Miss Mundo Dominicana 2006 Explained

Winner:	Paola María Torres Cohén
Represented:	Santiago
Date:	July 10, 2006
Entrants:	16
Debuts:	Santo Domingo
Venue:	Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster:	Telemicro Canal 5

The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2006 pageant was held on July 10, 2006. Only 16 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2006. The runners-up could enter different small international pageants.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Mundo Dominicana 2006	Santiago - Paola Torres
1st Runner-up	Com. Dom. Miami - Cristal de Moya
2nd Runner-up	La Romana - Tania Medina
Top 8	Espaillat - Valerie Chardonens Santo Domingo - Alexandra Díaz Puerto Plata - Ana Viñas Valverde - Lusverlyn Arias Com. Dom. Nueva Jersey - Sandra Tavares

Special awards

Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) -Tania Medina (La Romana)
Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Indhira Díaz (Dajabón)
Best Face - Paola Torres (Santiago)
Best Hair - Valerie Chardonnens Vargas(Santiago)
Miss Elegancia - Zadia Núñez (Monte Plata)
Miss Internet (voted by viewers in) - Valerie Chardonenns Vargas (Santiago)
Best Beach Dominican Beauty - Ana Viñas (Puerto Plata)

Miss Dominican Regions

Miss Exterior - Cristal de Moya (Com. Dom. Miami)
Miss Region del Cibao - Paola Torres (Santiago)
Miss Region del Sur - Tania Medina (La Romana)

Delegates

Contestant	Age	Height	Geographical Regions
Aurys Sánchez Tejada	20	180abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Sur
Laura Sadhalá Roman	19	177abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Sur
Cristal de Moya Vargas	22	173abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Exterior
Sandra Elisabeth Tavares Valle	18	183abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Exterior
Yamilka Massiel Santana Colón	18	174abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Exterior
Berkelin Rosario Castellanos	23	179abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Exterior
Indhira Díaz Acosta	20	176abbr=onNaNabbr=on	El Cibao
Jennifer Pérez de la Cruz	20	179abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Sur
Valerie Chardonnens Vargas	18	181abbr=onNaNabbr=on	El Cibao
	24	168abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Sur
Sarah Cristina Portes Carillo	22	173abbr=onNaNabbr=on	El Cibao
Zadia Núñez de la Cruz	25	175abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Sur
Ana Carolina Viñas Machado	21	183abbr=onNaNabbr=on	El Cibao
Paola María Torres Cohén	21	173abbr=onNaNabbr=on	El Cibao
Alexandra Díaz Bello	22	178abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Sur
Lusverlyn Rafaelina Arias Rodríguez	19	172abbr=onNaNabbr=on	El Cibao

Trivia

Sandra Tavares, Miss Com. Dom. Nueva Jersey would enter Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2007.
Yamilka Santana, Miss Com. Dom. Nueva York entered Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2006.
Tania Medina, Miss La Romana and the winner Paola Torres, Miss Santiago entered Miss Dominican Republic 2006.
Ana Viñas, Miss Puerto Plata would enter Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2007 and winn to go to Miss International 2007 and she would also participate in Miss Dominican Republic 2009.
Alexandra Díaz, Miss Santo Domingo would enter Reina Nacional de Belleza Miss República Dominicana 2008 and become 2nd Runner-up to enter Miss Atlantico International and win the pageant.