Miss Dominican Republic 2024 Crowned

 

Celinee Santos Frías, 24, representing Distrito Nacional, was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2024 on the evening of May 5 at Centro de Convenciones de Sambil. She will now represent her country in Miss Universe 2024 to be held in Mexico whose date has yet to be confirmed. The first runner-up is Melissa Núñez of the Dominican community of the U.S. and the second runner-up is Haidy Cruz, the 46-year-old fitness instructor representing Monte Cristi.

Celinee is not new to pageantry. In 2019, she was in top 6 of Miss Dominican Republic and competed in Miss Intercontinental where she placed in the top 20. In 2022, she was fourth runner-up in Miss International.

Crowned Miss International Dominican Republic 2024 is half-Dominican half-Japanese Miyuki Cruz who represented the Dominican community of Japan. Crowned Reina Hispanoamerica Dominican Republic 2024 is Mariela Mota representing Santo Domingo Oeste.