
	 
	At the conclusion of the beauty pageant held on August 30’ 2015 in the Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo, Clarissa Molina was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2015. Molina will now represent Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. She succeeds Kimberly Castilo, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2014.
	This is not the first time that Clarissa will be competing at a pageant. She has previously represented Dominican Republic at Miss Dominican Republic Tourism International in Malaysia. She was also a contestant in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015 where she finished as the third runner-up. She was also crowned as Miss Latina New Jersey USA 2013.
	The Top 15 of Miss Dominican Republic 2015 are -
	Boca Chica – Ingrid Franco
	Com. Dom. en los EE.UU. – Massiel Peguero
	Distrito Nacional – Gabriela Franceschini
	Espaillat – Clarissa Molina
	Hato Mayor – Mariorl Calderón
	Hermanas Mirabal – Alejandra Castillo
	Juan Dolio – Alexandra Parker
	La Altagracia – Jennifer Cruz
	La Vega – Ana Christina Carlo
	Puerto Plata – Gisselle Vásquez
	San Francisco de Macorís – Sophinel Báez
	Santiago – Anna Karina Souffront
	Santo Domingo de Guzmán – Jennifher Danielle
	Santo Domingo Este – Rosa Nilda Adames
	Santo Domingo Oeste – Steisy Morel