Miss República Dominicana 1997 was held on 10 December 1996. There were 24 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1997. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1997. The second runner up would enter in Miss International 1997. The rest of finalist entered different pageants.
Results Final results Contestant Miss República Dominicana 1997Azua – Cesarina Mejía 1st Runner-upPuerto Plata – Carolina Estrella 2nd Runner-upPeravia – Elsa Peña 3rd Runner-upDistrito Nacional – Georgina Duluc 4th Runner-upSantiago – Lisette Morán Semi-finalistsBonao – Lisa Guerrero San Juan – Rosalía Lantigua Salcedo – Elisa Quiñónez Duvergé – Noelia Ferro Villa González – Sofia Torres
Delegates Represented Contestant Age Height Hometown Azua Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez 19 Azua de Compostela Bonao Lisa Agnes Guerrero Macebo 20 Bonao Cotuí Jenifer Alvarez Rosario 21 Cotuí Dajabón Anna Espinoza Samboy 23 Dajabón Distrito Nacional Georgina Duluc Rizek 21 Santo Domingo Duvergé Noelia Ferro López 19 Santo Domingo Hato Mayor Yansilya Henríquez Guzmán 22 Santo Domingo La Altagracia Anyelika Vargas Colmadór 23 Boca de Yuma La Romana Elizabeth Noruega Meltón 20 La Romana La Vega Laura Polanco de los Santos 23 Concepción de La Vega Monte Cristi Emma Melo de León 25 Santo Domingo Monte Plata Paola Tavares Rosado 21 Santo Domingo Pedernales Isabel de la Cruz Hermoso 21 Santo Domingo Peravia Elsa María Peña Rodríguez 18 Baní Puerto Plata Carolina Josefina Estrella Peña 17 Villa Montellano Salcedo Elisa Quiñónez Hidalgo 20 Salcedo Samaná Lizbeth Rojas Williams 19 Santa Bárbara de Samaná San José de las Matas Eliesell Alvarado Torres 21 Santiago de los Caballeros San Juan Rosalía Catalina Lantigua Peña 19 San Juan de la Maguana San Pedro de Macorís Ibelkis de Sosa Tejeda 22 San Pedro de Macorís Santiago Lisette Emilia Morán Santos 18 Santiago de los Caballeros Tamboril Cinthia Marmolejos Cohen 18 Santiago de los Caballeros Villa Bisonó Maite Reynosa Xavier 24 Santiago de los Caballeros Villa González Sofia Torres Melo 23 Santiago de los Caballeros