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| Type | Women's beauty pageant |
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| Franchise holder | Cisneros Group |
| Headquarters | Caracas |
| Country represented | Venezuela |
| Qualifies for | |
| First edition | 1952 |
| Most recent edition | 2023 |
| Current titleholder | Ileana Márquez Amazonas |
Executive Committee |
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Owner | Gustavo Cisneros |
CEO | Adriana Cisneros |
| Language/s | Spanish |
| Website | missvenezuela |
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: Organización Miss Venezuela) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International.[1][2][3] The current national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler.
The current Miss Venezuela is Ileana Márquez of Amazonas who was crowned on 7 December 2023 at the Centro Comercial Líder in Caracas, Venezuela.
On 7 May 1905, Manuela Victoria Mujica Antich of Lara, was elected by popular vote as Miss Venezuela. Many authors and scholars in the history of the Miss Venezuela contest consider her as the first Miss Venezuela ever, and its vote as a precursor of the pageant that it is currently known.[4]
The Miss Venezuela pageant was officially founded in 1952 by Panamerican Airways, together with the businesswoman Gloria Sánchez, with the purpose of sending a Venezuelan representative to the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach, California.
The speed with which the contestants were chosen for that first contest would characterize its first editions, in which parades with different outfits were held over the course of a week or more in different locations in the country. Due to protests by religious organizations at the time, the swimsuit parades were held in private, for jurors only. Eventually, representatives to Miss World (since 1955) and Miss International (since 1960) would also begin to be elected.
After a first interruption in 1954 during the Marcos Pérez Jiménez dictatorship, Panamerican Airways ceded the rights to the contest in 1955 to Venezuelan journalist and musicologist, Reinaldo Espinoza Hernández.
Hernández, who despite the triumph of Susana Duijm in Miss World 1955 (first Hispanic American to take a great international crown), faced protests by the Venezuelan Catholic Church with feminist movements, and added to the lack of interest by the press of the time, in addition to a second interruption in 1959 caused by the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, produced the sold of the contest to Edwin E. Acosta-Rubio, a Cuban-Venezuelan businessman in 1962.[5]
Business-minded, Acosta-Rubio immediately changed the format of the competition. Turning the semi-improvised tourist pageant into an organized annual institution. In order to choose the contestants with professional and responsible criteria, Acosta-Rubio created the so-called Venezuelan Beauty Committee. Developed the publicity projection of the event and broadcast it for the first time on television in 1962, through the Radio Caracas Televisión network, beginning to charge the tickets for the finals. With all these changes accomplished in the late 1960s, the Miss Venezuela contest began to be a favorite and traditional reference among Venezuelans, in the Venezuelan popular culture and more importantly, for Acosta-Rubio, as a profitable and appreciated business.
In 1968, the swimsuit and evening gown portions of the show were broadcast on television for the first time. Although it was not of great importance at the moment, Osmel Sousa began to work in those years as a graphic and fashion designer for the contest.
In 1969, Ignacio Font Coll, brother-in-law of Edwin Acosta-Rubio, who was the creator and president of OPPA Publicidad, appointed him as director of the current Miss Venezuela Organization.
Already in the 1960s, the Acosta-Rubio Organization had begun to obtain excellent results with Mercedes Revenga as 1st Runner-Up in the Miss Beauty Form 1964 contest and later on as Top 15 in Miss Universe 1964. The choice of Mariela Pérez Branger and Peggy Kopp as 1st and 3rd Runner-Up in the 1967 and 1968 edition, respectively. Adriana López with the Miss Planet Resort 1967 win, Judith Castillo, being 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe 1976, and Zully Guilarte winning the 1968 Miss Tourism of Central America and the Caribbean pageant, as well as numerous other classifieds around of the world. All this, served as an appetizer for the triumph of Maritza Sayalero in Miss Universe 1979, being the first edition of Miss Universe to be televised in color in Venezuela. With Sayalero win, started what is considered the 'Golden age of Miss Venezuela' in the history of the contest.
Since 1972, the Cisneros Organization acquired the rights to start producing and broadcasting the beauty contest through its channel, Venevisión, the outstanding participation of Miss Venezuela 1972, María Antonieta Cámpoli, in Miss Universe 1972 as 2nd Runner-Up, was the great triumph for the born project. Later also, obtaining the first crown of the Miss Intercontinental pageant in 1974, by the representative of Bolívar state, María Emilia de los Ríos, would mark the moment when the maturity of the contest begins to bear fruit.[6]
In 1981, with the triumph of Irene Sáez in Miss Universe 1981, Pilín León in Miss World 1981, in addition to the death of Coll. Finally, in 1982, the Cisneros Group was placed at the helm of the beauty contest and the Miss Venezuela Organization was officially structured. After this, in February 1982, Cisneros and Acosta-Rubio appointed Osmel Sousa (a long time-worker at the empress) as Coll's successor, taking the charge of President. Besides, Joaquín Riviera, María Kallay and Mery Cortez, were appointed as official producer, coordinator and choreographer of the event, respectively.
