. Miss Santo Domingo Este 2012, Mabel Báez
37. Miss Santo Domingo Norte 2012, Yudelsi de Raben
38. Miss Santo Domingo Oeste 2012, Ericka Santana
39. Miss Valverde 2012, Angelly Guillén

External links

• Official website