Miss Dominican Republic 1978

Señorita República Dominicana 1978 was held on December 14, 1977. There were 28 candidates who competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 1978. The Señorita República Dominicana Mundo will enter Miss World 1978. Only contestants for 27 provinces and one municipality entered. For the top 10 they showed their evening gown and answered questions so they could go to the top 5. In the top 5 they answered more questions.

Results

Señorita República Dominicana 1978: Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar (María Trinidad Sánchez) Señorita República Dominicana Mundo: Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera† (Puerto Plata) 1st Runner Up: Caridad Cabrera (San Cristóbal) 2nd Runner Up: Aurora Rodríguez (La Altagracia) 3rd Runner Up: Isaura Medina (Santiago)

Top 10

Isabel Hoepelman (Distrito Nacional) María de Jesus (Barahona) Janet Williams (La Romana) Sandra Suarez (Salcedo) Andreina Fontan (Duarte)

Special awards

Miss Rostro Bello: Caridad Cabrera (San Cristóbal) Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters): Milka Taveras (Espaillat) Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic Universe contestants): Maria Luisa Hernandez (Santiago Rodríguez) Best Provincial Costume: Fiorela Ramírez (Pedernales)

Delegates

Azua: Wilma de Alba Abreu Bircann

Baoruco: Laura Flores Guzman Xavier

Barahona: Ana María de Jesús Cury

Dajabón: Alejandra Cindy Zamora Tobias

Distrito Nacional: Isabel del Carmen Hoepelman Tactuk

Duarte: Carmen Andreina Fontan Martínez

Elías Piña: María José Duarte Languasco

Espaillat: Milka Ceneyda Taveras Polanco

Independencia: Iris María Arias Joubert

La Altagracia: María Aurora Rodríguez Tajas

La Romana: Janet Magdalena Williams Brito

La Vega: María Valentina Cruz Cadiz

María Trinidad Sánchez: Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar

Monte Cristi: Juana María Peralta Quiñonez

Pedernales: Fiorela Estefania Ramírez Diaz

Peravia: Ana Carolina Taveras Ruiz

Puerto Plata: Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera †

Salcedo: Sandra Yamilka Suarez de las Casas

Samaná: María Teresa Toledo Messina

Sánchez Ramírez: Iluminada María Tobias Rosado

San Cristóbal: Caridad Elizabeth Cabrera Santana

San Juan de la Maguana: Magdalena Reyna German Canaán

San Pedro de Macorís: Rosemary Casandra Ramos Reyes

Santiago: Isaura María Medina Hernandez

Santiago Rodríguez: Tatiana de los Angeles Caba Abikaram

Seibo: María Caridad Tavarez Britanico

Santo Domingo de Guzmán: María Luisa Hernandez Gomez

Valverde: Carmen Ines Rojas Padron

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1978 in the Dominican Republic