Miss Dominican Republic 2014
NAME: Kimberly Castillo
AGE: 26
HEIGHT: 5’ 10”
LANGUAGE: Spanish, Italian
Kimberly Castillo grew up in both the countryside and the city. At first, she lived in the agricultural surroundings of rural "Higuey" then in the industrialized city of "Santiago" in her much beloved Dominican Republic. Inspired by the growing fashion manufacturing industries in her country, Kimberly studied industrial pattern making and visual merchandising in Milan, Italy where she also worked as a model. She lists her own small manufacturing company as one of her proudest achievements. Kimberly wishes to work behind-the-scenes with fashion designers of Europe and the Americas and make their couture creations come true.
FUN FACTS
1 Kimberly is fluent in Italian and has visited many European cities.
2 She is both a country girl and a city girl. She grew up dealing with cows and chickens in the rural township of Higuey and also is accustomed to the industrial, manufacturing city of Santiago.
3 Kimberly once stole her cousin's birthday piñata.