Miss Mundo Dominicana 2003 Explained

Winner:	María Eugenia Vargas Rosario
Represented:	Sánchez Ramírez
Date:	September 19, 2002
Entrants:	40
Venue:	Palacio de los Deporte, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster:	Canal 11

The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2003 pageant was held on September 19, 2002, with only 40 candidates competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2003. The pageant selected three delegates from each six regions that would make it top 18. Then two delegates were elected from each region. Then they chose a delegate from each region and would get sashed with the name of the region and automatically were in the Final 6.

Results

• Miss Mundo Dominicana 2003 : María Eugenia Vargas García (Santiago)
• 1st Runner-up : Elizabeth Rondón (Dajabón)
• 2nd Runner-up : María Guzmán (Moca, Dominican Republic)
• 3rd Runner-up : Suanny Frotaán (Com. Dom. NY)
• 4th Runner-up : Milka Ramos (La Altagracia)
• 5th Runner-up : Elizabeth Matos (Distrito Nacional)

Top 12

• Dayani Altagracia Jiménez (La Romana)
• Alicia Oviedo (Samaná)
• Eva Cuello (Peravia)
• Oliva de Soto (El Seibo)
• Mariasela Esmero (Com. Dom. Canada)
• Tatiana Vargas (San Juan)

Top 18

• Roselkys Tavarez (Com. Dom. Rhode Island)
• Milly Grono (Puerto Plata)
• Bárbara Gómez (María Trinidad Sánchez)
• Elisa Mayos (Monte Plata)
• Denise Rivera (Independencia)
• Alisa Castaño (San Pedro de Macorís)

Special awards

• Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - María Guzmán(Moca, Dominican Republic)
• Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants) - Maria Guzman (Moca, Dominican Republic)
• Best Face - Maria Guzman (Moca, Dominican Republic)
• Best Provincial Costume - Margarita Rosario (Santiago Rodríguez)
• Best Hair - Elixandra Tobias (San Cristóbal)
• Miss Elegancia - Odalisse Meran (Azua)
• Miss Amistad - Dayani Altagracia Jiménez (La Romana)

Miss Dominican Regions

• Miss Region del Cibao Occidental : Elizabeth Rondón (Dajabón)
• Miss Region del Cibao Oriental : María Vargas (Sánchez Ramírez)
• Miss Region del El Valle de Enriquillo : María Alejandra Guzmán (Pedernales)
• Miss Region del Exterior : Suanny Frotaán (Com. Dom. NY)
• Miss Region del Higüamo : Milka Ramos (La Altagracia)
• Miss Region del Ozama : Elizabeth Matos (Distrito Nacional)

Delegates

Province, Community	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Geographical Regions
	Odalisse Meran Castro	25	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Sandra Hidalgo Vargas	20	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Miguelina Henríquez Stuart	19	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Mariasela Esmero Melo	23	5feet		Exterior
	Carina German Faro	19	5feet		Exterior
	Cinthia Peña de Lizio	23	5feet		Exterior
	Lucia Moya Alvo	21	5feet		Exterior
	Kayla Soto Ynoa	18	5feet		Exterior
	Catia Gordon Ferrano	21	5feet		Exterior
	Suanny Frotaán de la Cruz	20	6feet		Exterior
	Sandy de Lara Tavares	18	6feet		Exterior
	Jeymi García Espaillat	24	5feet		Exterior
	Roselkys Tavarez Golfo	19	5feet		Exterior
	Elizabeth Rondón García	19	5feet		Cibao Occidental
	Elizabeth Magdalena Matos Palmas	18	6feet		Ozama
	Kenia Guerra Polanco	22	5feet		Cibao Oriental
	Lizbeth Veras Perez	19	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Oliva de Soto Ríos	19	5feet		Higüamo
	Katherine Wanda Camacho Tatis	23	5feet		Cibao Occidental
	Fernanda Sosa Santana	18	5feet		Higüamo
	Denise Rivera Sosa	28	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Milka Ramos Javier	18	6feet		Higüamo
	Dayani Altagracia Jiménez	21	5feet		Higüamo
	Carolina Gianela Rodríguez Familias	21	5feet		Cibao Occidental
	Bárbara Gómez Batista	18	6feet		Cibao Oriental
	Viviana Zamora Padron	24	5feet		Cibao Oriental
	Ana Lucia de Arollo Sesto	20	5feet		Cibao Occidental
	Elisa Mayos Duarte	24	6feet		Ozama
		19	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Eva Cuello Tavares	22	5feet		Ozama
	Milly Grono Suarez	26	5feet		Cibao Occidental
	Emma Alvarez Granados	23	6feet		Cibao Oriental
	Alicia Oviedo de la Cruz	18	5feet		Cibao Oriental
	María Eugenia Vargas Rosario	18	6feet		Cibao Oriental
	Elixandra Tobias Carasco	18	6feet		Ozama
	Tatiana Vargas Rosales	25	5feet		El Valle de Enriquillo
	Alisa Castaño Jiménez	21	5feet		Higüamo
	Cindy Guerrero Reynoso	24	5feet		Cibao Occidental
	Margarita Rosario Valle	27	6feet		Cibao Occidental
	Luisa Peralta Ramos	22	5feet		Cibao Occidental

Trivia

• Suanny Frotaan entered in Miss Dom. Rep. Universe 2003 being placed 3rd runner-up, and later winning Miss Rep. Dom. Tierra 2003.
• These delegates entered Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2003: (Com. Dom. NY), (Dajabón), (La Altagracia), (María Trinidad Sánchez), (Santiago)
• Elizabeth Rondón, Miss Dajabón would enter Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2005 and become a semifinalist.
• Odalise Meran is the sister of Miss Azua in Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2003.