1st Miss Grand Dominican Republic, beauty pageant edition
Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016
Santiago de los Caballeros, the host city of the contest
Date
5 July 2016
Presenters
Radhames Espiritu
Brenda Sanchez
Venue
Cibao Grand Theatre [es], Santiago de los Caballeros
Broadcaster
YouTube
Entrants
20
Placements
12
Winner
Lucero Arias (Dajabón)
2023 →
External videos
Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 Grand Final Competition, on July 8, 2016, YouTube video
Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 (Spanish: Miss Grand República Dominicana 2016) was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Dominican Republic beauty pageant, held on July 5, 2016, at the Cibao Grand Theatre [es] located in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.[1] Candidates from twenty provinces and municipalities of the country competed for the title,[1] of whom the representative of Dajabón Province, Lucero Arias, was announced the winner,[2][3] and received cash of RD$400,000 Dominican peso as a reward,[1] while Laura Cruz of Dominican communities in USA and Reisy Sobrino of Santo Domingo Oeste were named the runners-up.[2][4]
The contest was managed by Chantel Martínez as national director, Bray Vargas as general director, and Bryan Vargas as production director.[1] The grand final round of the contest was hosted by Radhames Espiritu and Brenda Sanchez.[4]
The winner of the contest, Lucero Arias, later represented the Dominican Republic at the parent international contest, Miss Grand International 2016, held in Las Vegas, Nevada,[5] but she was unplaced.[6]
^ abcd"Presentan candidatas Miss Grand RD". Caribbeandigital.net (in Spanish). May 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ abCarlos Bueno (July 16, 2016). "Dajabón recibe a ganadora de Concurso de Belleza". SabanetaSR.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.
^"Ashley Santos Electa Reina de Las Fiestas Patronales Nuestra Señora Antigua La Vega" (in Spanish). La Vega Municipal Council. August 6, 2022. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^ ab"Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 - Final" (in Spanish). Miss Grand Dominican Republic. July 8, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
^"Miss Grand International 2016 contestants". Miss Grand International. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^"Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 Grand Final Competition, on July 8, 2016, YouTube video