Starting in 1984, the crowns used in the organization's pageants were made by jewelry designer, George Wittels. Until July 2018, Wittels was in charge of making the goldsmith pieces for the contest. George was succeeded by Mila Toledo, Miss Federal District in 1980.
In 1996, the beauty pageant launched its website, missvenezuela.com. Also, in the same year, the Mister Venezuela competition was founded, as well as, Miss Venezuela Mundo in 2000. In both cases, at the request of the Miss World Organization
In 2009, Venezuela achieved the Guinness Record for being the first and so far only representation in Miss Universe to be crowned by another winner from the same nation.
In 2010, the pageant acquired the Miss Earth franchise, which it maintained until 2015, obtaining Alyz Henrich a second crown for this contest as Miss Earth 2013.
Joaquín Riviera, Miss Venezuela executive producer, would be in charge of the event until his death in 2012. After María Kallay's death in 2013, the production of the event was realized by Peggy Navarro, Ricardo Di Salvatore, Vicente Alvarado and Erick Simonato, who were part of the original production team along with Riviera as General Producer. In 2015, Peggy left office, leaving three managers, who to date are still part of the Miss Venezuela Organization.
In 2016, Mery Cortez, announced her departure from the contest and from Venevisión network, after almost 45 years as the choreographic producer of the contest.
On 6 February 2018, Osmel Sousa, announced his retirement as President of the Miss Venezuela Organization, after being in charge of the contest for more than 40 years, leaving the presidency vacant.
On 17 April 2018, the organization announced that the contest would it be run by an executive committee, not a president.[7] The next day, the committee members were announced: Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013, Jacqueline Aguilera, Miss World 1995 and Nina Sicilia, Miss International 1985.[8]
There is an unofficial formula to determine the states and regions represented in Venezuela. The base number of contestants over the last decade has been 26–28, which can be increased or decreased by the contest management.[citation needed]
* Denotes that state has a preliminary pageant – which may or may not still be held – as of 2005 only Táchira, Zulia-Falcón, Lara, Aragua and Sucre held preliminaries.
Together, these 26 regions form the "base" of the Miss Venezuela contest. However, at times other regions and territories have been represented. If there are 27 sashes, the 27th candidate is Miss Peninsula Goajira. If there are 28 sashes, either Canaima (a national park in Bolivar state) or Peninsula de Paraguaná (a region of Falcon state) is represented. In 2003, additional titles of Península de Araya (a region of Sucre State) and Roraima (a national park in Bolivar State) were created to bring the pageant to its highest ever number of contestants: 32. Surprisingly, in 2008 Península de Araya was used again, and there was no Miss Península Goajira or Miss Costa Oriental that year. In the mid-1990s, the districts of Municipio Libertador and Municipio San Francisco were also represented, the last one only in 1997 and 1998. Also, only in 2003, Guayana Esequiba (part of Guyana that historically Venezuela claims as its own) was represented. Vargas State, the most recent modification to Venezuela's map (1999) was always present in the pageant, but with other names: Departamento Vargas (until 1986), Municipio Vargas (1987 to 1997), Territorio Federal Vargas (1998), and Vargas State since 1999. In 2009, only 20 delegates competed for the crown, the same number that competed on the final night in 2003, so some "traditional" states didn't have a representative.
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| State | Number | Years |
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| Guárico | 9 | |
| Capital District | 7 | |
| Miranda | ||
| Lara | 4 | |
| Carabobo | ||
| Nueva Esparta | ||
| La Guaira | ||
| Amazonas | 3 | |
| Zulia | ||
| Delta Amacuro | ||
| Sucre | ||
| Portuguesa | 2 | |
| Monagas | ||
| Costa Oriental | ||
| Trujillo | ||
| Aragua | ||
| Apure | ||
| Bolívar | ||
| Región Andina | 1 | 2021 |
| Táchira | 1997 | |
| Yaracuy | 1995 | |
| Anzoátegui | 1962 | |
| Caracas | 1961 |
Venezuela's international titleholders represented the following states during their Miss Venezuela competition (indicates year of international victory):
There are Miss Venezuela schools and "beauty factories" in which girls as young as 5 years old are trained to be the next potential Miss Venezuela. At both the schools and factories the young girls and women are taught how to walk properly, given beauty tips, and given lessons in proper etiquette.
Once a candidate is shortlisted for the pageant, she begins an intensive training program which can last for six months. She receives coaching in speech, physical fitness, make-up, modelling, and all the other skills required for the competition. Plastic surgery and cosmetic dentistry are optional, and some delegates elect to use padding. As the Miss Venezuela broadcast lasts up to four hours long, with countless musical numbers and dances, rehearsals require weeks of preparation. Contestants also participate in official photo-shoots and also fittings by fashion designers.
