Miss Grand Dominican Republic () is a female national beauty pageant in the Dominican Republic, founded in 2016 by a Dominican American business person, Chantel Martinez, with the aim of selecting a country representative to participate in its parent pageant, Miss Grand International. After Chantel Martinez ended the partnership with the Miss Grand International in 2019, the competition franchise was taken over by different local organizers, such as the Iconic Model Search Inc. of Joe Amhed (2022) and Misses of Dominican Republic-related personnel (2019–2021, 2023).
Since the first participation in 2013, the Dominican Republic won the Miss Grand International competition once in 2015, through a Rhode Island–based model, Anea Garcia, but was later replaced by the first runner-up from Australia, Claire Parker, due to being unable to fulfill the agreement with the international organizer.
History Since the first participation of the Dominican Republic in Miss Grand International in 2013, the national pageant that was specifically held for the said international stage happened only once in 2016, under the leadership of Chantel Martinez, the first runner-up Miss Grand International 2013, who served as the national director of Miss Grand Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2018. Contestants from 20 provinces and municipalities participated in the competition held on July 5 at the in Santiago de los Caballeros, in which Lucero Arias, a fashion model from Dajabón, was announced the winner, but she got a non-placement after participating at Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas, United States. Since no other edition of such a national contest has been additionally held, all the ensuing representatives were either appointed or gained the right from other contests; for instance, the winners or runners-up of the Misses of Dominican Republic pageant were designated as Miss Grand Dominican Republic in 2020 and 2021.
The Dominican Republic got the placements in Miss Grand International seven times, the best rank was the winner in 2015, won by a Dominican American from Rhode Island, , but was later dethroned in early 2016 and the first runner-up from Australia was promoted to take over the title.
Editions Location and date
Edition Date Final venue Entrants 1st 5 July 2016 Cibao Grand Theatre, Santiago de los Caballeros 2nd 15 August 2023 3rd 3 May 2025 Teatro La Fiesta, Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo 4th 18 July 2026 Cibao Grand Theatre, Santiago de los Caballeros
Competition result
EditionWinnerRunners-up First Second Third Fourth Fifth1st Lucero Arias(Dajabón) Laura Cruz(Dom. commu. in USA) Reisy Sobrino(Santo Domingo Oeste) colspan=3 2nd Skarxi Marie(Santiago) Ashly Santos(La Vega) Andreina Santos(Dom. commu. in USA) Pilar Ortega(Puerto Plata) Asia Ciaffarafa(Distrito Nacional) Blainery Puello(San Cristóbal) 3rd Madelyn Mejía(Peravia) Anna Alvarado(Hermanas Mirabal) Keitty Familia(Monte Plata) Diana Laiz(Puerto Plata) Annerys López(Santo Domingo Norte) 4th Keitty Familia(Monte Plata) Eda Caraballo(Santiago Province) Nahomi Castillo(Santo Domingo Este) Virginia Angola(Punta Cana) Crismar Echavarría(Dom. commu. in USA) Yaribel Maldonado(Dom. commu. in Alemenia) Notes
International competition The following is a list of Dominican representatives at the Miss Grand International contest. Color keys
YearMiss Grand Dominican RepublicTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director2026 Keitty Familia Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2026 TBAAlejandro Martínez& Jorge Cruz2025 Madelyn Mejìa Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2025 Top 222024 Maria Felix Appointed 4th Runner-up2023 Skarxi Marie Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2023 5th Runner-up (Top 10)Best in Swimsuit2022Jearmanda RamosAppointedTop 20 Joe Amhed2021Stephanie MedinaMiss Grand Dominican Republic 2021Top 20 Alejandro Martínez2020Lady LeónMiss Asia Pacific Dominicana 2020Top 20Jose Alejandro &Chris E. Puesan2019 Stéphanie Bustamante Miss International Dominicana 2018 Top 202018Mayté Brito2nd Runner-up Miss Mundo Dominicana 2014Top 10Chantel Martínez2017 Sarahai Reyes Appointed Unplaced Leidy Guzman 4th Runner-up Miss Grand United States 2017 colspan=2 2016 Lucero Arias Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2016 Unplaced2015 Anea Garcia 2nd Runner-up Miss USA 2015 Winner2014 Germania Martínez Appointed Unplaced Moesha Henriquez 2nd Runner-up Miss Santiago 2014 colspan=2 2013Chantel Martínez5th Runner-up Miss Dominican Republic 20131st Runner-upBest Evening GownMagali Febles Irina Peguero Miss Dominican Republic 2013 finalist colspan=2 Notes
Winner gallery
National pageant candidates
Participating regional and territories representatives Regional/territories1st2nd3rd4thAltamira Puerto Plata Azua Baní Barahona Boca Chica Cabarete YCom. Dom. en Alemania Com. Dom. en Italia Com. Dom. en USA Constanza Costamber Puerto Plata Dajabón Distrito Nacional Duarte Espaillat Hermanas Mirabal Imbert Puerto Plata Jarabacoa La Altagracia La Romana La Vega María Trinidad Sánchez Monseñor Nouel Monte Cristi Monte Plata Peravia Puerto Plata Punta Cana Samaná YSan Cristóbal San Francisco de Macorís San Juan San Pedro de Macorís Santiago Santiago de Los Caballeros Santiago Oeste Santiago Rodriguez Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Oeste YSosúa Tamboril Y Valverde Villa Altagracia Total 20 18 28 31Color keys
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