Miss Universe Dominicana 1999

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Miss Universe Dominicana 1999
Date June 2, 1998
Venue Palacios de los Deportes , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster Telemicro
Entrants 32
Winner Luz Margarita Cecilia García Guzmán
Moca

Miss Universe República Dominicana 1999 was held on June 2, 1998. There were 32 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1999 and Miss World 1999. The Miss Internacional Dominicana would enter Miss International 1999. The first runner up would enter in Reinado Internacional del Café 1999. The second runner up would enter in Reina Mundial del Banano 1999. The third runner up would enter in Miss Atlantico 1999. The rest of the finalists entered different pageants. This edition would be the first edition to select Top 15 quarter finalist in the history of Miss Dominican Republic.

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Contents

Results

Final Results Contestant
Miss Universe Dominicana 1999
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
Semi-finalists
Quarter-finalists

Delegates

Represented Contestant Age Height Hometown
Azua Ednita González Merán 24 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
Barahona Nereida Femin Grullón 22 170 cm
5 ft 7 in
Santa Cruz de Barahona
Bonao Iris Núñez Mena 21 177 cm
5 ft 10 in
Bonao
Com. Dom. Miami Eva Carolina Franco Guerra 18 179 cm
5 ft 10 in
Miami
Com. Dom. Nueva York Liz Martha Sosa Polanco 23 180 cm
5 ft 11 in
Washington Heights
Constanza Luisa Colombina de Arias Toledo 19 169 cm
5 ft 7 in
Santo Domingo
Dajabón Loiza Isabel González Edito 21 177 cm
5 ft 10 in
Dajabón
Distrito Nacional Carlotty Ceneyda Veras García 18 178 cm
5 ft 10 in
Villa Mella
El Seibo Saidy Elisa Torres Correa 26 171 cm
5 ft 7 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Hato Mayor Anna Peña Rodríguez 22 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
Independencia Livia Cueto Reynosa 19 169 cm
5 ft 7 in
Santo Domingo
Jarabacoa Katherine Caba de Hernández 21 171 cm
5 ft 7 in
Moca
La Altagracia Milagros Tatis Brito 20 176 cm
5 ft 9 in
Salvaleón de Higüey
La Romana Loraine Bonilla Zamora 18 180 cm
5 ft 11 in
La Romana
La Vega Emma Karina Rodríguez Camargo 23 173 cm
5 ft 8 in
Los Alcarrizos
Moca Luz Cecilia García Guzman 19 178 cm
5 ft 10 in
Moca
Monte Plata Alexandra Pichardo García 26 172 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
Nagua Norbelkis Grullón Alvarado 21 179 cm
5 ft 10 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Neiba Aida Noriega Oviedo 24 181 cm
5 ft 11 in
Santo Domingo
Pedernales Johanna Lantigua Polanco 19 174 cm
5 ft 9 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Peravia Patsi María Arias Arias 24 177 cm
5 ft 10 in
Baní
Piedra Blanca Noraidy Belkis Zamora Trujillo 18 182 cm
6 ft 0 in
Moca
Puerto Plata María Luisa Vargas Tavarez 21 180 cm
5 ft 11 in
Maimón
Salcedo Noreikys Echavarria Andres 23 176 cm
5 ft 9 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Samaná Elizabeth Escaño Tavares 19 178 cm
5 ft 10 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Sánchez Ramírez Ana María Hidalgo Fernández 25 175 cm
5 ft 9 in
Santo Domingo
San Cristóbal Alma de Ruiz Brito 20 168 cm
5 ft 6 in
Santo Domingo
San Juan Dihana Polanco Súarez 20 177 cm
5 ft 10 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
San Pedro de Macorís Sandra Sosa Benett 25 173 cm
5 ft 8 in
Santo Domingo
Santiago Idelkys Yeara Peña Díaz 18 175 cm
5 ft 9 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago Rodríguez Samanta de los Santos Garrido 22 169 cm
5 ft 7 in
Santiago de los Caballeros
Valverde Mao Soraya Mary Espinoza Cevallos 18 186 cm
6 ft 1 in
Santa Cruz de Mao

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