Kimberly Castillo | |
Competitions: | Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010 (Winner) Miss Dominican Republic 2014 (Winner) Miss Universe 2014 (Unplaced) |
Miss Italia nel Repubblica Dominicana 2010 Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010 Miss Higüey 2014 Miss Dominican Republic 2014 | |
Birth Date: | 26 August 1988 |
Birth Place: | Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic |
Birth Name: | Kimberly Altagracia Castillo Mota |
Eye Color: | Brown |
Hair Color: | Dark brown |
Kimberly Altagracia Castillo Mota, (born August 26, 1988) also known as Kim Castillo, is a Dominican beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia nel Repubblica Dominicana 2010 and represented her country at Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010, she also won Miss Dominican Republic 2014 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2014, but she unplaced.
Born in Salvaleón de Higüey on 26 August 1988, Kim and her siblings were abandoned by their mother at a young age; thereupon they were raised by their father and their paternal grandmother, who are of Calabrian origin, specifically from the Province of Cosenza.[1] Her family moved at the age of 12 to Santiago de los Caballeros where she was introduced to the modeling world at the age of 15. She is a graduate of two Bachelor's Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, in Architecture and Fashion Designing.[2]
She was hand-picked Miss Italia nel Repubblica Dominicana 2010, out of 10 candidates, on May 1, 2010.
She was crowned Miss Italia nel Mondo 2010, representing the Dominican Republic, June 30, 2010 at the "Palazzo del Turismo" of Jesolo.
Kimberly Castillo represented Higuey at Miss Dominican Republic 2014 in Santo Domingo and was crowned by outgoing titledholder, Yaritza Reyes.[3] [4]
Kimberly represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2014, but failed to place between the semi-finalists.