Carlina Durán Baldera (born January 17, 1987, in

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) is a Dominican

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who won the national crown of Miss Dominican Republic 2012, initially giving her the right to compete in

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representing her country in December 2012. After representing her home province of La Vega in the 2012 Miss Dominican Republic, Carola was crowned by

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Dalia Fernandez. She later got dethroned for admitting she had been married in 2009.

Biography

Durán was a culinary student in the city of

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, where she graduated at

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. She first started modeling at the age of 15. Her first pageant was Miss World La Vega, and was able to compete in the

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, in which she placed as first runner up. Being a finalist in the contest RNB allowed her to enter Miss Tourism Queen International where she did not place.

Miss Dominican Republic 2012

Durán competed as a representative of the province of La Vega, being one of 37 candidates in the country of

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in the national beauty contest, Miss Dominican Republic 2012, broadcast live from

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on April 17, 2012, where she was crowned the winner, earning the right to represent the

. The first runner-up is Dulcita Lieggi from the

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, who was to represent the

in the contest of Miss Continente Americano 2012 in

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. The second runner-up, Carolyn Hawa from

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, will represent the

in the contest of

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2012 in

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. The third runner-up was Alondra Peña of

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and the fourth runner-up was Luz Quezada of

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. On April 24, 2012, exactly one week after she won the crown, Carola was dethroned due to the fact that she was once married according to the MDR organization.

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013

On February 4, 2013, Carlina auditioned for the beauty pageant/reality show

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in Miami, FL. She was selected by judge Osmel Souza to be in his group and be part of the Top 30 girls. On March 24, 2013, after weeks of competition she advanced to the Top 18. However, the following week on March 31, 2013, she didn't receive enough votes from the viewers and was eliminated from the competition.

External links

Bio, Facts and pictures of Carola Durán

Official Miss Dominican Republic website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duran, Carola 1987 births Living people People from La Vega Province Miss Dominican Republic