Miss Grand Dominican Republic
FormationJuly 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) (As Miss Grand Dominican Republic pageant)
FounderChantel Martinez
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
Location
  • Dominican Republic
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
English and Spanish
National Directors
  • Alejandro Martínez
  • Jorge Cruz
Parent organization
Misses of Dominican Republic (2019 – 2021, 2023 – present)
External videos
video icon Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 Grand Final Competition, on July 8, 2016, YouTube video

Miss Grand Dominican Republic (Spanish: Miss Grand República Dominicana) is a female national beauty pageant in the Dominican Republic, founded in 2016 by a Dominican American business person, Chantel Martinez, with the aim of selecting a country representative to participate in its parent pageant, Miss Grand International.[1][2] After Chantel Martinez ended the partnership with the Miss Grand International in 2019, the competition franchise was taken over by different local organizers, such as the Iconic Model Search Inc. of Joe Amhed (2022) and Misses of Dominican Republic-related personels (2019–2021, 2023).[3]

Since the first participation in 2013, the Dominican Republic won the Miss Grand International competition once in 2015, through a Rhode Island-based model, Anea Garcia,[4][5] but was later replaced by the first runner-up from Australia, Claire Parker, due to being unable to fulfill the agreement with the international organizer.[6]

History

Since the first participation of the Dominican Republic in Miss Grand International in 2013, the national pageant that was specifically held for the said international stage happened only once in 2016, under the leadership of Chantel Martinez, the first runner-up Miss Grand International 2013, who served as the national director of Miss Grand Dominican Republic during 2014 – 2018. Contestants from 20 provinces and municipalities participated in the competition held on July 5 at the Cibao Grand Theatre in Santiago de los Caballeros,[1] in which Lucero Arias, a fashion model from Dajabón, was announced the winner,[2] but she unfortunately got a non-placement after participating at Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas, United States.[7] Since no other edition of such a national contest has been additionally held, all the ensuing representatives were either appointed or gained the right from other contests; for instance, the winners or runners-up of the Misses of Dominican Republic pageant were designated as Miss Grand Dominican Republic in 2020 and 2021.[8]

The Dominican Republic got the placements in Miss Grand International seven times, the best rank was the winner in 2015, won by a Dominican American from Rhode Island, Anea García,[4][5] but was later dethroned in early 2016 and the first runner-up from Australia was promoted to take over the title.[6]

The following list is the Dominican representatives that got placements in Miss Grand International:

  • 2013: Chantel Martínez (First runner-up)[9][10]
  • 2015: Anea Garcia (Winner)[5][6]
  • 2018: Mayté Brito (Top 10)[11]
  • 2019: Stéphanie Bustamante (Top 20)[12]
  • 2020: Lady León (Top 20)[13]
  • 2021: Stephanie Medina (Top 20)[14]
  • 2022: Jearmanda Ramos (Top 20)[15]

Editions

The Miss Grand Dominican Republic pageant was held as a stand-alone pageant twice; in 2016 and 2023, the following table is the competition details of the contest.

Miss Grand Dominican Republic's edition details
YearEditionDateFinal venueEntrantsResultRef.
Winner1st runner-up2nd runner-up
20161stJuly 5Cibao Grand Theatre, Santiago de los Caballeros20Lucero Arias
(Dajabón)		Laura Cruz
(Dom. commu. in USA)		Reisy Sobrino
(Santo Domingo Oeste)		[1][2]
20232ndAugust 518Skarxi Marie
(Santiago)		Ashly Santos
(La Vega)		Andreina Santos
(Dom. commu. in USA)		[16][17]

Representatives at Miss Grand International

YearRepresentativeOriginal national titleInternational placementLicenseeRef.
2013Irina PegueroMiss Dominican Republic 2013 finalistUnable to competeMagali Febles[18]
Chantel Martínez
5th runner-up Miss Dominican Republic 20131st runner-up[9][10]
2014Moesha Henriquez2nd runner up Miss Santiago 2014Unable to competeChantel Martínez[19]
Germania Martínez
AppointedUnplaced[20]
2015Anea Garcia2nd runner-up Miss USA 2015Winner
2016Lucero AriasMiss Grand Dominican Republic 2016Unplaced
2017 Leidy GuzmanAppointedUnable to compete
Sarahai Reyes
AppointedUnplaced[22][23]
2018Mayté Brito2nd runner-up Miss Mundo Dominicana 2014Top 10[11][24]
2019Stéphanie BustamanteMiss International Dominicana 2018Top 20Jose Alejandro &
Chris E. Puesan		[12]
2020Lady LeónMiss Asia Pacific Dominicana 2020Top 20
2021Stephanie MedinaMiss Grand Dominican Republic 2021Top 20Alejandro Martínez[14]
2022Jearmanda RamosAppointedTop 20Joe Amhed[15][25]
2023Skarxi MarieMiss Grand Dominican Republic 2023Top 10
(5th runner-up)		Alejandro Martínez
& Jorge Cruz		[17][26]
Color keys for the placements at international contest
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
  Unplaced
  Did not compete
Winner gallery

National pageant candidates

Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 Participating Provinces

Color keys

  Winner
  Runners-up

  Top 6
  Top 12

  Unplaced
  Did not compete

  •   Winner
  •   Runners-up
  •   Finalists
  •   Semifinalists

2023–present : Region and Department Representatives

Year
Represented
 2016 2023
Azua — Camila Payano
Barahona Marleny Minaya —
Dajabon Lucero Arias —
Distrito Nacional — Asia Ciaffarafa
Dominican Communities in USA Laura Cruz Andreina Santos
Duarte Angelica Marcelino Zudeiny Cruz
Espaillat Kenia Paulino —
Hermanas Mirabal Karina Guzman Ana Nicole Alvarado
Jarabacoa Brenda Cabral —
La Altagracia Laura Cabrera —
La Romana — Amberlyk Lopez
La Vega Nicaury Roca Ashly Santos
Monsenor Nouel Jaylene Guichardo —
Monte Cristi Sabrina Lazala —
Peravia Nicole Torres Arlin Basora
Puerto Plata Tonia Luna Pilar Beard
Samana Lillian Pichardo Elisabeth Perez
San Cristobal — Blainery Puello
San Fransisco De Macoris — Karla Martinezx
Santiago Angelica Hernández Skarxi Martes
Santiago Oeste — Jessy Peralta
Santiago Rodriguez Jatna Suero Yokaira Moncion
Santo Domingo Nathaly Mussed Mariani Melo
Santo Domingo Este Luz Keila Vega —
Santo Domingo Oeste Reisy Sobrino Leslie Martinez
Tamboril — Elianais Parras
Valverde Doraliz Peralta Lisbeth Payamps

References

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