The evening gowns worn by candidates are a major source of politicking by Venezuela's domestic fashion houses, with top designers such as Mayela Camacho, Ángel Sanchez, Durant & Diego, Jose María Almeida, and Gionni Straccia selecting candidates that they will dress for the final night, while other, newer designers compete to present designs for the pageant.[citation needed] As a general rule the evening gowns are always custom-designed for each of the candidates on the final night, and always by a Venezuelan designer. By tradition, Nidal Nouaihed dresses the representatives of his home state of Zulia (Miss Costa Oriental, Miss Peninsula Goajira, Miss Zulia); Ángel Sanchez designs the gown for Miss Trujillo; Jose María Almeida designs the dress for Miss Mérida and the national costume for Miss Venezuela to Miss Universe. In 1999, 26 different designers took part in the evening gown competition, one candidate for each one. Also, in 2006, for the first time ever, the designers appeared on stage with the delegates, showing their fabulous creations. For the first time, in 2008, a "best evening gown" prize was given to a designer; the winner was Gionni Straccia for Miss Monagas' dress. He also made the gown for Dayana Mendoza in the Miss Universe finals.
The winners chosen to represent Venezuela in the major pageants undergo continuous preparation before they compete internationally. These efforts are funded by corporate sponsors like Pepsi-Cola, Palmolive, Colgate, Ebel and Lux who were attracted to the pageant by its high ratings.
As of 2024, Venezuela has a total of 24 wins at Big Four international beauty pageants, the most by any country in the world, and consisting of seven Miss Universe titles, six Miss World titles, nine Miss International titles, and two Miss Earth titles.[9]
Miss Venezuela reached the semifinals of Miss Universe each year from 1983 to 2003, and reached the question-and-answer round consistently from 1991 to 2003 (winning in 1986 and 1996), constituting the longest streak of Miss Universe finalists by any country. This streak was ended in 2004, when Ana Karina Áñez was not included in the semifinals at Miss Universe 2004. Venezuela has also held Miss Universe and Miss World titles simultaneously in 1981 (Irene Saez and Pilin Leon), and Miss Universe and Miss Earth titles simultaneously in 2013 (Gabriela Isler and Alyz Henrich). Henrich's Miss Earth victory made Venezuela the only country in the world to have won each of the Big Four pageants multiple times.[10] Venezuela also holds the distinction of being the first, and so far only, country to win back-to-back Miss Universe titles when Dayana Mendoza, outgoing Miss Universe 2008, crowned Stefania Fernandez as Miss Universe 2009.[11]
Competing in the pageant can get a contestant noticed and launched on a successful television or print career. At least a dozen well-sought models come out of the pageant. Virtually all of Venezuela's female top models and television personalities are alumni of the pageant, including Maite Delgado (who competed in 1986 against future Miss Universe Bárbara Palacios and became the primary annual emcee of Miss Venezuela's live shows in recent decades), and Dominika van Santen (Top Model of the World 2005).[12][13] In fact, only Gaby Espino and several other entertainment figures stand out as never having competed in the pageant. Many of today's top young models, such as Onelises Brochero and Wendy Medina, have repeatedly been rejected by Miss Venezuela; on the other hand, Goizeder Azua and Desiree Pallotta, who have variously been considered the top domestic supermodels in the country, joined the pageant after establishing their careers.
Nowadays, familiar faces on Spanish TV networks around the world, from Venezuela, include Ruddy Rodríguez, Catherine Fulop, Carolina Perpetuo, Norkys Batista, Daniela Kosán, Viviana Gibelli, Marjorie de Sousa, Chiquinquirá Delgado, Alicia Machado and Natalia Streignard. Two of the Latin world's best known people, supermodel Patricia Velásquez and singer/actress María Conchita Alonso, also participated, in 1989 and 1975, respectively.
Miss Universe 1981, Irene Sáez, became mayor of Chacao (Caracas), governor of Nueva Esparta State, and then a candidate in the 1998 Venezuelan presidential election. The Times of London ranked her 13th in its list of the 100 most powerful women in the world.[citation needed]
Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth 2005 became the most decorated international actress from Venezuela with the most acting awards when she won four international best actress awards in various film festivals all over the world for her portrayal of the lead role in the movie, "Uma" at the London Film Festival, Monaco International Film Festival, the Milan International Film Festival and the Georgia Latino Film Festival in Atlanta; the film also won recognition in the "Film of the World" category at the International Film Festival of India[14] and won best foreign film at the Burbank International Film Festival in the United States.[15]
Some delegates in the pageant went on to win other national pageants. Natascha Börger became the first Venezuelan to switch countries, when she won the Miss Germany title in 2002 after placing 14th at Miss Venezuela 2000. She went on to place in the Top 10 at Miss Universe 2002 in Puerto Rico while Cynthia Lander, Miss Venezuela 2001, placed fifth in the same competition. Miss Trujillo 2005 Angelika Hernandez Dorendorf also placed fourth at Miss Germany 2007 and cancelled her participation at the Miss Intercontinental of that same year in order to continue her master's degree. In 2006, Francys Sudnicka, who placed in the Top 10 representing Trujillo in Miss Venezuela 2003, won the Miss Poland Universe title. She represented Poland at Miss Universe 2006, and later represented Poland in Miss Earth 2006, taking a place in the Top 8. The following Venezuelans who have won the Miss Italia nel Mondo (Miss World Italy) pageant placed in the final five of Miss Venezuela: Barbara Clara (Miss Amazonas 2004), Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda 2003) and Silvana Santaella (Miss Península de Paraguaná 2003). Patruno, though born Venezuelan, represented the United States.
