Miss Turismo Dominicana 2009

Miss Turismo Dominicana 2009
Date	September 1, 2009
Venue	Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster	Canal Telemicro 5
Entrants	21*
Withdraws	Valverde
Winner	Audris Rijo Gómez[1] La Altagracia

The Miss Turismo Dominicana 2009 pageant will be held on September 1, 2009. This year only 21 candidates are competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss Tourism World 2009, Miss Turismo Latino 2009, Miss Tourism Queen International 2010 and World Miss University 2010^[2]. The runner ups and the top 10 will enter other international pageants.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Turismo República Dominicana 2009	La Altagracia - Audris Rijo
1st Runner-up	El Seibo - Aura de Castro
2nd Runner-up	Peravia - Esmeralda Arredondo
3rd Runner-up	Duarte - Katherine Escaño
4th Runner-up	Distrito Nacional - Xiomara Pou
5th Runner-up	Barahona - Elba Díaz
Top 12	Dajabón - Indhira Suero La Vega - Marivetsy Ramírez Puerto Plata - Perla Vásquez Sánchez - Lina Reyes Santo Domingo Este - Joanna Rojas Santo Domingo Oeste - Laigen del Pilar

Special awards

• Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Lina Reyes (Sánchez)
• Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Lina Reyes (Sánchez)
• Best Hair - Esmeralda Arredondo (Peravia)
• Best Provincial Costume - Elba Díaz (Barahona)
• Miss Elegancia - Audris Rijo (La Altagracia)
• Miss Cultura - Audris Rijo (La Altagracia)
• Miss Internet - Aura de Castro (El Seibo)
• Miss Best Body - Esmeralda Arredondo (Peravia)
• Miss Communication - Elba Díaz (Barahona)

Delegates

Represents	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Barahona	Elba Díaz Pujols	23	1.71	La Romana
Dajabón	Indhira María Suero Acosta	20	1.82	Dajabón
Distrito Nacional	Xiomara Pou Sánchez	19	1.69	Santo Domingo
Duarte	Katherine Miguelina Escaño Cabrera	21	1.78	Santo Domingo
El Seibo	Aura de Castro Hernández	18	1.75	Miches
Espaillat	Isabel Tomic Viloria	18	1.70	Moca
La Altagracia	Audris Rijo Gómez	23	1.74	Santiago de los Caballeros
La Vega	Marivetsi Ramírez Infante	21	1.73	Santiago de los Caballeros
María Trinidad Sánchez	Michelle Almánzar Pérez	20	1.70	Nagua
Monte Plata	Raysa Peguero Núñez	17	1.74	Santo Domingo
Peravia	Esmeralda Arredondo Adamez	18	1.67	Santiago de los Caballeros
Puerto Plata	Perla María Vásquez Díaz	21	1.79	San Felipe de Puerto Plata
Samaná	Sthephanie de Peña Súarez	17	1.80	Santa Bárbara de Samaná
Sánchez	Lina Reyes Matos	22	1.74	Santa Bárbara de Samaná
Sánchez Ramírez	Leidelin Peralta Martínez	19	1.71	Cotuí
San Cristóbal	Rhaidin Francisco Rijo	25	1.81	Santo Domingo
San Juan	Génesis Betances Romero	17	1.83	Las Matas de Farfán
Santiago	Luz Emilia Cordero Mercado	20	1.75	Santiago de los Caballeros
Santo Domingo Este	Joanna Karina Rojas Rojas	18	1.69	Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Norte	Dianely Jubileo Moreta	18	1.78	Villa Mella
Santo Domingo Oeste	Laigen del Pilar King	17	1.73	Santo Domingo Oeste
Valverde	Sandra Liz Tejeda Mañón**	20	1.76	Santo Domingo

Trivia

• Sandra Tejeda, Miss Valverde withdrew the day before the press conference.
• Katherine Escaño, Miss Duarte entered in Miss Dominican Republic 2008.

References

1. ^ La Ganadora es de la Provincia de La Altagracia
2. ^ La Representante Oficial

External links

1. Official Website
2. La Nueva Ganadora
3. Candidates
4. Official Photos