Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2006

Beauty pageant
winner = Mía Lourdes Taveres López
represented = "'
date = December 18, 2005
acts = Hector Acosta "El Torito"
entrants = 24
venue = Palacios de los Deportes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
broadcaster = Antena
debuts = Com. Dom. EU, San José de Ocoa, Santo Domingo
withdraws = Azua, Baoruco, Duarte
returns = Barahona, La Altagracia, María Trinidad Sánchez, SalcedoThe Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2006 will be held on December 18 2005. This year only 24 candidates are competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant which was held in Los Angeles

Results

*Miss República Dominicana Universo 2006 : Mía Lourdes Taveres López (Santiago)
*1^st Runner Up : Eva Viñas (Espaillat)
*2^nd Runner Up : Dawilda González (Distrito Nacional)

Top 6

*Elizabeth Thomas (Santiago Rodríguez)
*Katia Gutiérrez (María Trinidad Sánchez)
*Martha González (Monseñor Nouel)

Top 10

*Paola Torres (Santo Domingo)
*Aimeé Durán (La Vega)
*Hismeldia Upia (Puerto Plata)
*Nathalie Espinal (Valverde)

pecial awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Nathalie Espinal (Valverde)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants) - Elizabeth Thomas (Santiago Rodríguez)
* Best Face - Mía Taveras (Santiago)
* Best Provincial Costume - Mía Taveras (Santiago)
* Miss Communication - Ana Contreras (Barahona)
* Miss Fashion Look - Eva Arias (Espaillat)
* Miss Fitness - Arianna Labrada (San Pedro de Macorís)
* Miss Ojos Bonitos - Aimée Durán (La Vega)
* Miss Piel - Paola Torres (Santo Domingo)
* Miss Caballera - Katia Gutiérrez (María Trinidad Sánchez)

Final Competition Scores

: Winner : First runner-up: Second runner-up : Top 6: Top 10
:(#) Rank in each round of competition

Delegates

* * Withdrew
* ** Had Accident
* *** Disqualified

* ¹ Dawilda was born and raise in Hato Mayor del Rey but she went to the capital to go to college at Autonomous University of Santo Domingo.

External links

#http://www.voy.com/210036/
#http://www.uslatino.com/pictures.cfm?dir=DR_MissRDUniverso2006&page=1
#http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=missrepublicadominicana&message.id=3&view=by_date_ascending&page=6
#http://mundomiss.blogspot.com/2005/12/miss-republicana-dominicana-2006-ma.html