# Miss Grand Dominican Republic

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. 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).
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, 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.

## 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 from 2014 to 2018. Contestants from 20 provinces and municipalities participated in the competition held on July 5 at the Cibao Grand Theatre [es] in Santiago de los Caballeros, in which Lucero Arias, a fashion model from Dajabón, was announced the winner, but she unfortunately got a non-placement after participating at Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas, United States. 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.
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 [es], but was later dethroned in early 2016 and the first runner-up from Australia was promoted to take over the title.

## Editions
### Date and venue

| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants |
| 2016 | 1st | 5 July | Cibao Grand Theatre [es], Santiago de los Caballeros | 20 |
| 2023 | 2nd | 15 August | Cibao Grand Theatre [es], Santiago de los Caballeros | 18 |
| 2025 | 3rd | 3 May | Teatro La Fiesta, Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo | 32 |

### Competition results

| Year | Miss Grand Dominican Republic | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | Ref. |
| 2016 | Lucero Arias (Dajabón) | Laura Cruz (Dom. commu. in USA) | Reisy Sobrino (Santo Domingo Oeste) | |
| 2023 | Skarxi Marie (Santiago) | Ashly Santos (La Vega) | Andreina Santos (Dom. commu. in USA) | |

## International competition

The following is a list of Dominican representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

### Color keys

* : Declared as the winner
* : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
* : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
* : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
* : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Miss Grand Dominican Republic | Title | Placement | Special Awards | National Director |
| 2024 | Maria Felix | Appointed | 5th runner-up (Top 10) | | Alejandro Martínez & Jorge Cruz |
| 2023 | Skarxi Marie | Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2023 | 5th runner-up (Top 10) | Best in Swimsuit | Alejandro Martínez & Jorge Cruz |
| 2022 | Jearmanda Ramos | Appointed | Top 20 | | Joe Amhed |
| 2021 | Stephanie Medina | Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2021 | Top 20 | | Alejandro Martínez |
| 2020 | Lady León | Miss Asia Pacific Dominicana 2020 | Top 20 | | Jose Alejandro & Chris E. Puesan |
| 2019 | Stéphanie Bustamante | Miss International Dominicana 2018 | Top 20 | | Jose Alejandro & Chris E. Puesan |
| 2018 | Mayté Brito | 2nd runner-up Miss Mundo Dominicana 2014 | Top 10 | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2017 | Sarahai Reyes | Appointed | Unplaced | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2017 | Leidy Guzman | 4th runner-up Miss Grand United States 2017 | Did not compete | Did not compete | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2016 | Lucero Arias | Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 | Unplaced | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2015 | Anea Garcia | 2nd runner-up Miss USA 2015 | Winner | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2014 | Germania Martínez | Appointed | Unplaced | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2014 | Moesha Henriquez | 2nd runner up Miss Santiago 2014 | Did not compete | Did not compete | | Chantel Martínez |
| 2013 | Chantel Martínez | 5th runner-up Miss Dominican Republic 2013 | 1st runner-up | | Magali Febles |
| 2013 | Irina Peguero | Miss Dominican Republic 2013 finalist | Did not compete | Did not compete | | Magali Febles |

### Note

* ↑ Later dethroned

## Winner gallery

* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2024 Maria Felix
* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2023 Skarxi Marte
* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2022 Jearmanda Ramos
* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2021 Stephanie Medina
* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2015 Anea Garcia
* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2014 Germanía Martínez
* Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2013 Chantel Martínez

## National pageant candidates
### Participating regional and department representatives

| Regional/territories | 2016 | 2023 |
| Azua | | 13 |
| Barahona | Y | |
| Dajabón | | |
| Distrito Nacional | | |
| Dominican Communities in USA | | |
| Duarte | Y | 13 |
| Espaillat | 12 | |
| Hermanas Mirabal | 12 | 13 |
| Jarabacoa | 12 | |
| La Altagracia | 12 | |
| La Romana | | 13 |
| La Vega | 6 | |
| Monseñor Nouel | 12 | |
| Monte Cristi | Y | |
| Peravia | 12 | 13 |
| Puerto Plata | 6 | |
| Samana | Y | Y |
| San Cristóbal | | |
| San Francisco De Macoris | | Y |
| Santiago | Y | |
| Santiago Oeste | | 13 |
| Santiago Rodriguez | Y | Y |
| Santo Domingo | 6 | Y |
| Santo Domingo Este | Y | |
| Santo Domingo Oeste | | Y |
| Tamboril | | Y |
| Valverde | Y | 13 |
| Total | 20 | 18 |
| Color keys  : Declared as the winner  : Ended as a 1st runner-up  : Ended as a 2nd runner-up  : Ended as a 3rd runner-up  : Ended as a 4th runner-up  : Ended as a 5th runner-up  A : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist and unplaced  × : Ended as withdrew during the competition  × : Ended as no representative |||