Yaritza Reyes
Yaritza Reyes | |
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Born | Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic | December 17, 1993
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Dominican Republic 2013 Miss Mundo Dominicana 2016 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
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Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramírez (born December 17, 1993) is a Dominican actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2013 and represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.[1] She also won Miss Mundo Dominicana 2016 and then represented Dominican Republic at Miss World 2016 in Washington, D.C., United States.[2]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Dominican Republic 2013
[edit]On August 3, 2013. Reyes competed for the national title of Miss Dominican Republic 2013 representing the Elías Piña province. She was crowned as the winner and participated in the 62nd edition of the Miss Universe pageant after her victory.[1][2]
She competed to succeed outgoing titleholder Olivia Culpo from the United States, eventually finishing in the Top 10. She was the third woman of predominantly African heritage to represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe after Ruth Ocumárez in 2002 and Ada de la Cruz in 2009.[3]
Reina Hispanoamericana 2013
[edit]Reyes represented Dominican Republic at the Reina Hispanoamericana 2013 pageant where she was the Virreina, Alma Álvarez was supposed to be original winner but unknown if she was dethroned. It is also unknown if Reyes was appointed, or won a pageant. She [4]
Miss World 2016
[edit]continued her pageantry career when she competed at the finale of Miss Mundo Dominicana 2016 held on June 18, 2016, Reyes was announced as the winner and represented Dominican Republic at Miss World 2016 pageant on December 18, 2016, and placed as the Miss World America's 2016 (1st Runner-Up).[5] She was also placed in the Top 24 for both "Beauty with a Purpose" and Sport Competition.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Féliz, Iván (3 August 2013). "Representante de Elías Piña gana Miss República Dominicana Universo 2013". El Caribe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b Paulino, Lahiri (20 June 2016). "Yaritza Reyes es la nueva Miss Mundo Dominicana". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Reyes, Yaritza". cinemafrodiscendente. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016.
- ^ "La Rep. Dominicana tiene reina del 2013". El Jaya (in Spanish). 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Contestants of Miss World 2016". missworld.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
- ^ Jáquez, Helen (2013). "Reyes: "no buscaba ganar una corona"". El Caribe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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