 In 1956, the pageant was officially restarted after crowning models from 1952 until 1955.In 1956, Olga Fiallo from Santiago won, making the Dominican Republic's first representative to Miss Universe.In 1966, the Concurso Nacional de Belleza Dominicana lost its Miss Universe rights for only one year but on that same year it gained their Miss World franchise sending the winner of that year, Jeanette Dotel from San Juan as their first representative.