dimas was born in san salvador, el salvador. before becoming a media personality she led a normal family life and was devoted to her studies. her first appearance in media came about when she attended auditions for a channel 12 tv reality show, "rumbo a la corona" and won a chance to compete for the title of miss el salvador in the 2005 competition. she won the contest and represented el salvador in the miss universe 2005 pageant in bangkok, thailand, and the miss earth pageant in quezon city, philippines.