The Miss República Dominicana 2006 took place on December 18, 2005. That year only 24 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant which was held in Los Angeles.
Results
Final results Contestant Miss República Dominicana 2006 Santiago - Mía Taveras 1st Runner-up Espaillat - Eva Arias 2nd Runner-up Distrito Nacional - Dawilda González 3rd Runner-up Monseñor Nouel - Marta González 4th Runner-up Santiago Rodríguez - Elizabeth Thomas 5th Runner-up María Trinidad Sánchez - Katia Gutiérrez Top 12 Semi-Finalists Santo Domingo - Paola Torres La Vega - Aimeé Durán Puerto Plata - Hismelda Upia Valverde - Nathalie Espinal Torres La Altagracia - Aimeé Melo La Romana - Tania Medina
Delegates
Province, Community Contestant Age Height HometownBarahona Ana Rita Contreras SosaMiss Barahona 21 BayaguanaCom. Dom. en Estados Unidos Massiel Hernández AdamesMiss Comunidad Dominicana En Estados Unidos 20 PhiladelphiaDistrito Nacional Dawilda González CidMiss Distrito Nacional 22 Santo Domingo)Espaillat Eva Carolina Arias ViñasMiss Espaillat 20 MocaLa Altagracia Aimeé Elaine Melo HernándezMiss La Altagracia 21 Santo DomingoLa Romana Tania Yolanda Medina ColladoMiss La Romana 23 La RomanaLa Vega Aimeé Carolina Durán RodríguezMiss La Vega 19 Concepción de La VegaMaría Trinidad Sánchez Katia Gutiérrez BalbuenaMaría Trinidad Sánchez 21 Río San JuanMonseñor Nouel Marta Henriqueta GonzálezMiss Monseñor Nouel 22 BonaoMonte Cristi Anibelka Clase JiménezMiss Monte Cristi 23 Santo DomingoMonte Plata Mariela Joselin Rosario JiménezMiss Monte Plata 24 Santo DomingoPuerto Plata Hismelda Margarita Upia de Rosario 22 San Felipe de Puerto PlataSalcedo Dawelly Domínguez Hernández 18 Santo DomingoSan Cristóbal Yohana Martínez Castro 18 San CristóbalSan José de Ocoa Lila del Carmen León Guzmán 19 San José de OcoaSan Juan Kadulis Oviedo Merán 20 Santo DomingoSan Pedro de Macorís Arianna Labrada Cepeda 20 San Pedro de MacorísSantiago Mía Lourdes Taveras LópezMiss Santiago 19 Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago Rodríguez Elizabeth ThomasMiss Santiago Rodríguez 17 San Ignacio de SabanetaSanto Domingo Paola María Torres CohénMiss Santo Domingo 20 Santiago de los CaballerosValverde Nathalie Espinal TorresMiss Valverde 20 Santiago Rodriguez
* Withdrew ** Had Accident *** Disqualified
Dawilda was born and raised in Hato Mayor del Rey but she went to the capital to go to college at Autonomous University of Santo Domingo.
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