Mía Taveras
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Mía Taveras López (born July 4, 1986) is the Miss Dominican Republic 2006 beauty queen. She competed in the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 2006.
Taveras represented the Santiago province during the national pageant which took place on December 18, 2005. She was one of the early favorites, along with the contestant from the Espaillat province, Eva Arias Viñas, and Dawilda Gonzalez Cid, who represented the Distrito Nacional. Arias came in as first runner-up, while Gonzalez came in as second runner-up.
During the pageant, Taveras also won the Miss Rostro award, which is awarded to the candidate that is considered to have the most beautiful face in the competition, and placed first on the national costume competition.
Despite winning such award, the beauty queen underwent rhinoplasty prior to her preparations for Miss Universe.
Prior to winning the Miss Dominican Republic pageant, Taveras was an industrial engineering student at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, located in Santo Domingo. Taveras also studied jewelry design at the Altos de Chavon Design School, located in the province of La Romana.
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| Preceded by Renata Soñé |
Miss Dominican Republic 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