In the past, other countries have sent their titleholders to be trained by Osmel Sousa and the Miss Venezuela Organization. In 1999, Miriam Quiambao of the Philippines trained in Venezuela before competing at Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago and eventually placing second to Botswana, while Carolina Indriago, Miss Venezuela 1998, appeared in the Top 5. The Miss Venezuela Organization, however, ended its policy allowing training of foreign candidates after Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic received training from them before eventually winning Miss Universe 2003 in Panama, while Mariangel Ruiz, Miss Venezuela 2002, placed second behind her.
In recent years the pageant organization has begun to "import" expatriates who have been working as international models. Miami has produced Valentina Patruno (Miss World Venezuela 2003), Andrea Gómez (Miss International Venezuela 2004), Mónica Spear (Miss Venezuela 2004 and 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2005), Ileana Jiménez (Miss Portuguesa 2005), and María Alessandra Villegas (Miss Península de Paraguaná 2008).
There has been considerable controversy in a number of major national pageants as to how to direct their contestants to Miss Universe, Miss World, and the other international contests. The reason for this issue is the dispute between the international pageants, who generally desire that the winner of a national contest be sent. Although many nations such as Italy and Germany have completely separate pageants for Miss Universe and Miss World, in the case of Miss Venezuela the national pageant organization must field candidates to almost all of the major world contests.
Between 2000 and 2002, the Miss Venezuela pageant was split into two contests: the Miss World Venezuela pageant, to elect the representative to Miss World, from which a reduced group of contestants would go on to compete in Miss Venezuela to go to the Miss Universe contest. In 2002, the organization merged the Miss World Venezuela contest with the Gala de Belleza, making the final "state cut" before the election of the Miss World representative. The two pageants were rejoined in 2003. Using the most prominent format used in Miss Venezuela's entire run, the winners of the Miss Venezuela title (who goes to Miss Universe) and Miss World Venezuela are equal in rank. Nevertheless, the representative to Miss Universe is still announced last, and she is still considered the holder of the one single Miss Venezuela title. Nowadays, the final five finalists are announced during the telecast, followed by the elimination of the second and first runners-up, then Miss Venezuela to Miss International, Miss Venezuela to Miss World, and Miss Venezuela to Miss Universe. Since 2010, yet another new system has been introduced, with the fifth-place finisher as the 1st. runner-up, fourth place being designated as a "representative" to Miss Earth, the third place as a "representative" to Miss International and two 'equal' crowned winners—Miss Venezuela World and Miss Venezuela Universe.
While this system is similar to that of Mexico and India, in Mexico the first runner-up is known as the "substitute" and in the order of succession automatically fills into any title above her that is emptied. For example, if "Nuestra Belleza Mexico Mundo" (Miss Mexico to Miss World) is unable to fulfill her duties, the first runner-up assumes her title. While the Miss Universe representative is similarly considered the "greater of the two equals", if her position is vacated, the first runner-up ascends to her crown, instead of Miss Mexico-World becoming Miss Mexico-Universe and the first runner-up going to Miss World. In India, however, the succession does follow the other option: the top three titles go Earth->Universe->World in rising order of importance (although they are also emphasized as "equals").
In Venezuela, neither policy of succession is explicitly laid down. Osmel Sousa made the final decisions as to who is appointed when a vacancy arises; i.e. in 2003, there were significant rumors that Mariangel Ruiz might be replaced by Amara Barroeta, the first runner-up, to Miss Universe (and not Goizeder Azua, who was Miss World Venezuela). In fact, in 2003, the Miss International Pageant was concurrent with Miss Venezuela, meaning that it would be impossible to send a "fresh" contestant, and Osmel actually opted not to send Amara, who should have gone (as the first runner-up then was almost always automatically titled Miss Venezuela International) and instead replaced her with Goizeder Azua, who won Miss International 2003. Due to scheduling conflicts between Miss International and Miss Venezuela, a similar situation occurred in 2002 when Cynthia Lander, Miss Venezuela (Universe), gave up her crown to the next Miss Venezuela and immediately boarded a flight for Japan to participate in Miss International. The reasoning was that her first runner-up had already participated the year before, and it would have been ridiculous to crown a Miss Venezuela (International) and immediately send her on a plane to her contest with no specific preparation whatsoever. Incidentally in 2006 the Miss World pageant shifted its pageant date from its usual November–December timeframe to September when the organization announced Poland as the competition venue. Due to the change in dates; it resulted to a timing conflict with the Miss Venezuela pageant. The Miss Venezuela organization decided to hold a snap pageant called "Miss Venezuela Mundo" to elect a representative for Miss World 2006. The said competition was composed of former Miss Venezuela contestants from previous editions. At the end of the night Federica Guzman who represented the state of Miranda in 2001 was the winner. Thus, all four winners, Miss Earth Venezuela, Miss Venezuela International, Miss Venezuela World and Miss Venezuela Universe now compete in the year after their coronation.
