Dulcita Lieggi

Dulcita Lieggi Francisco (born May 19, 1989 in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican beauty queen who originally placed 1st Runner-Up to Carola Durán at Miss Dominican Republic 2012. Lieggi was later given the title after Durán was dethroned. Lieggi then represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2012.^[1]

Miss Dominican Republic 2012

Lieggi competed as a representative of the province of Distrito Nacional, being one of 37 candidates in the country of Dominican Republic in the national beauty contest, Miss Dominican Republic 2012, broadcast live from Santo Domingo on 17 April 2012, where she became the first runner up for the title, winning the right to represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Continente Americano 2012. The second runner up, Carolyn Hawa, from Santiago, will represent the Dominican Republic in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2012 in Bolivia. The third runner up was Alondra Peña of Peravia, and the fourth runner up was Luz Quezada of San José de Ocoa. On 24 April 2012, exactly one week after winning the crown, Durán was dethroned for having once been married.

Miss Universe Pageant 2012

Lieggi got the title of Miss Dominican Republic 2012 representing the province of the capital, Distrito Nacional. She went on to compete in the Miss Universe 2012 pageant held in Las Vegas, USA. Lieggi did not make it to the top 16.

References

• "Dulcita Lieggi, the new Miss Dominican Republic 2012". Global Observer. April 27, 2012. Retrieved June 02, 2012. 

Notes

^{note 1} Lieggi was originally 1st Runner-Up, but became Miss Dominican Republic 2012 after the original titleholder, Carola Durán, was dethroned