Oscar de la Renta Commandeur. Oscar de la Renta was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973. The Dominican Republic honored him with the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella and the Order of Christopher Columbus. De la Renta founded the Casa del Niño orphanage in La Romana He contributed extensively in the construction of a much needed school near his home at the "Punta Cana Resort and Club" in Punta Cana. De la Renta held dual citizenship in the Dominican Republic and the United States. He was an Ambassador-at-Large of the Dominican Republic. De la Renta
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Héctor Camacho Oscar De La Hoya vs. Héctor Camacho Oscar De La Hoya vs. Hector Camacho, billed as "Opposites Attack", was a professional boxing match contested on September 13, 1997 for the WBC and lineal welterweight championships. In 1997, Oscar De La Hoya was a perfect 3–0. De La Hoya started the year by making a successful defense of the WBC light-welterweight title against Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Following this, he would then move up to the welterweight division to challenge Pernell Whitaker, still considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, for his WBC welterweight title. In a close fight, De