Carlina Durán Baldera (born January 17, 1987, in Concepción de La Vega) is a Dominican model who won the national crown of Miss Dominican Republic 2012, initially giving her the right to compete in Miss Universe 2012 representing her country in December 2012.
Durán was a culinary student in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, where she graduated at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.
The first runner-up is Dulcita Lieggi from the Distrito Nacional, who was to represent the Dominican Republic in the contest of Miss Continente Americano 2012 in Ecuador.
The second runner-up, Carolyn Hawa from Santiago, will represent the Dominican Republic in the contest of Reina Hispanoamericana 2012 in Bolivia.
On April 24, 2012, exactly one week after she won the crown, Carola was dethroned due to the fact that she was once married according to the MDR organization.