Miss República Dominicana 1996 was held at the beginning of 1996 at the Renaissance Auditorio de Festival del Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, with 22 delegates. The winner, Sandra Abreu (La Romana), was to represent the country at Miss Universo 1996; Idelsa Núñez (Distrito Nacional) was Miss Mundo República Dominicana for Miss Mundo 1996; and Anneliese Ortíz (Salcedo) was Miss República Dominicana Internacional for Miss Internacional 1996. The Miss República Dominicana Internacional titleholder later resigned and the winner took her place at Miss Internacional. Miss América Latina Dominicana also relinquished her rights for personal reasons. The remaining semifinalists participated in other international pageants.