Miss Dominican Republic 1996 (Spanish: República Dominicana 1996) was held on December 16, 1995. There were 23 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1996 and Miss International 1996. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1996. The second runner up would enter in Reinado Internacional del Café 1996. The rest of finalist entered different pageants. The contest was one of the most scandalous ever, when jury and crowd started screaming “ Fraud” at the end of the night. Judges claim to have voted unanimously for crowd favorite, Anneliese Ortiz Mirabal from Salcedo. At a press conference days later, she surrender all titles won during the competition and was then named “ La Reina del Pueblo”, 'The Queen of the Town'.
Results
Final results Contestant Miss Dominican Republic 1996La Romana - Sandra Abreu Miss Dominican World 1996 Azua - Idelsa Núñez Miss Dominican International 1996 Salcedo - Anneliese Ortiz Mirabal Miss Dominican Latin America Bonao - Rosalía Lantigua1st Finalist Constanza- Nellys Durán2nd Finalist Las Matas de Farfán- Állison Veras Semi-finalistsPuerto Plata - Melisa Guzmán Santiago - Ada Colón Vílla Mella - Carolina Peña Baoruco - Maritza Ferreira Villa Bisonó - Ana de Moya
Delegates Represented Contestant Age Height Hometown Azua Idelsa Núñez Torres 21 Santo Domingo Baoruco Maritza Ferreira Castellanos 19 Neiba Bonao Arelis Campusano Cepeda 20 Bonao Constanza Dora Nellys Durán Espinal 19 Concepción de La Vega Distrito Nacional Denny Andreina Méndez de la Rosa 17 Santo Domingo El Seibo Rocío Cobre Almador 24 Santo Domingo Higüey Manuela Lara Estevez 20 Salvaleón de Higüey Jarabacoa Casandra Sobrevillo Urtea 18 Jarabacoa La Romana Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius 25 La Romana La Vega Jonoris Tavarez Monegro 23 Concepción de La Vega Las Matas de Farfán Allison Veras Cepeda 18 Santo Domingo María Trinidad Sánchez Alexis de Soto Matos 21 Santo Domingo Monte Cristi Milka Hidalgo Ferrano 23 Santo Domingo Puerto Plata Melisa Yudelka Guzmán Herrera 20 San Felipe de Puerto Plata San Cristóbal Melina de los Santos Torrealba 19 San Cristóbal San Pedro de Macorís Altagracia Vargas Rosado 20 Santo Domingo Santiago Ada María Colón Rosario 18 Santiago de los Caballeros Tamboril Yanilka Abreu Romero 21 Santiago de los Caballeros Valverde Belkis Quirós del Valle 19 Santa Cruz de Mao Villa Bisonó Ana Lucía de Moya Peralta 22 Santiago de los Caballeros Villa González Aura Margarita Reyes Polanco 23 Santiago de los Caballeros Salcedo Anneliese Ortíz Mirabal 18 Salcedo Vílla Mella Carolina Peña Ureña 22 Santo Domingo
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