Larimar Fiallo Explained

Larimar Fiallo
Competitions:Miss Dominican Republic 2004
(winner)
Miss Universe 2004
Miss Dominican Republic 2004
Birth Place:La Vega, Dominican Republic
Birth Name:Larissa del Mar Fiallo Scanlón Cabrera
Birth Date:17 June 1983
Eye Color:Brown
Hair Color:Brown

Larissa del Mar Fiallo Scanlon (born 17 June 1983 in Concepción de la Vega), commonly known as Larimar Fiallo, is a Dominican beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant.[1]

She represented her home province La Vega in winning the Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2004 pageant. Her mother, Gisselle Scanlon Grullón, represented the Dominican Republic at Miss World 1974. Fiallo now works as psychologist.

Family

She was born to Alberto Emilio Fiallo Billini (1945–) and Giselle Josephine Scanlon Grullón (1956–), both prominent doctors. Her father was son of Margarita María Billini Morales, a painter,[2] and Antinoe Fiallo Rodríguez; and thus, a nephew of Viriato Fiallo Rodríguez, and first cousin-once removed of Oscar de la Renta. Her mother, Giselle Scanlon, was born to Thomas Scanlon, an Irish American, and Zaida Grullón Gómez, a Dominican;[3] Scanlon was also Miss Dominican Republic 1974[3] and is currently executive director of the Instituto Nacional de la Salud (Insalud).[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: ONU promueve hombres y mujeres contribuyan a erradicar violencia contra mujer. Morrobel. Jacqueline. 24 November 2010. El Nuevo Diario. es. 24 February 2011.
  2. News: Peña. Ángela. Los lienzos magistrales de Margarita María Billini. 23 October 2014. Hoy. 3 January 2009. es.
  3. Giselle Scanlon: XVIII Reina de una dinastía vegana. ¡Ahora!. 23 December 1974. 580. 11, 16 (13, 18 on PDF document). 23 October 2014. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023031423/http://biblioteca.funglode.net.do/rahorapdf/No.0580.pdf. 23 October 2014. dead.
  4. News: Batista. Lisania. Observatorio de Insalud vigilará muertes maternas. 23 October 2014. Diario Libre. 5 March 2014. Santo Domingo. es.