The Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2006 pageant was held on October 17, 2005. Only 22 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss International 2006 pageant which was held in Tokyo. The first runner up represented the country in Miss Mesoamerica. The second runner up represented the country in Reina Nacional del Café. The third runner up represented the country in Miss Atlantico. The fourth runner up represented the country in Reina Mundial del Banano. The fifth runner up represented the country in Miss Tourism Queen International 2006. The rest of the finalists entered different pageants.
Results Final results Contestant RNB Miss República Dominicana 2006Monte Plata - Wilma Abreu 1st Runner-upRío San Juan - Yamel Mora 2nd Runner-upHigüey - Pamela Cruz 3rd Runner-upSantiago - Jennifer Peña 4th Runner-upMonte Cristi - Hareld Mossle 5th Runner-upSánchez Ramírez - Erika Plasencia Top 12Puerto Plata - Ayssel Lara Independencia - Karina Ynoa La Vega - Claribel Rosales San Cristóbal - Nathalie Gutiérrez Villa González - Dahiana Grullón San Francisco de Macorís - Cheryl Ortega
Special awards Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Yamel Mora (Río San Juan) Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Evelyn Lora (Salcedo) Best Provincial Costume - Francia Aquino (Barahona)
Delegates Represented Contestant Age Height Hometown Barahona Francia María Aquino Abreu 17 Santo Domingo Bonao Gladys Margarita Sánchez Marte 20 Bonao Com. Dom. Nueva York Yamilka Massiel Santana Colón 19 The Bronx Com. Dom. Pto. Rico Maribel Tavarez Velásquez 25 Aguadilla Distrito Nacional Arianna Nathalies Segura Alcántara 17 Santo Domingo Hato Mayor Dheyriana Lorel Pimentel Rosa 19 Santo Domingo Higüey Pamela Lucía Cruz Ortíz 19 Salvaleón de Higüey Independencia Yahaira Karina Ynoa Vera 26 Santo Domingo La Vega Claribel Rosales Villaman 22 Concepción de la Vega Moca Loida Anesa Pichardo de la Cruz 19 Jamao al Norte Monte Cristi Hareld Ellien Mossle Casado 18 Santiago de los Caballeros Monte Plata Wilma Joana Abreu Nazario 20 Santiago de los Caballeros Puerto Plata Ayssel María Lara Burdíez 17 San Felipe de Puerto Plata Río San Juan Yamel del Carmen Mora Ventura 19 Río San Juan Salcedo Evelyn Lora Corniel 22 Villa Tapia Sánchez Ramírez Erika Altagracia Plasencia Lozada 22 Cotuí San Cristóbal Nathalie Venecia Gutiérrez Arias 21 San Gregorio de Nigua San Francisco de Macorís Cheryl Yesenia Ortega Vega 17 San Francisco de Macorís San Juan Candy Familia Placencia 20 Santo Domingo Santiago Jennifer Amaris Peña García 21 Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago Rodríguez Aliana Isabel Díaz Felipe 17 San Ignacio de Sabaneta Villa González Dahiana Emperatriz Grullón Almonte 20 Santiago de los Caballeros
Trivia Pamela Cruz, Miss Higüey entered in Miss Dominican Republic 2005. Jennifer Peña, Miss Santiago would win Miss Miss República Dominicana USA 2007 and would enter in Miss Dominican Republic 2008. The winner Wilma abreu, Miss Monte Plata and Hareld Mossle, Miss Monte Cristi entered in Miss Mundo Dominicana 2004. Wilma was first runner up.
References
External links Video of RNB 2006 Candidatas al RNB Miss República Dominicana 2006