Dalia Fernández

Dalia Fernández

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Dalia Cristina Fernández Sánchez January 3, 1990 age 21 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Title(s)	Miss Dominican Republic 2011
Major competition(s)	Reina Mundial del Banano 2009 (1st runner-up) Miss Dominican Republic 2011 (Winner) Miss Universe 2011 Miss Continente Americano 2011 (1st runner-up)

Dalia Cristina Fernández Sánchez is a Dominican beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2011 and represented the country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.

Early life

Prior to her participation in Miss Dominican Republic 2011, Fernández competed in Reina Mundial del Banano 2009 in Machala, Ecuador on September 23, 2009. As the eventual first runner-up of the event,^[1] she won a crown made of 500 green pearls, tourmaline gem stones, and 700 crystals in silver finish.^[2] Fernández is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology She is also of mix race .^[3]

Miss Dominican Republic 2011

Fernández competed as the representative of Santiago, one of 36 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Dominican Republic 2011, broadcast live from Santo Domingo on March 8, 2011, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2011.^[3]

Miss Universe 2011

As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011, Fernández failed to succeed current Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.^[4]. She didn't even qualify for the top 16 spots.

References

1. ^ "Reina Mundial del Banano 2009". El Nuevo Empresario. September 24, 2009. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.elnuevoempresario.com/noticias.php%3Fimprimir%3D12977. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ "16 contestants in Reina Mundial del Banano 2009". El Universo. September 18, 2009. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/09/18/1/1379/aspirantes-concurso-mundial-banano.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "21-year-old psychology student is the new Miss Dominican Republic". EFE. March 8, 2011. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5hM7j5sqUZp25MrwHzL-hHv14Xkvw%3FdocId%3D1480986. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
4. ^ "São Paulo, Brazil to host the 2011 Miss Universe® Pageant Live on NBC". PR Newswire. December 18, 2010. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sao-paulo-brazil-to-host-the-2011-miss-universe-pageant-live-on-nbc-112007979.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 

External links

• Official Miss Dominican Republic website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Eva Arias	Miss Dominican Republic 2011	Incumbent
Preceded by Alma Álvarez	Miss Continente Americano Dominican Republic 2011	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Fernández, Dalia
Alternative names	Fernández Sánchez, Dalia Cristina (full name)
Short description	Miss Dominican Republic 2011, contestant in Miss Universe 2011
Date of birth	c. 1989
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death