Ironically, the only time in the "modern" pageant that the famous "if the winner should not fulfill her duties, the first runner-up will take over" statement was made for Miss Venezuela was in 1999. The decision was made to send whoever won to Miss World first, and then to Miss Universe if she did not win. This policy was adopted after the consecutive eliminations of Christina Dieckmann and Veronica Schneider in 1997 and 1998, both of whom were considered amongst the strongest Miss World Venezuelas in history and whose eliminations were seen by the organization as a signal that it needed to send its winner to Miss World. Therefore, in 1999, there were no Miss World Venezuela or Miss Venezuela International titles, only an official Miss Venezuela, who was Martina Thorogood. Her first runner-up, Norkys Batista, was told that she would become Miss Venezuela to Miss Universe only if Martina won the Miss World crown outright. Martina came in second at Miss World and she was expected continue on to Miss Universe 2000 the next year. However, due to a number of major controversies, she was barred from Miss Universe 2000 on the grounds that as the first runner-up to Miss World, Osmel also declared that Miss Universe demanded a winner from Venezuela, thereby barring Norkys Batista from succeeding to the title. The only option for Norkys to go was for Martina to renounce the Miss Venezuela title, which neither she or the organization was willing to do. Therefore, a new emergency (and temporary) pageant was held, called Miss Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which was conducted among ten former contestants (some semi-finalists and other non-finalists) from the previous five years. The winner, Claudia Moreno, had placed as seventh in the semi-finals behind Martina and Norkys in Miss Venezuela 1999, and she ended up performing excellently and becoming first runner-up to Miss Universe 2000. In years to come, 2002's first runner-up Amara Barroeta would join Norkys Batista as one of several runners-ups to be "denied" the chance to compete at a "big three" pageant.
In the US and many other countries, an occasion when the order of succession comes into play is when the reigning titleholder wins her international contest, e.g. in 1997 when Brook Mahealani Lee became Miss Universe and her first runner-up Brandi Sherwood became Miss USA. However, Venezuela does not have this official provision, even when the two "equal" winners both win Miss Universe and Miss World. In 1981, Miriam Quintana was considered somewhat unofficially as the serving Miss Venezuela, because both Irene Saez and Pilin Leon had won their respective pageants. However, in 1995–1996, when Alicia Machado took the Miss Universe title and Jacqueline Aguilera the Miss World crown, no new "Miss Venezuela" was appointed to hold the crown while they reigned internationally, though some newspapers said that Carla Steinkopf, Miss International Venezuela 1995, would give the crown to the 1996 winner. In general, all the times Venezuela has won the Miss Universe Pageant, it's Miss Universe herself who returns to crown the new Miss Venezuela, not Miss World Venezuela from the previous year or another finalist. Since 2013, the Miss World delegate is no longer crowned at the Miss Venezuela final but is crowned in a separate Miss Venezuela World pageant, and competes in the same year of her coronation. In 2014, Maira Alexandra Rodriguez was crowned as Miss Earth Venezuela to compete in the 2015 edition, but due to the destitution of her predecessor, Stephanie de Zorzi, she was sent to Miss Earth 2014, in which she ended as Miss Water (2nd runner-up).
From 2015 onwards, Miss Earth Venezuela will compete in the same year of her coronation. In 2017, the announcing was made as it was years before: Top 5 consisting of 2nd and 1st runners-up, then Miss Venezuela International, Miss World Venezuela and Miss Venezuela Universe, all three competing in 2018. This avoids the rumors of major pageants not allowing contestants to participate if they weren't in their current reign year. However, in 2018, Osmel's resignation coincided with the same year Miss Venezuela sent their winner, Isabella Rodríguez, to Miss World. As a result, since 2019, the organization switched to a separate Miss World Venezuela national pageant while retaining the Miss Universe and Miss International national titles under the main Miss Venezuela pageant for all succeeding candidates.
