Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009 Contestants

Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009 Pageant or locally known as Miss Republica Dominicana Universo 2009 Beauty Pageant will be held on May 7, 2009 at Palacio de los Deportes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It will be broadcasted live Nationally by Dominican TV, Super Canal 33, Telemicro and Antena tv.

Marianne Cruz Gonzales (top photo), the reigning Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2008 will crown her successor who will be the next to represent their country at the Miss Universe 2009 Contest.

Meet this year's Official Candidates:

Miss Barahona - Lidia Lozada
Miss Com. Dominicana EEUU - Mariela Lucas Veras
Miss Dajabon - Arlin Rodriguez Rivas
Miss Distrito Nacional - Rocio Miledis Castellanos Vargas
Miss Duarte - Raengel Solis
Miss Espaillat - Josefina Pigueiras
Miss Hato Mayor - Anabel del Carmen Alcantara Pena
Miss Hermanas Mirabal - Karen Figueroa
Miss La Altagracia - Margaret Mirabal
Miss La Romana - Cristina Acosta Reyes
Miss La Vega - Patricia Soriano
Miss Monsenor Nouel - Alicia Fernandez
Miss Monte Plata - Ana Rita Contreras Sosa
Miss Peravia - Luisa Medina
Miss San Juan - Lilliana Alcantara Gomez
Miss San Perdo de Macoris - Laura Alfonsina Cedeno
Miss Santiago - Monica Angulo Pucheaux
Miss Santiago Rodriguez - Ana Carolina Vinas Machado
Miss Santo Domingo Este - Esther Tejeda Cardona
Miss Santo Domingo Norte - Lussy Mejia Duran
Miss Santo Domingo Oeste - Edelyn Cedeno Pena
Miss Valverde - Jenny Blanco

Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009 is Ada Aimee de la Cruz