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

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and

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franchises.

Pageantry

Miss Dominican Republic and Miss Puerto Rico

In 2002, Febles acquired the

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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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in 2006 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 Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, Febles lost the

franchise to

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and

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, who took over the training of Matos and renamed the pageant

. Febles' alleged treatment of Ingrid Rivera,

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, 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 Raquel Pélissier 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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