13 things about Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2024 Celinee Santos

Celinee Agata Santos Frias won the 68th edition of Miss Republica Dominicana. She represented the Dominican Republic in Reina Mundial del Banano, Miss Intercontinental, Miss International and Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Santos is a Dominican model, actress and beauty queen born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She grew up in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

On January 6, 2025, Santos turned 25. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Aside from Sto. Domingo and San Francisco de Macoris, she has lived in other parts of the Dominican Republic including Duarte.
2. She was a Dominicana Moda 2017 model.
3. In 2019, she visited Ecuador and Egypt.
4. She was a Miss Dominican Republic 2019 finalist.
5. She is Virreina Mundial del Banano 2019.
6. She is a Miss Intercontinental 2019 semifinalist.
7. In 2020, she visited the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
8. In 2022, she visited Japan.
9. In 2023, she visited Mexico and Spain.
10. She was Miss International 2022 fourth runner-up.
11. She won Miss Republica Dominicana 2024 while she was pursuing a law degree at the Universidad del Caribe in Sto. Domingo.
12. She was a Miss Universe 2024 semifinalist.
13. In 2025, she was a “Top Chef VIP” contestant.

TIMELINE

Santos is 5’11¹⁄₂” tall. She loves dancing. 

2010s

• In October 2017, she walked the runway at Dominicana Moda 2017.
• On April 24, 2019, she walked the runway at a fashion show at El Embajador, a Royal Hideaway Hotel in Sto. Domingo.
• On August 18, 2019, she represented Duarte at Miss Dominican Republic 2019 and competed against 29 other candidates in Santo Domingo. She finished in the Top 6.
• On September 28, 2019, she represented the Dominican Republic at Reina Mundial del Banano 2019 and competed against 13 other candidates at Zoila Ugarte Park in Machala, Ecuador. She ranked second and was crowned Virreina Mundial del Banano 2019.
• On December 20, 2019, she represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Intercontinental 2019 and competed against 74 other candidates in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and finished in the Top 20.

2020s

• In September 2020, she participated in the New York Fashion Week 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.
• In October 2020, she traveled to Dubai, UAE.
• On September 4, 2021, she represented San Francisco de Macoris and competed against 24 other candidates at Miss Mundo Dominicana 2021 at Barceló Bávaro Grand Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. She ranked second and won the Miss Internacional Dominicana 2021 title.
• On December 13, 2022, she represented the Dominican Republic at Miss International 2022 and competed against 65 other candidates at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. She was fourth runner-up to Jasmin Selberg.
• In May 2023, she traveled to Jalisco, Mexico and Madrid, Spain.
• On May 5, 2024, she represented Distrito Nacional at Miss Republica Dominicana 2024 and competed against 17 other candidates at Centro de Convenciones Sambil in Sto. Domingo. She won the title.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore a dress designed by Simon Villalba at the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She finished in the Top 30.
• On August 10, 2025, her successor Miss Republica Dominicana 2025 Jennifer Ventura was crowned by Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Theilvig at the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito in Sto. Domingo.
• She competed against 19 other contestants in “Top Chef VIP” Season 4, which aired on Telemundo from July 22, 2025 to October 6, 2025, and finished 11th.