# Miss Dominican Republic 2021

Miss Dominican Republic 2021 (Spanish: Miss República Dominicana 2021) was held on November 7, 2021 at Salón de Eventos Sambil. Kimberly Jiménez of La Romana crowned her successor at the end of the event. The winner represented Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2021. The 1st Runner-Up competed in Miss United Continents 2021 and the 2nd Runner-Up will compete in Reina Hispanoamericana 2022.
Originally, Andreina Martínez of Comunidad Dominicana en los Estados Unidos was crowned the winner but tested positive for COVID-19 just after the competition. 1st Runner-Up Debbie Áflalo of Azua represented Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2021 as Martínez did not have time to quarantine before traveling to Israel for the competition and she would represent Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2022 instead.

## Results
### Placements
#### Color keys

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Miss Dominican Republic 2021 | Estados Unidos – Andreína Martínez | 2nd Runner-Up – Miss Universe 2022 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Azua – Debbie Áflalo | Unplaced – Miss Universe 2021 |
| 2nd Runner-Up | La Vega – Yamilex Hernández |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Samaná – Elianny Capellán |
| 4th Runner-Up | La Romana – Érika Silverio |
| Top 10 | Distrito Nacional – Yeimi Hernández María Trinidad Sánchez – Hilda Puntiel Puerto Plata – Silvana Dominicci Santiago – Leslye Olivo Valverde – Nicole Jimeno |

### Special Awards

| Special Awards | Candidate |
| Best Body (voted by the organization of Miss Dominican Republic) | Com.Dom. EEUU – Andreina Martínez |
| Miss Improvement (voted by the organization of Miss Dominican Republic) | Bahoruco – Scarlett Castillos |
| Miss Internet (voted by the contest panel) | La Vega – Yamilex Hernández |
| Miss Photogenic (voted by the official photographer of the contest) | Distrito Nacional – Yeimi Hernández |
| Miss Communication (voted by the organization of Miss Dominican Republic) | María Trinidad Sánchez – Hilda Puntiel |
| Miss Elegance (voted by the organization of Miss Dominican Republic) | Samaná – Elianny Capellán |
| Miss Congeniality (voted by the candidates of the contest) | Azua – Debbie Áflalo |

## Candidates

| Represents | Candidates | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Azua | Debbie Jochabed Áflalo Vargas | 27 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Azua de Compostela |
| Bahoruco | Scarlett Castillos de los Santos | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | La Vega |
| Distrito Nacional | Yeimi Paola Hernández O'Neal | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Santo Domingo Norte |
| Com. Dom. En Estados Unidos | Andreina Martínez Founier-Rosado | 24 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | New York City |
| Espaillat | Leidy Laura Liberato Hernández | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Gaspar Hernández |
| La Altagracia | Cinthya Núñez Ramos | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Higüey |
| La Romana | Érika del Carmen Silverio Capellán | 26 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | La Romana |
| La Vega | Yamilex Hernández del Orbe | 21 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | La Vega |
| María Trinidad Sánchez | Hilda Noemí Puntiel Sosa | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | El Factor |
| Puerto Plata | Silvana Dominicci Fáulkner | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sosúa |
| Samaná | Elianny Capellán Serra | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Sánchez |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Nallely Estefanía Cabrera de Jesús | 19 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | San Pedro de Macorís |
| Santiago | Leslye Isabel Olivo Collado | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Santo Domingo | Áshley Yínyer de León de la Cruz | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Santo Domingo Oeste |
| Valverde | Lidia Nicole Jimeno Morel | 27 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Mao |