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Further information: Violence against women in Venezuela |
Esther Pineda, a Venezuelan women's studies expert, stated that the popularity of Miss Venezuela and other pageants in Venezuela reveals how the country is "deeply sexist". Despite controversies facing Miss Venezuela, the Me Too movement has not carried any significance in Venezuela. According to Pineda, in Venezuela "[p]hysical beauty is seen as a value. ... And it's given more importance than any other attribute".[3]
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Miss Venezuela contestants are often subject to prostitution and sexual exploitation. Young contestants are passed to powerful individuals in Venezuelan society for sexual favors. In a poverty-filled country, vulnerable women turn to wealthy individuals for funds. With participation often costing tens of thousands of United States dollars, these participants perform sexual favors for their wardrobe, cosmetic surgery, photo shoots and for sponsorships in order to "create the illusion of 'perfect' beauty" that is held in esteem in Venezuelan culture. Some contestants allegedly involved in such acts include Miss Venezuela 1989 participant Patricia Velásquez and Miss Venezuela 2006 runner-up Claudia Suárez.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
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The following women have been recently crowned Miss Venezuela:[22]
| Year | State | Titleholder | Venue | Date | Placement |
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| 2023 |  Amazonas
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Ileana Márquez | Centro Comercial Líder, Caracas | 7 December 2023 | TBA |
| 2022 | Capital District | Diana Silva | Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas | 16 November 2022 | Top 10 in Miss Universe 2023 |
| 2021 | Región Andina | Amanda Dudamel | Venevisión, Caracas | 28 October 2021 | 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe 2022 |
| 2020 |  Zulia
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Mariángel Villasmil | Venevisión, Caracas | 24 September 2020 | Unplaced in Miss Universe 2020 |
| 2019 | Thalía Olvino | Venevisión, Caracas | 1 August 2019 | Top 20 in Miss Universe 2019 |
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| Pageant | Titles | Winning year(s) |
| Miss Universe | 7 | 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| Miss World | 6 | 1955, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2011 |
| Miss International | 9 | 1985, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023 |
| Miss Earth | 2 | 2005, 2013 |
A girl wishing to compete in the pageant starts at either the local level, if a regional contest is held in her state, or goes directly to the pageant's headquarters in Caracas. Regional contests generally select three to six candidates (except for the massive Miss Centroccidental pageant, which covers six to seven midwestern states) who will likely represent the state or one nearby: i.e. a candidate who is a finalist for Miss Carabobo will usually expect to represent Carabobo or a neighboring state such as Yaracuy in the final pageant.
Thousands of entrants apply for the pageant each year. Some young women would try for up to five or six years consecutively trying to get one of the 24 to 32 titles that will enable them to compete in the final pageant. Venezuela's 23 states, capital district, islands and the Costa Oriental region of Zulia State are almost always represented; some years other regions of the country will have representatives in the pageant. Although some major states and regions such as Zulia, Táchira, Lara, Bolivar and Carabobo will hold their own preliminaries, many of the states are assigned by geographical proximity or even random drawing to the final contestants. There is therefore considerably less emphasis on state titles than there is in other national pageants such as Miss USA, although certain areas such as Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Capital District, Guarico, Vargas and Carabobo always seem to achieve high results.
Osmel Sousa, former president of the pageant, always sat on the selection panel regardless of whether it was a final regional contest or the direct "auditions", and it was not uncommon for him to overturn the entire regional results in favor of his own choices. For example, none of the candidates in 2004 for Vargas state were deemed fit for competition, so a candidate from Caracas was appointed Miss Vargas. Winners therefore have often never visited the state they represent. In this fashion, rather than waste five or six candidates from a strong area of the country such as Zulia in a system wherein only one can represent the state, the pageant distributes "spare states" to them so all have an opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities in the final night. Traditionally, strong candidates have been pulled from Caracas, Zulia and Carabobo states, although they can come from all over the country; e.g. in 2003 the Miss Centroccidental pageant sent seven candidates to the pageant, while in 2005 only one proceeded to the finals. In 2000, the casting made in Zulia State (called Miss Venezuela Zulia at that time) sent 7 girls to that year's finals.
The pageant reserves the right to remove any candidate that is deemed not to be performing up to standard, so there is no guarantee that a contestant may participate in the final night of competition. However, such decisions are usually made before the delegates are convened and the various state sashes are handed out. The pageant keeps a "reserve" pool of willing candidates always available to replace any last minute rejected contestant. Many aspirants will also make it into the final 50 or 60, only to be eliminated from the final roster of 26–32 contestants. Such eliminations have no real bearing on how well the contestant will do in the future. Mariangel Ruiz, Miss Venezuela 2002, did not place into the final 120 in 1998; Barbara Clara, second runner-up in 2004, had previously tried for the pageant three times before winning a title at the last minute in 2004.
Reentry into the final pageant is rare, although the rules are arbitrary and not as restrictive as those in other countries. Only one contestant has ever participated in the official Miss Venezuela pageant twice: Maria Fernanda Leon, who represented Guárico in 1999 and Portuguesa in 2002, making the top 10 in her second attempt. Aida Yespica competed in Miss Venezuela World 2001 but withdrew before being assigned a state for the final pageant her year; she returned in Miss Venezuela 2002 for Amazonas state. The majority of the contestants in 2000 and 2001 competed in both the Miss Venezuela World and Miss Venezuela contests of their respective years; they were assigned numbers for the Miss World preliminary, with the most desirable contestants being allowed to proceed to the final Miss Venezuela pageant with state titles. The ten contestants for Miss Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Miss Venezuela for Miss Universe 2000) and the six for Miss Venezuela Mundo 2006 (Miss Venezuela for Miss World 2006) were "recycled" from previous years. This situation was expected to be repeated during the 2007 pageant, in which some contestants were expected to compete again, though it didn't happen.
