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Miss Dominican Republic 2019
Miss Dominican Republic 2019 was held on 18 August 2019 at Teatro Nacional in Santo Domingo. The competition was hosted by Juan Carlos Pichardo and Zuleyka Rivera, and was broadcast on Color Visión Color Visión is a television network based in the Dominican Republic. It is one of the largest television channels in that country. Color Visión is channel 9 in the Dominican Republic's television dial. History Color Visión began regularly s .... Clauvid Dály of Punta Cana was crowned as the winner at the end of the event. Dály represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2019 and placed in the top twenty, Franchesca Ástier competed at Reina Hispanoamericana 2019, and Kimberly Jiménez was appointed as Miss Dominican Republic 2020 and competed at Miss Universe 2020, placing as the fourth runner-up. Results Placements ;Color keys Special awards Contestants Miss Dominican Republic 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event organization had to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuleyka Rivera
Zuleyka Jerrís Mendoza Rivera (born October 3, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. She was previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Mexico's Telemundo's soap opera '' Dame Chocolate'' in 2007, which was followed by several other soap opera roles. In 2017 she appeared in the music video for "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi. Early life Born in Cayey, she was raised in Salinas by her parents Jerry Rivera and Carmen Mendoza, and two brothers, Jerry, Jr. and Jose Rivera Mendoza. Prior to winning the Miss Puerto Rico title she won the local pageant for her hometown of Salinas. She had also placed as the first runner-up in the Miss Teen Puerto Rico pageant. Only eighteen years of age when she was crowned Miss Universe, Rivera is one of the youngest women to win the title. Pageantry Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 Rivera represented her hometown of Salinas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barahona Province
Barahona () is a province of the Dominican Republic. The Barahona Coast is located on the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic approximately three hours drive from Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. In 2019, volunteers from Amigos de las Americas visited to facilitate projects within the various municipalities of Barahona. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (''municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: * Cabral * El Peñón *Enriquillo **Arroyo Dulce (D.M.) *Fundación ** Pescadería (D.M.) *Jaquimeyes **Palo Alto (D.M.) * La Ciénaga **Bahoruco (D.M.) * Las Salinas * Paraíso ** Los Patos (D.M.) * Polo *Santa Cruz de Barahona ** El Cachón (D.M.) **La Guázara (D.M.) *Vicente Noble **Canoa (D.M.) **Fondo Negro (D.M.) **Quita Coraza (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loma De Cabrera
Loma de Cabrera is the second largest city in the province of Dajabón, Dominican Republic. It is located in the northwest portion of the country, in the Cibao region. The river named ''Dajabón'', also known as Masacre, runs through Loma de Cabrera. The same river separates the city of Dajabon from Haiti. Loma de Cabrera has a very popular river falls called "''Balneario El Salto''", which is a very popular tourist place for Dominican residents. Loma de Cabrera is the birthplace of well-known merengue artist Fernando "El Mayimbe" Villalona, Rafael Furcal, the former Major League Baseball shortstop, the poet Cristino Gómez, painter Juan Andújar, and baseball outfielder Julio Rodríguez. Notable people * Juan Andújar - (b 1986) is a Dominican artist * Rafael Furcal - (b 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop * Cristino Gómez - (b 1987) is a Dominican poet, agronomist, and professor. * Julio Rodríguez - (b 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dajabón Province
Dajabón () is a northwestern province which currently comprises one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city with the same name. It is bordered by the provinces of Monte Cristi to the north, Santiago Rodríguez to the south, Elías Piña to the south and the Nord-Est department of Haiti to the west. It was split from Monte Cristi in 1938, and was called ''Libertador'' until 1961. Location It is located in the northwestern part of the country, and is surrounded by the provinces Monte Cristi (north), Santiago Rodríguez (east) and Elías Piña (south). To the west, Dajabón borders the Republic of Haiti. Origin of name The province takes its name from the Taíno name of the region, Dahaboon; it was also the name of the main river of the region (the Dajabón River). Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities ('' municipios'') and muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barahona, Dominican Republic
Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It has one of the most active ports in the region, as well as many ecotourism attractions. The city is a centre of sugar production and industry. Barahona is also known for being the only place where the rare Larimar stone can found. History Before its discovery by Europeans, the area belonged to the Native Taino chiefdom of Jaragua, Hispaniola, Jaragua, ruled by Bohechío. The current name of the province and city is derived from the surname of the first Spaniards who came to the area, some of these Spaniards were also from the town of Baraona in Spain and named it in honor of their town of origin. The Spaniards spread throughout the territory and designated places with their names. Francisco de Barahona, Gabriel Barahona, Luis de Barahona and Juan de Barahona arrived on the first and second voyages of Christopher Columbus in the 1490s. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Génesis Suero
