Miss Dominican Republic Andreina Martinez was a strong favorite to win the Miss Universe contest held in New Orleans. The competition was tight. But at the end, the judges chose Miss United States, R’Bonney Gabriel, on Saturday, 14 January 2023. Miss Venezuela was the first runner up.
Diario Libre shares the commentaries online made by several on the outstanding performance of the Dominican beauty queen who competed against 84 participants from all around the world in the 71st edition of the contest.
President Luis Abinader congratulated Dominican candidate Andreina Martinez for her performance. Martinez came in third after Miss USA and Miss Venezuela. Since when Ada Aimee de la Cruz made the top 3 in 2009, a Dominican candidate hadn’t done so well in the contest. The DR only has one Miss Universe, Amelia Vega in 2003.
On her Twitter account, First Lady Raquel Arbaje had praise for Martínez’s performance. “Thank you very much, Andreina Martinez, for representing the Dominican Republic with such panache in the #MissUniverse pageant and being chosen as second runner-up,” she commented.
Former Dominican Miss Universe Amelia Vega remarked on Instagram: “I really am very proud of our Dominican queen who did a tremendous job, because getting there is not easy, gentlemen, they are all winners, so very proud of her, like all Dominicans.”
The American rapper of Dominican origin Cardi B, who shared images on her Instagram of the follow-up she gave to the beauty pageant held in New Orleans, bet on the Dominican and did not hide her disappointment. “I don’t know, there was failure with that crown, I’m upset, I’m going to bed,” commented Cardi B and immediately concluded her transmission on Instagram.
The communicator and producer of the Dominican radio talk show “Solo Para Mujeres,” Zoila Luna commented: “Thank you @_andreinamart, it has been a long time since I’ve seen a performance as masterful as yours. Intelligent, sober, confident, clean, clean, serene, elegant, firm, confident. I congratulate you, we felt that this was your year and that, your crown. I thank you for turning our eyes to the quality of the Dominican participants. Good job, sometimes it’s not who wins who wins… you are the big winner tonight. Congratulations and thank you!”
The master of fashion and responsible for the creation of the typical dress worn in the first round by Dominican Andreina Martinez at Miss Universe, Leonel Lirio, also referred to the topic in Zoila Luna’s profile. “The years make us cautious @lunazoila, long ago I learned the lesson with Miss Universe!!!! The interests decide but the important thing is, that the Light of the Sun, cannot be hidden!!! Undoubtedly, an excellent night for @andreinamart, although as a connoisseur of the matter, I understand that she should have gathered her hair, to show off even more her Caribbean physiognomy, otherwise it was the best, without a doubt,” he commented.
The winner, Miss Texas-Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel was elected in October 2021 in a contest that also was covered with controversy, and complaints that the owner of Miss USA, Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip of Thailand, had intervened to ensure Gabriel was the winner. At the time, a probe was called to investigate the winner. Other media reports point to a conflict of interest, as the owner of Miss Universe is also the owner of Miss USA.
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16 January 2023