Marianne Cruz

Marianne Cruz is a Dominican beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Dominican Republic 2008, and represented her country at Miss Universe 2008, and was second runner-up.

Beauty Pageants Miss Dominican Republic 2007 Cruz was first runner-up at Miss Dominican Republic 2007.

Miss Continente Americano Cruz won Miss Continente Americano 2007, and was crowned by Mia Taveras of the Dominican Republic, becoming the first Miss Continente Americano to be crowned by a compatriot.

Miss Dominican Republic 2008 Cruz won Miss Dominican Republic 2008.

Miss Universe 2008 Cruz represented the Dominican Republic at Miss Universe 2008, and was second runner-up. This is the third highest position Dominican Republic has gotten in Miss Universe after Ada de la Cruz (Cruz' successor) placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2009 and Amelia Vega won Miss Universe 2003. Cruz was also the second woman representing the Dominican Republic to be second runner up (the first was Renata Soñé at 2005).

News anchor Cruz is news anchor at Noticias SIN from 2010 to 2014, and then since 2014 at AN 7. She is also radio host on “El sol de los sábados”.