People of the Dominican Republic rap focuses on urban themes such as money, women, and poverty, similarly to American rap. In only seven years, the Dominican Republic's fashion week has become the most important event of its kind in all of the Caribbean and one of the fastest growing fashion events in the entire Latin American fashion world. The country boasts one of the ten most important design schools in the region, La Escuela de Diseño de Altos de Chavón, which is making the country a key player in the world of fashion and design. World-famous fashion designer Oscar de la Renta was born in
Oscar De La Hoya who was at home watching the Latin Grammy Awards on television, saw De La Hoya escorting another woman, Puerto Rican singer Millie Corretjer, to the show. In 2000, EMI International released "Oscar De La Hoya". The self-titled CD is a Latin pop album with 13 tracks in both English and Spanish, written by Diane Warren and the Bee Gees, and was nominated for a Grammy. On October 5, 2001, De La Hoya married Millie Corretjer. They have two children together: a son, Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya (born December 29, 2005), and a daughter, Nina Lauren Nenitte De La Hoya