24-year old Emmy Peña, the representative of the Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís) province, was crowned as the new Miss Dominican World 2021, on Saturday, 4 September 2021 at the Bávaro Convention Center of the Barceló Grand Resort in Punta Cana. During the same pageant, Celines Santos was chosen as the Dominican representative in the Miss International pageant. They competed against 23 other candidates from around the Dominican Republic.
Emmy Peña will represent the Dominican Republic in the 70th edition of the Miss World pageant on 16 December 2021 at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Merengue star Miriam Cruz performed at the Saturday pageant, and there was a posthumous homage to fashion designer Jenny Polanco, Miss World Dominican Republic in 1978, and to late singer Víctor Víctor.
The judges were Leonel Lirio, Francisco Sanchis, Haidi Cruz, Sally Tejada (Miss World 2012), the producer of Despierta America, Luis Camilo, and other businessmen and special guests.
The Dominican Republic won the Miss World crown in 1982 with Mariasela Álvarez. Mariasela Alvarez is today a popular TV host.
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7 September 2021