# Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2006

The Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2006 pageant was held on October 17, 2005. Only 22 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss International 2006 pageant which was held in Tokyo. The first runner up represented the country in Miss Mesoamerica. The second runner up represented the country in Reina Nacional del Café. The third runner up represented the country in Miss Atlantico. The fourth runner up represented the country in Reina Mundial del Banano. The fifth runner up represented the country in Miss Tourism Queen International 2006. The rest of the finalists entered different pageants.

## Results

| Final Results | Contestant |
| RNB Miss República Dominicana 2006 | Monte Plata - Wilma Abreu |
| 1st Runner-up | Río San Juan - Yamel Mora |
| 2nd Runner-up | Higüey - Pamela Cruz |
| 3rd Runner-up | Santiago - Jennifer Peña |
| 4th Runner-up | Monte Cristi - Hareld Mossle |
| 5th Runner-up | Sánchez Ramírez - Erika Plasencia |
| Top 12 | Puerto Plata - Ayssel Lara Independencia - Karina Ynoa La Vega - Claribel Rosales San Cristóbal - Nathalie Gutiérrez Villa González - Dahiana Grullón San Francisco de Macorís - Cheryl Ortega |

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Yamel Mora (Río San Juan)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Evelyn Lora (Salcedo)
* Best Provincial Costume - Francia Aquino (Barahona)

## Delegates

| Represented | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Barahona | Francia María Aquino Abreu | 17 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | Santo Domingo |
| Bonao | Gladys Margarita Sánchez Marte | 20 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | Bonao |
| Com. Dom. Nueva York | Yamilka Massiel Santana Colón | 19 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | The Bronx |
| Com. Dom. Pto. Rico | Maribel Tavarez Velásquez | 25 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | Aguadilla |
| Distrito Nacional | Arianna Nathalies Segura Alcántara | 17 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | Santo Domingo |
| Hato Mayor | Dheyriana Lorel Pimentel Rosa | 19 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | Santo Domingo |
| Higüey | Pamela Lucía Cruz Ortíz | 19 | 5 ft 11 in 180 cm | Salvaleón de Higüey |
| Independencia | Yahaira Karina Ynoa Vera | 26 | 6 ft 1 in 185 cm | Santo Domingo |
| La Vega | Claribel Rosales Villaman | 22 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | Concepción de la Vega |
| Moca | Loida Anesa Pichardo de la Cruz | 19 | 5 ft 5 in 165 cm | Jamao al Norte |
| Monte Cristi | Hareld Ellien Mossle Casado | 18 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Monte Plata | Wilma Joana Abreu Nazario | 20 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Puerto Plata | Ayssel María Lara Burdíez | 17 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | San Felipe de Puerto Plata |
| Río San Juan | Yamel del Carmen Mora Ventura | 19 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | Río San Juan |
| Salcedo | Evelyn Lora Corniel | 22 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | Villa Tapia |
| Sánchez Ramírez | Erika Altagracia Plasencia Lozada | 22 | 5 ft 10 in 178 cm | Cotuí |
| San Cristóbal | Nathalie Venecia Gutiérrez Arias | 21 | 6 ft 0 in 183 cm | San Gregorio de Nigua |
| San Francisco de Macorís | Cheryl Yesenia Ortega Vega | 17 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | San Francisco de Macorís |
| San Juan | Candy Familia Placencia | 20 | 6 ft 0 in 183 cm | Santo Domingo |
| Santiago | Jennifer Amaris Peña García | 21 | 5 ft 11 in 180 cm | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Santiago Rodríguez | Aliana Isabel Díaz Felipe | 17 | 5 ft 8 in 173 cm | San Ignacio de Sabaneta |
| Villa González | Dahiana Emperatriz Grullón Almonte | 20 | 5 ft 9 in 175 cm | Santiago de los Caballeros |

## Trivia

* Pamela Cruz, Miss Higüey entered in Miss Dominican Republic 2005.
* Jennifer Peña, Miss Santiago would win Miss Miss República Dominicana USA 2007 and would enter in Miss Dominican Republic 2008.
* The winner Wilma abreu, Miss Monte Plata and Hareld Mossle, Miss Monte Cristi entered in Miss Mundo Dominicana 2004. Wilma was first runner up.