Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2026 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Dominican Republic pageant, held on 4 July 2026 at the Teatro La Fiesta, Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo. Thirty-one contestants representing the provinces of the Dominican Republic, as well as Dominican communities in the United States, Italy, and Germany, competed for the title.
At the conclusion of the event, Keitty Tatiana Familia of Monte Plata was crowned the winner. She earned the right to represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Grand International 2026, to be held in India in October 2026. Meanwhile, fifth runner-up Yaribel Severino Maldonado, representing Comunidad Dominicana en Alemania, was appointed to represent the Dominican Republic at the second edition of MGI All Stars, Note: The title is mentioned at (2:42:43) ...La quinta finalista que mencionamos a continuacion automaticamente ostentara la banda de Miss Grand International All Stars y nos representara este ano..., (2:43:28) ...vamos a mencionar a continuacion la quinta finalista que automaticamente nos representara en el Miss Grand All Stars..., and (2:44:08) ...Bueno, y nuestra quinta finalista es Miss Grand Comunidad Dominicana en Alemania.... scheduled to be held in Thailand in December 2026.
The pageant was broadcast on Telecentro and Telemicro and was organized by the Misses of DR Organization under the direction of its president, Jorge Cruz, and national director Alejandro Martínez.
Background Date and venue The pageant was originally scheduled to be held on 4 July 2026 at the Teatro La Fiesta, Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, but was later postponed to 18 July 2026 and relocated to the Cibao Grand Theatre in Santiago de los Caballeros. The official press presentation was held at Hotel Jaragua on 13 July, where the 31 contestants representing the provinces of the Dominican Republic and Dominican communities abroad were formally introduced.
Selection of contestants In addition to the central selection conducted by the national organizer, regional organizers were authorized to select local representatives either through direct appointments or by organizing local pageants. For the 2026 edition, however, only one local pageant was held to determine a contestant for the national competition, as detailed below.
PageantEditionDateFinal venueEntrantsRef.Miss Grand Puerto Plata1st 7 June 2026Alquileres F. John, Puerto Plata12
Results + Miss Grand Dominican Republic 2026 competition result by provinceColor key: Placement DelegateWinerMonte Plata – Keitty Tatiana Familia1st runner-upSantiago – Eda Lorianny Dispre Caraballo2nd runner-upSanto Domingo Este – Nahomi Marian Rojas Castillo3rd runner-upPunta Cana – Virginia Sarai Salas Angola4th runner-upCom. Dom. en USA – Crismar Echavarría5thrunner-up(MGI All Stars RD 2026)Com. Dom. en Alemania – Yaribel Severino MaldonadoTop 10La Altagracia – Nina Feliz María Trinidad Sánchez – Liliana Contreras Dimas Santiago de los Caballeros – Ruth Nicasio Tamboril – Elianais Parra PaulinoTop 20Baní – Darcy Genao Com. Dom. en Italia – Kimberlyn Venezia Rodríguez Ruiz – Hesed Christine Cid Dajabón – Karen Hernández Distrito Nacional – Rose Cesa Espaillat – Angélica Gutiérrez La Romana – Jael Abigail Borquez Camacho La Vega – Mely Esther Grullón Henríquez Santo Domingo – Oscany Lorenzo Rosario San Juan – Laila Noelia Prince Valdez
Contestants
Initially, 36 contestants were confirmed to participate, but five later withdrew from the competition, reducing the final field to 31 contestants.
Altamira (PP) – Mariel Ciriaco Baní (PV) – Darcy Genao Boca Chica (SD) – Liz Soto Comunidad Dominicana en Alemania – Yaribel Severino Maldonado Comunidad Dominicana en Italia – Kimberlyn Venezia Rodríguez Ruiz Comunidad Dominicana en USA – Crismar Echavarría (PP) – Hesed Christine Cid Dajabón – Karen Hernández Distrito Nacional – Rose Cesa Espaillat – Angélica Gutiérrez Hermanas Mirabal – Juana Brito Imbert (PP) – Yismayris Leticia Gómez de la Cruz La Altagracia – Nina Feliz La Romana – Jael Abigail Borquez Camacho La Vega – Mely Esther Grullón Henríquez María Trinidad Sánchez – Liliana Contreras Dimas Monseñor Nouel – Vanessa Hernández Monte Plata – Keitty Tatiana Familia Peravia – Esmeralda Zoé Florián Peguero Puerto Plata – Genesys Peña Punta Cana (AL) – Virginia Sarai Salas Angola Samaná – Daniela Ro Casillas (withdrew) San Juan – Laila Noelia Prince Valdez Santiago – Eda Lorianny Dispre Caraballo Santiago de los Caballeros (ST) – Ruth Nicasio Santiago Oeste (ST) – Kharen Abreu Santos Santo Domingo – Oscany Lorenzo Rosario Santo Domingo Este (SD) – Nahomi Marian Rojas Castillo Santo Domingo Norte (SD) – Dreylin Bido Sosúa (PP) – Yennly García Ciriaco Tamboril (ST) – Elianais Parra Paulino Villa Altagracia (CR)– Summer Gloribith Holguín Díaz
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