Miss Mundo Dominicana 2008

Miss Mundo Dominicana 2008
Geisha Montes in Miss World 2008
Date	July 27, 2008
Venue	Antena TV, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Broadcaster	Canal 11
Entrants	16
Winner	Geisha Natalie Montes Distrito Nacional

The Miss Mundo Dominicana 2008 pageant was held on July 27, 2008. This year only 16 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss World 2008. The first runner up will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss America Latina 2009. Its national director, Belkys Reyes is a "Miss trainer" who has prepared models like Amelia Vega.

Results

• Miss Mundo Dominicana 2008: Geisha Natalie Montes de Oca Robles (Distrito Nacional)
• 1st Runner Up: Rosaura Almánzar (Puerto Plata)
• 2nd Runner Up: Cinthia Bengacomo (Com. Dom. Nueva York)

Top 6

• Magdalena Batista (Santiago)
• Laura Bedmigton (Com. Dom. Canada)
• Erica Moros (La Romana)

Top 10

• Maite Cargoa (Com. Dom. Miami)
• Cristina Peña (La Vega)
• Sofy Arcenegas (Com. Dom. Lto. America)
• Erica Peralta (Santo Domingo)

Special awards

• Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Sofy Arcenegas (Com. Dom. Lto. America)
• Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Sandra Batista (Santiago)
• Best Face - Geisha Montes (Distrito Nacional)
• Best Provincial Costume - Joana Reynosa (Espaillat)
• Miss Talent - Rosaura Almánzar (Puerto Plata)
• Miss Top Model - Sofy Arcenegas (Com. Dom. Lto. America)

Miss Dominican Regions

• Miss Region del Cibao: Rosaura Almánzar (Puerto Plata)
• Miss Region en el Exterior: Cinthia Bengacomo (Com. Dom. Nueva York)
• Miss Region del Sur: Geisha Montes (Distrito Nacional)

Delegates

Province, Community	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Geographical Regions
Azua	Eliza Ferre Reyno	25	165 cm 5 ft 5 in	Azua de Compostela	Sur
Baoruco	Sandy Ovea Guerra	19	180 cm 5 ft 11 in	Santo Domingo	Sur
Barahona	Carolina Alce Latena	21	172 cm 5 ft 8 in	Santo Domingo	Sur
Com. Dom. Canada	Laura Minerva Bedmigton Suarez	18	170 cm 5 ft 7 in	Toronto	Exterior
Com. Dom. Lto. America	Sofy Arcenegas Montalvo	23	177 cm 5 ft 10 in	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Exterior
Com. Dom. Miami	Maite Cargoa Lopez	26	167 cm 5 ft 6 in	Miami	Exterior
Com. Dom. Nueva York	Cinthia Marlene Bengacomo Suarez	20	181 cm 5 ft 11 in	Long Island	Exterior
Distrito Nacional	Geisha Natalie Montes de Oca Robles	21	175 cm 5 ft 9 in	Santo Domingo Este	Sur
Duarte	Cindy Zamora Alva	21	183 cm 6 ft 0 in	Santo Domingo	El Cibao
Espaillat	Joana Reynosa Abreu	18	170 cm 5 ft 7 in	Moca	El Cibao
La Romana	Erica Joan Moros Xavier	21	179 cm 5 ft 10 in	La Romana	Sur
La Vega	Cristina Peña Garzon	20	169 cm 5 ft 7 in	Santiago de los Caballeros	El Cibao
Puerto Plata	Rosaura Almánzar de Lara	18	180 cm 5 ft 11 in	Sosúa	El Cibao
Santiago	Sandra Magdalena Batista Ruiz	22	174 cm 5 ft 9 in	Santiago de los Caballeros	El Cibao
Santo Domingo	Erica Marinela Peralta Oviedo	19	170 cm 5 ft 7 in	Santo Domingo	Sur
Valverde	Patricia Duarte Ramones	24	167 cm 5 ft 6 in	Santiago de los Caballeros	El Cibao