▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Cont inental ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Run ner - Up ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁winner , ▁María ▁Julia ▁Mant illa ▁from ▁Peru . ▁ ▁Cruz ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Domin ican ▁beauty ▁queen ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁elected ▁by ▁public ▁vote . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁second - high est ▁placed ▁Domin ican ▁ever ▁in ▁the ▁Miss ▁World ▁contest ▁as ▁she ▁placed ▁second , ▁only ▁Mar ias ela ▁Ál vare z ▁has ▁placed ▁higher ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Cruz ▁crown ed ▁her ▁successor ▁El isa ▁A bre u , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Claud ia ▁has ▁a ▁sister , ▁sports ▁rep orter ▁Carolina ▁Cruz ▁de ▁Martínez , ▁who ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁Domin ican ▁pitch er ▁Pedro ▁Martínez . ▁ ▁Claud ia ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Claud ia ▁Cruz ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Tr ident ▁Beaut ies ▁Inter view ▁Claud ia ▁Cruz ▁▁ ▁Miss ▁World ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁B ona o ▁Category : Miss ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁Category : D omin ican ▁Republic ▁beauty ▁page ant ▁w inners ▁Category : Miss ▁World ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁deleg ates <0x0A> </s> ▁Jack pot ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁Bos n ian ▁pop ▁singer ▁Don na ▁A res . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in