Miss República Dominicana 1997 was held on December 10, 1996. There were 24 candidates, representing provinces and municipalities, who entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 1997. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1997. The second runner up would enter in Miss International 1997. The rest of finalist entered different pageants.
| Miss Dominican Republic 1997 | |
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| Date | December 10, 1996 |
| Venue | Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Broadcaster | Telemicro |
| Entrants | 24 |
| Winner | Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez Azua |
Results edit
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss República Dominicana 1997 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Delegates edit
| Represented | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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| Azua | Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez | 19 | 176 cm 5 ft 9 in |
Azua de Compostela |
| Bonao | Lisa Agnes Guerrero Macebo | 20 | 180 cm 5 ft 11 in |
Bonao |
| Cotuí | Jenifer Alvarez Rosario | 21 | 175 cm 5 ft 9 in |
Cotuí |
| Dajabón | Anna Espinoza Samboy | 23 | 183 cm 6 ft 0 in |
Dajabón |
| Distrito Nacional | Georgina Duluc Rizek | 21 | 180 cm 5 ft 11 in |
Santo Domingo |
| Duvergé | Noelia Ferro López | 19 | 174 cm 5 ft 9 in |
Santo Domingo |
| Hato Mayor | Yansilya Henríquez Guzmán | 22 | 170 cm 5 ft 7 in |
Santo Domingo |
| La Altagracia | Anyelika Vargas Colmadór | 23 | 172 cm 5 ft 8 in |
Boca de Yuma |
| La Romana | Elizabeth Noruega Meltón | 20 | 171 cm 5 ft 7 in |
La Romana |
| La Vega | Laura Polanco de los Santos | 23 | 179 cm 5 ft 10 in |
Concepción de La Vega |
| Monte Cristi | Emma Melo de León | 25 | 174 cm 5 ft 9 in |
Santo Domingo |
| Monte Plata | Paola Tavares Rosado | 21 | 168 cm 5 ft 6 in |
Santo Domingo |
| Pedernales | Isabel de la Cruz Hermoso | 21 | 177 cm 5 ft 10 in |
Santo Domingo |
| Peravia | Elsa María Peña Rodríguez | 18 | 177 cm 5 ft 10 in |
Baní |
| Puerto Plata | Carolina Josefina Estrella Peña | 17 | 180 cm 5 ft 11 in |
Villa Montellano |
| Salcedo | Elisa Quiñónez Hidalgo | 20 | 180 cm 5 ft 11 in |
Salcedo |
| Samaná | Lizbeth Rojas Williams | 19 | 176 cm 5 ft 9 in |
Santa Bárbara de Samaná |
| San José de las Matas | Eliesell Alvarado Torres | 21 | 175 cm 5 ft 9 in |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
| San Juan | Rosalía Catalina Lantigua Peña | 19 | 179 cm 5 ft 10 in |
San Juan de la Maguana |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Ibelkis de Sosa Tejeda | 22 | 175 cm 5 ft 9 in |
San Pedro de Macorís |
| Santiago | Lisette Emilia Morán Santos | 18 | 182 cm 6 ft 0 in |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Tamboril | Cinthia Marmolejos Cohen | 18 | 181 cm 5 ft 11 in |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Villa Bisonó | Maite Reynosa Xavier | 24 | 179 cm 5 ft 10 in |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Villa González | Sofia Torres Melo | 23 | 177 cm 5 ft 10 in |
Santiago de los Caballeros |