The following women have represented Venezuela in the Big Four international beauty pageants.
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| Year | State | Miss Venezuela Tierra | Placement at Miss Earth | Special awards |
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| 2015 | Amazonas | Andrea Carolina Rosales Castillejos | Top 8 |
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| 2014 | Amazonas | Maira Alexandra Rodríguez Herrera | Miss Water (2nd Runner-Up) |
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| 2013 | Falcón | Alyz Sabimar Henrich Ocando | Miss Earth 2013 |
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| 2012 | Yaracuy | Osmariel Maholi Villalobos Atencio | Miss Water (2nd Runner-Up) |
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| 2011 | Aragua | Caroline Gabriela Medina Peschiutta | Miss Fire (3rd Runner-Up) |
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| 2010 | Táchira | Mariángela Haydée Manuela Bonanni Randazzo | Top 7 |
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| 2009 | Zulia | Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt | Miss Water (2nd Runner-Up) |
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| 2008 | Táchira | María Daniela Torrealba Pacheco | Top 8 |
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| 2007 | Distrito Capital | Silvana Santaella Arellano | Miss Water (2nd Runner-Up) |
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| 2006 | Aragua | Marianne Pasqualina Puglia Martinez | Miss Fire (3rd Runner-Up) |
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| 2005 | Distrito Capital | Alexandra Braun Waldeck | Miss Earth 2005 |
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| 2004 | Monagas | Enid Solsiret Herrera Ramírez | Did not compete | |
| 2003 | Nueva Esparta | Driva Ysabella Cedeño Salazar | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Lara | Dagmar Catalina Votterl Peláez | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Carabobo | Lirigmel Gabriela Ramos Salazar | Unplaced | |
This is a list of Venezuela's representatives and their placements at the Big Seven international beauty pageants.[28] Venezuela, widely considered a beauty pageant powerhouse with an extensive and successful history in beauty pageants, is also referred as the most powerful country in beauty pageants,[29][30] winning multiple times, with a total of 181 placements and 30 victories, counting:
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Seven are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media.[31][32] Various news agencies collectively refer to the seven major pageants as "Big Seven" namely: the original Big Four (Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth); the sub-major competitions, aside the Big Four as the Big Six (Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International); and the oldest minor competition (Miss Intercontinental).[33][34]
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Main articles: Lists of Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational, and Miss Grand International titleholders |
With Andrea Rubio's win on October 26, 2023 as Miss International 2023 there have been 30 winners from Venezuela in the Big Seven international beauty pageants by a total of 302 titleholders from around the world.
The following table details the placing of the Venezuela's representatives in the Big Seven pageants.
| Last edition | 72nd Miss Universe | 70th Miss World | 61st Miss International | 51st Miss Intercontinental | 23rd Miss Earth | 14th Miss Supranational | 11th Miss Grand International |
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| Year | Miss Universe | Miss World | Miss International | Miss Intercontinental | Miss Earth | Miss Supranational | Miss Grand International |
| 2024 | Ileana Márquez TBA |
TBA | Sakra Guerrero TBA |
TBA | Karleys Rojas TBA |
Rossana Fiorini TBA |
TBA |
| 2023 | Diana Silva Top 10 |
Ariagny Daboín | Andrea Rubio Winner |
Migleth Cuevas Top 22 |
Jhosskaren Carrizo Top 12 |
Selene Delgado Top 24 |
Valentina Martínez |
| 2022 | Amanda Dudamel 1st Runner-Up |
Cancelled[d] | Isbel Parra | Emmy Carrero 5th Runner-Up |
