Dulcita Lieggi facts for kids

Dulcita Lynn Lieggi Francisco (born 19 May 1989, in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican actress, model and beauty pageant title-holder. Ms. Lieggi was originally placed first runner-up to Carola Durán at Miss Dominican Republic 2012, but later Durán was dethroned and the title was given to Lieggi. Lieggi then represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2012.

Early life

Lieggi was born in Santo Domingo to father native of Mola di Bari (Apulia, Southern Italy) and a mother from Puerto Plata, Northern Dominican Republic.

Miss Dominican Republic and Miss Universe 2012

Lieggi competed as a representative of the province of Distrito Nacional, being one of 37 candidates in the country of Dominican Republic in the national beauty contest, Miss Dominican Republic 2012, broadcast live from Santo Domingo on 17 April 2012, where she became the first runner up for the title, winning the right to represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Continente Americano 2012. The second runner up, Carolyn Hawa, from Santiago, will represent the Dominican Republic in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2012 in Bolivia. The third runner up was Alondra Peña of Peravia, and the fourth runner up was Luz Quezada of San José de Ocoa. On 24 April 2012, exactly one week after winning the crown, Durán was dethroned for having once been married.

Lieggi got the title of Miss Dominican Republic 2012 representing the province of the capital, Distrito Nacional. She went on to compete in the Miss Universe 2012 pageant held in Las Vegas, USA. Lieggi did not make it to the top 16.

Filmography

Year	Title	Character	Director	Country
2010	Lily	Lily	Shahzad Yunas
2011	El dinero	hooker	Alberto Matos Soto
2014	Locas y Atrapadas	Amanda	Alfonso Rodríguez
	Al Sur de la Inocencia	Laura	Héctor Valdez

See also

In Spanish: Dulcita Lieggi para niños