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Reina Nacional De Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2005
Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2005 was held on February 2, 2004. 18 candidates representing provinces and municipalities entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss International 2005. The first runner up represented the country in Miss Tourism Queen International 2005. The second runner up represented the country in Reina Nacional del Café. The rest of the finalists entered different pageants. Results Special awards * Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Yudith Morales ( Puerto Plata) * Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic contestants) - Sairy Ruiz ( Com. Dom. NY) * Best Provincial Costume - Esmeralda Paulino ( Azua) Delegates * Azua - Esmeralda Paulino * Barahona - Melisa Rodríguez * Com. Dom. Nueva York - Sairy Ruiz * Com. Dom. Pto. Rico - Melba Hidalgo * Distrito Nacional - Alexandra Nastcke * Espaillat - Yadira Rossina Geara Cury *La Altagracia - Anylis Cañizares Hernández * La Romana - Patrizia Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yadira Rossina Geara Cury
Yadira Geara Cury (born 1 February 1986) is a former tennis player from the Dominican Republic. She played for the Dominican Republic Fed Cup team The Dominican Republic Fed Cup team represents the Dominican Republic in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Dominicana de Tenis. They currently compete in the Americas Zone Group II. History Dominican Republic comp ... in 2002 and 2003. References Living people Sportspeople from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic female tennis players 1986 births 20th-century Dominican Republic women 21st-century Dominican Republic women {{DominicanRepublic-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Miss Dominican Republic
Miss Dominican Republic (Spanish: ''Miss República Dominicana'') is a national beauty pageant in the Dominican Republic. History file:Amelia_Vega5.jpg, Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003 winner. Miss Dominican Republic Organization has been in operation since 1927. In 1956, the pageant was officially restarted after crowning models from 1952 until 1955. In 1956, Olga Fiallo from Santiago Province (Dominican Republic), Santiago won, making the Dominican Republic's first representative to Miss Universe. In 1966, the Concurso Nacional de Belleza Dominicana lost its Miss Universe rights for only one year but on that same year it gained their Miss World franchise sending the winner of that year, Jeanette Dotel from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic), San Juan as their first representative. In 1967, the organization officially decided that the Winner would go to Miss Universe, First Runner-up would enter Miss World and Second Runner-up to a Festival of Latin Beauties in South Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Mundo Dominicana 2004
The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2004 pageant was held on October 10, 2004. That year only 20 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner, Claudia Cruz, represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2004. The delegates used their intro dress to introduce themselves. After that they each showed their Provincial Costumes, did the swimsuit section and Evening Gown. The judges averaged out the points and then selected a delegate who did the best from their region. They would be given a sash from the region they were representing. Then they got questioned in the Top 6. They selected 3 candidate who answered great. The candidate would get a vote from the audience and the judges together and would get the winner from the highest vote. The winner would go to Miss World and become First Runner Up. In this edition, there is 3 candidate for each Dominican Regions. Results Special awards * Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Yohanna Torres (Valverde Province, Valverd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2004
The Miss República Dominicana 2004 was held on April 3, 2004. That year 34 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant which was held in Santo Dominigo Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ..., Republica Dominicana. 16 Provinces, 16 Municipalities and 2 Dominican Communities had entered. Results , Miss Photogenic* Santiago - Julissa Ramos Delegates External links * http://dr1.com/news/2004/dnews040504.shtml {{Miss República Dominicana Universo Miss Dominican Republic 2004 beauty pageants 2004 in the Dominican Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valverde Province
Valverde () is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Santiago Province in 1959. It is in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is Santa Cruz de Mao. It was created on 1959. It was a municipality of the Santiago province before being elevated to the category of province. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2006 was divided into the following municipalities ('' municipio'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) and the municipal Seat (''distrito cabecera'' - D.C.) within them: * Santa Cruz de Mao, head municipality of the province ** Ámina (D.M.) ** Guatapanal (D.M.) ** Pueblo Nuevo (D.M.) * Esperanza ** Boca de Mao (D.M.) ** Jicomé (M.D.) ** Maizal (M.D.) ** Paradero (M.D.) * Laguna Salada ** Cruce de Guayacanes (D.M.) ** Jaibon (D.M.) ** La Caya (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2012 census; the population figures for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Ferreira
