# Miss Dominican Republic 1996

Miss Dominican Republic 1996 (Spanish: República Dominicana 1996) was held on December 16, 1995. There were 23 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1996 and Miss International 1996. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1996. The second runner up would enter in Reinado Internacional del Café 1996. The rest of finalist entered different pageants. The contest was one of the most scandalous ever, when jury and crowd started screaming “ Fraud” at the end of the night. Judges claim to have voted unanimously for crowd favorite, Anneliese Ortiz Mirabal from Salcedo. At a press conference days later, she surrender all titles won during the competition and was then named “ La Reina del Pueblo”, 'The Queen of the Town'.

## Results

| Final Results | Contestant |
| Miss Dominican Republic 1996 | La Romana - Sandra Abreu |
| Miss Dominican World 1996 | Azua - Idelsa Núñez |
| Miss Dominican International 1996 | Salcedo - Anneliese Ortiz Mirabal |
| Miss Dominican Latin America | Bonao - Rosalía Lantigua |
| 1st Finalist | Constanza- Nellys Durán |
| 2nd Finalist | Las Matas de Farfán- Állison Veras |
| Semi-finalists | Puerto Plata - Melisa Guzmán Santiago - Ada Colón Vílla Mella - Carolina Peña Baoruco - Maritza Ferreira Villa Bisonó - Ana de Moya |

## Delegates

| Represented | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Azua | Idelsa Núñez Torres | 21 | 180 cm 5 ft 11 in | Santo Domingo |
| Baoruco | Maritza Ferreira Castellanos | 19 | 172 cm 5 ft 8 in | Neiba |
| Bonao | Arelis Campusano Cepeda | 20 | 178 cm 5 ft 10 in | Bonao |
| Constanza | Dora Nellys Durán Espinal | 19 | 172 cm 5 ft 8 in | Concepción de La Vega |
| Distrito Nacional | Denny Andreina Méndez de la Rosa | 17 | 178 cm 5 ft 10 in | Santo Domingo |
| El Seibo | Rocío Cobre Almador | 24 | 182 cm 6 ft 0 in | Santo Domingo |
| Higüey | Manuela Lara Estevez | 20 | 176 cm 5 ft 9 in | Salvaleón de Higüey |
| Jarabacoa | Casandra Sobrevillo Urtea | 18 | 179 cm 5 ft 10 in | Jarabacoa |
| La Romana | Sandra Natasha Abreu Matusevicius | 25 | 181 cm 5 ft 11 in | La Romana |
| La Vega | Jonoris Tavarez Monegro | 23 | 174 cm 5 ft 9 in | Concepción de La Vega |
| Las Matas de Farfán | Allison Veras Cepeda | 18 | 173 cm 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |
| María Trinidad Sánchez | Alexis de Soto Matos | 21 | 172 cm 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |
| Monte Cristi | Milka Hidalgo Ferrano | 23 | 177 cm 5 ft 10 in | Santo Domingo |
| Puerto Plata | Melisa Yudelka Guzmán Herrera | 20 | 182 cm 6 ft 0 in | San Felipe de Puerto Plata |
| San Cristóbal | Melina de los Santos Torrealba | 19 | 176 cm 5 ft 9 in | San Cristóbal |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Altagracia Vargas Rosado | 20 | 173 cm 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |
| Santiago | Ada María Colón Rosario | 18 | 180 cm 5 ft 11 in | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Tamboril | Yanilka Abreu Romero | 21 | 183 cm 6 ft 0 in | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Valverde | Belkis Quirós del Valle | 19 | 186 cm 6 ft 1 in | Santa Cruz de Mao |
| Villa Bisonó | Ana Lucía de Moya Peralta | 22 | 176 cm 5 ft 9 in | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Villa González | Aura Margarita Reyes Polanco | 23 | 179 cm 5 ft 10 in | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Salcedo | Anneliese Ortíz Mirabal | 18 | 185 cm 6 ft 1 in | Salcedo |
| Vílla Mella | Carolina Peña Ureña | 22 | 172 cm 5 ft 8 in | Santo Domingo |