Miss Dominican Republic 2013

Miss Dominican Republic 2013
Date	August 3, 2013
Presenters	Enrique Crespo, Reading Pantaleón, Sofia LaChapelle & Marta González Matos
Entertainment	Amara la Negra y N'Klabe
Venue	Punta Cana's Hard Rock Café Hotel & Casino, Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster	Dominican Republic Colorvisión  United States Telemundo
Entrants	28
Placements	13
Withdraws	Bahoruco, Comunidad Dominicana en España, Comunidad Dominicana en Venezuela, Dajabón, El Seibo, Espaillat, Independencia, Jarabacoa, La Vega, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago Rodríguez
Winner	Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramírez Elías Piña
Congeniality	Yaritza Reyes (Elías Piña)
Best National Costume	Anyelina Sánchez (Distrito Nacional)
Photogenic	Marileny Tejera (Santiago)

Miss República Dominicana 2013 was held on August 3, 2013, in Punta Cana's Hard Rock Café Hotel & Casino, Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic. The winner will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2013. The First Runner-Up or "Miss Continentes República Dominicana" will enter Miss United Continent 2013. The Second Runner-Up or "Miss República Dominicana Hispanoamérica" will enter Reina Hispanoamericana 2013. The Third Runner-Up or "Miss Intercontinental República Dominicana" will enter Miss Intercontinental 2013. The Fourth Runner-Up or "Miss Top Model República Dominicana" will enter Top Model of the World 2014.

Results

^¤Won Top 13 semifinalist spot by online voting and text messages

Special awards

Miss Photogenic - Marileny Tejera (Santiago)
Miss Congeniality (voted by the contestants of the Miss Dominican Republic) - Yaritza Reyes (Elías Piña)
Best Face - Nicole Valdéz (Guayacanes)
Best National Costume - Anyelina Sánchez (Distrito Nacional)

Preliminary Awards

Best Body - Anyelina Sánchez (Distrito Nacional)
Best Hair - Melissa Amaro (Peravia)
Best Legs - Irina Peguero (La Altagracia)
Best Skin - Bianca Hazim (Monte Cristi)
Best Smile - Chantel Martínez (Com. Dom. En Estados Unidos)
Miss Communication - María Nelly Vicioso (Santo Domingo Este)
Miss Fashion - Ivette Rivera (La Romana)
Miss Fitness - María Nelly Vicioso (Santo Domingo Este)
Miss Hard Rock - Bianca Hazim (Monte Cristi)
Miss Summer - Nathalie Ceballos (Pedernales)
Miss VIP Láser Clinic - Bianca Hazim (Monte Cristi)

Order of announcements

Top 13

Top 6

Historical significance

• Elías Piña won Miss Dominican Republic for the second time, the last was in 1964 under the name San Rafael.
• The following provinces also made the semifinals last year were Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos, Distrito Nacional, Peravia, Samana, and Santiago.
• Distrito Nacional placed for the sixth consecutive time.
• Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos and Santiago placed for the fifth consecutive time.
• Samaná placed for the fourth consecutive time.
• Peravia placed for the third consecutive time and its first time as a finalist.
• Guayacanes had its first and highest placement.
• Guayacanes and Las Matas de Farfán were the only municipalities to be represented apart from the Metropolitan Municipalities for special relationships.
• Santo Domingo Oeste placed for the first time since 2002.
• San Juan placed for the first time since 2004.
• Santo Domingo last placed in 2009.
• Comunidad Dominicana en Puerto Rico and Elías Piña last placed in 2011.
• Eastern Regional delegates dominated the semifinals.

Contestants^[1]

13 candidates withdrew meanwhile in the pageant from: Génesis Rodríguez-Rueckschnatt (Bahoruco), Melody Mir (Comunidad Dominicana en España), Pamela dos Ramos (Comunidad Dominicana en Venezuela), Yasmery Mejía (Dajabón), Anacaona Camps (El Seibo), Yanela Meister (Espaillat), Anabel Pérez (Independencia), María Altagracia Gómez (Jarabacoa), Ayessa Sepúlveda (La Vega), Anny Arias (San Cristóbal), Catherine Sánchez (San José de Ocoa), Galina Arzeno (San Pedro de Macorís), Darling Rodríguez (Santiago Rodríguez)

Crossover

Miss Dominican Republic 2010

• Samaná: Alma Álvarez
  • • 1st Runner-Up

Miss Continente Americano 2010

• Samaná: Alma Álvarez
  • as Dominican Republic
    • Top 6

Reina Nacional de la Belleza República Dominicana 2011

• Monte Cristi: Bianca Hazim
  • as Peravia
    • 2nd Runner-Up

Miss Supranational 2012

• Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos: Chantel Martínez
  • as Dominican Republic
    • Top 20

Miss Global Teen International 2012

• Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos: Chantel Martínez
  • as Dominican Republic
    • 4th Runner-Up and Caribbean Queen

Miss Dominican Republic Imagen Teen 2011

• Elías Piña: Yaritza Reyes
  • as San Juan
    • 7th Runner-Up
  • Miss Communication/Speech
    • Miss Personality

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013

• Santo Domingo Este: María Nelly Vicioso
  • as Corozal
    • Top 16

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013

• Santo Domingo Este: María Nelly Vicioso
  • as Dominican Republic
    • Top 30

References

External links

• Official website