Nadia Tamara Ferreira (born 10 May 1999) is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ferreira represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed as the first runner-up. Ferreira had previously been crowned Miss Teen Universe Paraguay 2015, and placed as the third runner-up at Miss Teen Universe 2015. As a fashion model, Ferreira first garnered recognition in 2018, after being selected to walk in the F/W 2018 show for Custo Barcelona at New York Fashion Week. She has since appeared in '' Harper's Bazaar'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''L'Officiel'', and '' Robb Report Singapore''. Career Modeling Ferreira debuted in a Patrol Jeans commercial and other advertising campaigns. In an Asunción fashion show, her silk dress slipped and bared her chest, garnering media attention. She said it would have been unprofessional to fix her dress while walking, so she continued with her walk and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Rodríguez Province
Santiago Rodríguez () is a province in the northwest region of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Monte Cristi in 1948. The Santiago Rodríguez province has the Monte Cristi and Valverde provinces to the north, the Santiago province to the east, the San Juan and Elías Piña provinces to the south and the Dajabón province to the west. Geography The province of Santiago Rodríguez presents a rugged relief with characteristics such as mountains, forests, hills, savannas and valleys all around. To the north, and separating it from the great Cibao valley, a formation composed of xerophilous vegetation known as the "Sierra Zamba" is observed. Wide canyons formed by the two rivers that drain the area, the Cana and the Gurabo, have formed and shaped a landscape composed of narrow gorges and ravines that embellish the topography of the region. In the south, the Central Mountain Range rises imposing itself on the Northeast landscape. Climate The province of Santiago Rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pedro De Macorís Province
San Pedro de Macorís () is a Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic, also the name of its San Pedro de Macorís, capital city. The city is fairly active due to its proximity to the national capital of Santo Domingo and also its role in the sugar industry. The province is informally known as San Pedro, SPM or Serie 23 for the first two numbers of their Dominican identification or Cédula de identidad, Cedula. Citizens from San Pedro de Macorís are called ''petromacorisanos''. The culture of the province shares many similarities with those of the other eastern provinces. For example, during carnival season, the ''diablos'' (devils) (Guloyas/ Buloyas) tend to wield ' (whips), which relates to the traditional cattle farming of the whole region. Serie 23 is a mecca for all Dominican culture and was the home to the DR's most famous writer, Pedro Mir. In the past years the beautiful architecture of Serie 23 has been used as a backdrop for several Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)
San Juan () is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as ''Benefactor''. San Juan is the Republic's largest province, bearing a size of 3,569 square kilometers (1,378 miles), and it is landlocked. Geography It comprises a total area of 3,569.39 km², being the largest province in the Dominican Republic, and according to the 2002 census it had a population of 241,105 inhabitants. It is crossed by numerous rivers, among which the San Juan River, the Yaque del Sur River, the Sabaneta River, the Macasías and the Mijo stand out. It has three hydroelectric dams, Sabaneta, Sabana Yegua and Palomino, the latter inaugurated in 2013. Within the provincial territory there are three parks or protected areas, including the Juan Ulises García Bonelly Park, and the José Armando Bermúdez and José del Carmen Ramírez National Parks. In the area of Las Matas de Farfán there is a sulphurous spring, La Zurza, which is highly visited by regional tourism. The San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monseñor Nouel Province
Monseñor Nouel () is a province in the central region of the Dominican Republic. It was split from La Vega province in 1982. Name The province is named after Monseñor Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla (1862-1937), an Archbishop of Santo Domingo who was briefly President of the Republic from 1912 to 1913. History Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, the territory of the Monsignor Nouel province belonged to the Taino Maguá chiefdom. In 1495, Bartolomé Colón, during a voyage of exploration across the island, ordered the construction of a fortress in Sonador to combat the resistance of the local Tainos commanded by a chief named Bonao. It is said that the first fort built in the place was called Bonao Abajo, La Colonia or La Entrada, which was later occupied by the people of Francisco Roldán. The Indians of Rincón de Yuboa or Bonao Arriba, beaten and pressured by the Spaniards, disappeared from the place rising towards the caves of Último Cielo, in the Los Capaces juri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vega Province
La Vega () is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province. History The first settlement made by Christopher Columbus in the area was on December 8, 1494. Its initial economic development was based on gold mining. In the early 16th century, it had a cathedral, plus two convents, the fort, a building that functioned as a hospital, and administration buildings. In La Vega the first coin was minted and the first merchants settled. It is also the site of one of the mayor battles between Spaniards and indigenous people. On December 2, 1562, the city was destroyed by an earthquake, being moved to the southern bank of the Camú River. The second foundation of the city corresponds to its current location and it is believed that it took place between the years 1562 and 1563. During the 17th and 18th centuries the area suffered a decline. By the first decades of the 1700s, the city of La Vega had a population that approached only 3,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
