The inaugural Miss Grand Dominican Republic was held on 2016-07-05 at the Cibao Grand Theatre in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Twenty candidates from across the country competed. Lucero Arias of Dajabón won the title and RD$400,000, with Laura Cruz (Dominican communities in USA) and Reisy Sobrino (Santo Domingo Oeste) as runners-up. The event was managed by national director Chantel Martínez, general director Bray Vargas, and production director Bryan Vargas, and hosted by Radhames Espiritu and Brenda Sanchez. Arias later represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas but was unplaced.