Miyuki Cruz biography: 16 things about Miss International Dominican Republic 2024

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Who is Miyuki Cruz?

Miyuki Julia Cruz Yoshihara is a Japanese-Dominican model and beauty queen from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented the Dominican Republic in Miss International while she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in dermatology at the Universidad Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo in Sto. Domingo.

Cruz was born in Osaka, Japan to a Japanese father named Manuel Cruz and a Dominican mother named Kumiko Yoshihara de Cruz. Manuel is from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

Miyuki is fluent in Spanish, Japanese, English and German. Here are 16 more things about her:

1. From 1997 to 2004, she and her family lived in Osaka.
2. In 2004, she and her family moved from Osaka to San Cristobal.
3. In April 2016, she visited Kansai, Honshu, Japan.
4. In October 2020, she visited Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
5. In March 2024, she visited Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
6. In April 2024, she visited Madrid, Spain.
7. On May 5, 2024, he represented Japan’s Dominican community at Miss Republica Dominicana 2024 and competed against 17 other candidates at the Centro de Convenciones Sambil in Sto. Domingo. She was runner-up to Celinee Santos and was crowned Miss International Dominican Republic 2024.
8. On May 19, 2024, she visited Isla Catarina in the Dominican Republic.
9. On July 27, 2024, her parents accompanied her at her meeting with San Cristobal’s mayor Dionisio de la Rosa and council president Felito Tejeda, who honored her for her achievement as Miss International Dominican Republic 2024.
10. On July 28, 2024, she visited La Romana, Dominican Republic.
11. On July 30, 2024, she met Japan International Cooperation Agency president Akihiko Tanaka, who visited Japan for the first time.
12. On August 18, 2024, she turned 27.
13. In September 2024, she visited Seoul, South Korea.
14. On October 7, 2024, she helped welcome Miss International 2023 Andrea Rubio in La Romana.
15. On October 24, 2024, she traveled from Sto. Domingo to Tokyo, Japan.
16. On November 12, 2024, she represented the Dominican Republic at Miss International 2024 and competed against 70 other candidates at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo. She finished in the Top 20.