Kimberly Altagracia Castillo Mota, (born August 26, 1988) also known as Kim Castillo, is a Dominican beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia nel Repubblica Dominicana 2010 and represented her country at Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010, she also won Miss Dominican Republic 2014 and represented her country at

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, but she unplaced.

Personal life

Born in

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on 26 August 1988, Kim and her siblings were abandoned by their mother at a young age; thereupon they were raised by their father and their paternal grandmother, who are of

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n origin, specifically from the

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. Her family moved at the age of 12 to

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where she was introduced to the modeling world at the age of 15. She is a graduate of two

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from

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra ''(Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University)'', named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical ''Mater et magistra'', which means ''Mother and Teacher'', (PUCMM for its Spanish acronym), i ...

, in

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Pageant participation

Miss Italia nel Republica Dominicana 2010

She was hand-picked Miss Italia nel Repubblica Dominicana 2010, out of 10 candidates, on May 1, 2010.

Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010

She was crowned Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010, representing the

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, June 30, 2010 at the "Palazzo del Turismo" of

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Miss Dominican Republic 2014

Kimberly Castillo represented Higuey at Miss Dominican Republic 2014 in

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and was crowned by outgoing titledholder,

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.Kim, Miss Higüey RD
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Miss Universe 2014

Kimberly represented the

, but failed to place between the semi-finalists.

References

Sources

Kim Castillo, nueva Miss Italia del Mundo

Kimberly Castillo, Miss Higüey
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