The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by D&D Productions. The current titleholder is Heather Nunez of New York City was crowned on June 4, 2022, at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. She represented New York for the title of Miss USA 2022. Background New York is one of the most successful states at Miss USA, and is ranked third in terms of number and value of placement across all years of competition. New York's strongest run was an unbroken string of placements from 1957 to 1966. New York also had a streak of 3 consecutive 1st runner-up placements from 1972 to 1974. In 1954, Karin Huitman was 2nd runner-up. She later moved up to be 1st runner-up, as the original 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia USA was dethroned due to underage (she was 16). As there was no rule in 1954 that if Miss USA won Miss Universe, first runner-up became Miss USA, Karin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo De Guzmán
, total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , website Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo ( meaning "Saint Dominic"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Ciudad Trujillo, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city and immediate surrounding area (the Distrito Nacional) had a population of 1,484,789, while the total population is 2,995,211 when including Greater Santo Domingo (the "metropolitan area"). The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional ("D.N.", "National District"), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Founded by the Spanish in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by Nicolás de Ovando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. It has one municipal district (''distrito municipal''), San Luis. Santo Domingo Este is across the Ozama River which divides the east and west sections of metropolitan Santo Domingo. This eastern side is more residential and less commercially developed, but it too has experienced growth, though at a slower pace than Santo Domingo itself, with new malls and department stores. History Santo Domingo Este was created as a separate municipality in 2001 by Law 163-01, which split the Santo Domingo province from the Distrito Nacional. Plans for local government separate from the National District were first floated in the 1970s. Congress considered a bill in 1984 that would have created the province of Santo Domingo Oriental, which was rejected on grounds that the creation of a new province would be unconstitutional. Culture Santo Domingo Este has a variety of shopp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sánchez Ramírez Province
Sánchez Ramírez () is a province which constituting one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 4 municipalities and its capital city is Cotuí. Located in the Cibao Sur region in central Dominican Republic, it is bordered by the provinces of Duarte to the north, Monte Plata to the east and south, Monseñor Nouel to the south-west and west and La Vega to the north-west. It was formerly part of Duarte in 1952, and is named after Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the Battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which Spanish rebels defeated the French occupying forces. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities ('' municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: * Cevicos **La Cueva (D.M.) * Cotuí **Quita Sueño (D.M.) ** Platanal (D.M.) * Fantino * La Mata **Angelina (D.M.) **La Bija (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Cristóbal Province
San Cristóbal () is a province in the southern region of Dominican Republic, located west of the capital Santo Domingo. With approximately 642,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated province in the country, only behind Santo Domingo, Santiago and the National District. It borders the provinces Monseñor Nouel (north), Monte Plata (northeast), Santo Domingo (east), Peravia (west) and San José de Ocoa (northwest). The Caribbean Sea borders the province to the south. The provincial capital is the city of San Cristóbal. It was originally named Trujillo after the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal. Geography San Cristóbal is located in a valley surrounded by hills. Its climate is tropical with frequent rains, temperatures can fluctuate often. Foothills of the Cordillera Central are occupying a large part of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Altagracia Province
La Altagracia () is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. Punta Cana is located on the eastern shores of this province. The province was part of the old La Altagracia Province, which split into 2, La Altagracia Province and La Romana Province on February 27, 1961. The name "La Altagracia"' meaning the "High Grace" commemorates a painting, ''Our Lady of La Altagracia'', which was brought to this area from Spain in the early 16th century. Numerous miracles are attributed to the image. Currently it is the leading province of the country in terms of tourism, this province has the luxury of having the Punta Cana International Airport which is the most important airport on the island. History By 1505, Juan de Esquivel conquered the Taino chiefdom of Higuey and founded a fortress which he converted in 1506 by order of Ovando into a town, calling it Salvaleón de Higuey. Years later, by Royal Privilege dispatched from Seville on December 7, 1508, this town was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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