![Miss Dominican Republic, Amelia Vega, receives the prize for best national costume during the 2003 Miss Universe pageant in Panama City, June 3, 2003. Vega, an 18-year-old high school student, went on Miss Dominican Republic, Amelia Vega, receives the prize for best national costume during the 2003 Miss Universe pageant in Panama City, June 3, 2003. Vega, an 18-year-old high school student, went on](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3PREC/miss-dominican-republic-amelia-vega-receives-the-prize-for-best-national-costume-during-the-2003-miss-universe-pageant-in-panama-city-june-3-2003-vega-an-18-year-old-high-school-student-went-on-to-win-the-miss-universe-2003-title-at-a-sparkling-ceremony-in-panama-city-on-tuesday-night-beating-a-field-of-70-other-pageant-queens-with-her-charm-and-charisma-reutersandrew-winning-awhb-2D3PREC.jpg)
Miss Dominican Republic, Amelia Vega, receives the prize for best national costume during the 2003 Miss Universe pageant in Panama City, June 3, 2003. Vega, an 18-year-old high school student, went on
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The final five delegates, (L-R) Miss Venezuela Mariangel Ruiz, Miss Japan Miyako Miyazaki, Miss South Africa Cindy Nell, Miss Dominican Republic Amelia Vega and Miss Serbia and Montenegro Sanja Papic, wait for
i>Ms Universe 2003: Miss Dominican Republic Amelia Vega sends a kiss after she was crowned Miss Universe on June 03, 2003 in Panama - Photogallery
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