| Winner: | Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez |
| Represented: | Azua |
| Date: | December 10, 1996 |
| Venue: | Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Next Pageant: | Miss Universe 1996 |
| Broadcaster: | Telemicro |
| Entrants: | 24 |
Miss República Dominicana 1997 was held on December 10, 1996. There were 24 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1997. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1997. The second runner up would enter in Miss International 1997. The rest of finalist entered different pageants.
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| Miss República Dominicana 1997 |
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| Represented | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | |
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| Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez | 19 | 176abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Azua de Compostela | ||
| Lisa Agnes Guerrero Macebo | 20 | 180abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Bonao | ||
| Jenifer Alvarez Rosario | 21 | 175abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Cotuí | ||
| Anna Espinoza Samboy | 23 | 183abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Dajabón | ||
| Georgina Duluc Rizek | 21 | 180abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santo Domingo | ||
| Noelia Ferro López | 19 | 174abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santo Domingo | ||
| Yansilya Henríquez Guzmán | 22 | 170abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santo Domingo | ||
| Anyelika Vargas Colmadór | 23 | 172abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Boca de Yuma | ||
| Elizabeth Noruega Meltón | 20 | 171abbr=onNaNabbr=on | La Romana | ||
| Laura Polanco de los Santos | 23 | 179abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Concepción de La Vega | ||
| Emma Melo de León | 25 | 174abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santo Domingo | ||
| Paola Tavares Rosado | 21 | 168abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santo Domingo | ||
| Isabel de la Cruz Hermoso | 21 | 177abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santo Domingo | ||
| Elsa María Peña Rodríguez | 18 | 177abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Baní | ||
| Carolina Josefina Estrella Peña | 17 | 180abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Villa Montellano | ||
| Elisa Quiñónez Hidalgo | 20 | 180abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Salcedo | ||
| Lizbeth Rojas Williams | 19 | 176abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santa Bárbara de Samaná | ||
| Eliesell Alvarado Torres | 21 | 175abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santiago de los Caballeros | ||
| Rosalía Catalina Lantigua Peña | 19 | 179abbr=onNaNabbr=on | San Juan de la Maguana | ||
| Ibelkis de Sosa Tejeda | 22 | 175abbr=onNaNabbr=on | San Pedro de Macorís | ||
| Lisette Emilia Morán Santos | 18 | 182abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santiago de los Caballeros | ||
| Cinthia Marmolejos Cohen | 18 | 181abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santiago de los Caballeros | ||
| Maite Reynosa Xavier | 24 | 179abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santiago de los Caballeros | ||
| Sofia Torres Melo | 23 | 177abbr=onNaNabbr=on | Santiago de los Caballeros |