Magali Febles (born 24 December 1964 in

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) is a Dominican

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and

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circuit personality. Febles is the national director for the Miss Dominican Republic Universe franchise and has previously served as national director for Miss Universe Puerto Rico and

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franchises.

Pageantry

Miss Dominican Republic and Miss Puerto Rico

In 2002, Febles acquired the Miss Puerto Rico Universe and Miss Dominican Republic Universe franchises and was responsible for preparing and sending delegates from

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and the

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, her most successful delegatee so far was

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who won the international pageant. She was the former owner of two salons, ''Magali Febles Salon and Spa'' in

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, which she later sold in order to concentrate her energy on running both franchises. In 2009, shortly after

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was crowned

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, Febles lost the Miss Puerto Rico Universe franchise to

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and

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, who took over the training of Matos and renamed the pageant Miss Universe Puerto Rico. Febles' alleged treatment of Ingrid Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008, and problems with the organization are allegedly reasons for her losing the franchise.

Miss Haiti

In 2010, she began managing the Miss Haiti Universe franchise. A delegate from

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had not placed in Miss Universe from 1975, when Gerthie David finished as 1st Runner-Up in the contest and the second black woman to be placed in the finals, until 2016, a year after Febles lost the franchise rights, when

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finished as 1st Runner-Up as well. In 2016, the license of Miss Haiti Universe was awarded to Chris Puesan from the Dominican Republic, a pageant coach and license holder.

References

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