Miss Dominican Republic 1978 Explained

Señorita República Dominicana 1978 was held on December 14, 1977. There were 28 candidates who competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 1978. The Señorita República Dominicana Mundo will enter Miss World 1978. Only contestants for 27 provinces and one municipality entered. For the top 10 they showed their evening gown and answered questions so they could go to the top 5. In the top 5 they answered more questions.

Results

Señorita República Dominicana 1978: Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar (María Trinidad Sánchez)
Señorita República Dominicana Mundo: Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera† (Puerto Plata)^[1]
1st Runner Up: Caridad Cabrera (San Cristóbal)
2nd Runner Up: Aurora Rodríguez (La Altagracia)
3rd Runner Up: Isaura Medina (Santiago)

Top 10

Isabel Hoepelman (Distrito Nacional)
María de Jesus (Barahona)
Janet Williams (La Romana)
Sandra Suarez (Salcedo)
Andreina Fontan (Duarte)

Special awards

Miss Rostro Bello: Caridad Cabrera (San Cristóbal)
Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters): Milka Taveras (Espaillat)
Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants): Maria Luisa Hernandez (Santiago Rodríguez)
Best Provincial Costume: Fiorela Ramírez (Pedernales)

Delegates

Azua: Wilma de Alba Abreu Bircann
Baoruco: Laura Flores Guzman Xavier
Barahona: Ana María de Jesús Cury
Dajabón: Alejandra Cindy Zamora Tobias
Distrito Nacional: Isabel del Carmen Hoepelman Tactuk
Duarte: Carmen Andreina Fontan Martínez
Elías Piña: María José Duarte Languasco
Espaillat: Milka Ceneyda Taveras Polanco
Independencia: Iris María Arias Joubert
La Altagracia: María Aurora Rodríguez Tajas
La Romana: Janet Magdalena Williams Brito
La Vega: María Valentina Cruz Cadiz
María Trinidad Sánchez: Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar
Monte Cristi: Juana María Peralta Quiñonez
Pedernales: Fiorela Estefania Ramírez Diaz
Peravia: Ana Carolina Taveras Ruiz
Puerto Plata: Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera †
Salcedo: Sandra Yamilka Suarez de las Casas
Samaná: María Teresa Toledo Messina
Sánchez Ramírez: Iluminada María Tobias Rosado
San Cristóbal: Caridad Elizabeth Cabrera Santana
San Juan de la Maguana: Magdalena Reyna German Canaán
San Pedro de Macorís: Rosemary Casandra Ramos Reyes
Santiago: Isaura María Medina Hernandez
Santiago Rodríguez: Tatiana de los Angeles Caba Abikaram
Seibo: María Caridad Tavarez Britanico
Santo Domingo de Guzmán: María Luisa Hernandez Gomez
Valverde: Carmen Ines Rojas Padron

Notes and References

Web site: 2020-05-04 . Miss World 1978 . 2024-08-30 . MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO . en.