Oriana Pablos | Ismelys Velásquez 4th Runner-Up |
Luiseth Materán 3rd Runner-Up |
| 2021 | Luiseth Materán Top 16 |
Alejandra Conde Top 40 |
Cancelled[d] | Auri López | María Daniela Velasco Top 8 |
Valentina Sánchez 3rd Runner-Up |
Vanessa Coello Top 10 |
| 2020 | Mariángel Villasmil | Cancelled[d] | Cancelled[d] | Stephany Zreik 1st Runner-Up |
Cancelled[d] | Eliana Roa | |
| 2019 | Thalía Olvino Top 20 |
Isabella Rodríguez Top 40 |
Melissa Jiménez Top 15 |
Brenda Suárez Top 20 |
Michell Castellanos | Gabriela de la Cruz 4th Runner-Up |
Valentina Figuera Winner |
| 2018 | Sthefany Gutiérrez 2nd Runner-Up |
Veruska Ljubisavljević Top 30 |
Mariem Velazco Winner |
Gina Bitorzoli | Diana Silva Top 8 |
Nariman Battikha Top 10 |
Biliannis Álvarez Top 10 |
| 2017 | Keysi Sayago Top 5 |
Ana Carolina Ugarte Top 40 |
Diana Croce 2nd Runner-Up |
Maritza Contreras | Ninoska Vásquez Top 8 |
Geraldine Duque | Tulia Alemán 1st Runner-Up |
| 2016 | Mariam Habach | Diana Croce | Jessica Duarte | Amal Nemer 4th Runner-Up |
Stephanie de Zorzi 2nd Runner-Up |
Valeria Vespoli 1st Runner-Up |
Débora Medina Top 21 |
| 2015 | Mariana Jiménez Top 10 |
Anyela Galante | Edymar Martínez Winner |
Katherine García 3rd Runner-Up |
Andrea Rosales Top 8 |
Hyser Betancourt | Reina Rojas Top 20 |
| 2014 | Migbelis Castellanos Top 10 |
Debora Menicucci | Michelle Bertolini | María Alejandra Sanllorente | Maira Alexandra Rodríguez 2nd Runner-Up |
Patricia Carreño | Alix Sosa Top 20 |
| 2013 | Gabriela Isler Winner |
Karen Soto | Elián Herrera | Carolina Raben | Alyz Henrich Winner |
Annie Fuenmayor Top 20 |
Mariana Jiménez Top 10 |
| 2012 | Irene Esser 2nd Runner-Up |
Gabriella Ferrari | Blanca Aljibes Top 15 |
Daniela Chalbaud Winner |
Osmariel Villalobos 2nd Runner-Up |
Diamilex Alexander | ↑ No pageant held (established in 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.) |
| 2011 | Vanessa Gonçalves Top 16 |
Ivian Sarcos Winner |
Jessica Barboza 1st Runner-Up |
María Eugenia Sánchez | Caroline Medina 3rd Runner-Up |
Andrea Destongue | |
| 2010 | Marelisa Gibson | Adriana Vasini 2nd Runner-Up |
Elizabeth Mosquera Winner |
Flory Díez Top 15 |
Mariángela Bonanni Top 7 |
Laksmi Rodríguez Top 20 | |
| 2009 | Stefanía Fernández Winner |
María Milagros Véliz | Laksmi Rodríguez Top 15 |
Hannelly Quintero Winner |
Jessica Barboza 2nd Runner-Up |
Silvia Meneses | |
| 2008 | Dayana Mendoza Winner |
Hannelly Quintero Top 15 |
Dayana Colmenares Top 12 |
Gabriela Garmendia Top 5 |
Daniela Torrealba Top 8 |
↑ No pageant held (established in 2009 in Warsaw, Poland.) | |
| 2007 | Ly Jonaitis 2nd Runner-Up |
Claudia Suárez Top 16 |
Vanessa Peretti Top 12 |
Iselmar Burgos Top 16 |
Silvana Santaella 2nd Runner-Up | ||
| 2006 | Jictzad Viña | Federica Guzmán Top 17 |
Daniela di Giacomo Winner |
Karla Krupij Top 12 |
Marianne Puglia 3rd Runner-Up | ||
| 2005 | Mónica Spear 4th Runner-Up |
Susan Carrizo | Andrea Gómez Top 12 |
Emmarys Pinto Winner |
Alexandra Bräun Winner | ||
| 2004 | Ana Karina Áñez | Andrea Milroy | Eleidy Aparicio | María Eugenia Hernández | Enid Herrera × | ||
| 2003 | Mariángel Ruiz 1st Runner-Up |
Valentina Patruno Top 20 |
Goizeder Azúa Winner |
Ana Quintero 1st Runner-Up |
Driva Cedeño | ||
| 2002 | Cynthia Lander 4th Runner-Up |
Goizeder Azúa Top 10 |
Cynthia Lander | Aura Zambrano 4th Runner-Up |
Dagmar Vötterl | ||
| 2001 | Eva Ekvall 3rd Runner-Up |
Andreína Prieto | Aura Zambrano 1st Runner-Up |
Ligia Petit Winner |
Lirigmel Ramos | ||
| 2000 | Claudia Moreno 1st Runner-Up |
Vanessa Cárdenas | Vivian Urdaneta Winner |
Fabiola Borges 2nd Runner-Up |
↑ No pageant held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines.) | ||
| 1999 | Carolina Indriago Top 5 |
Martina Thorogood 1st Runner-Up |
Andreína Llamozas Top 15 |
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| 1998 | Veruska Ramírez 1st Runner-Up |
Verónica Schneider | Daniela Kosán 1st Runner-Up |
× | |||
| 1997 | Marena Bencomo 1st Runner-Up |
Christina Dieckmann | Consuelo Adler Winner |
× | |||
| 1996 | Alicia Machado Winner |
Ana Cepinska Top 5 |
Carla Steinkopf Top 15 |
× | |||
| 1995 | Denyse Floreano Top 6 |
Jacqueline Aguilera Winner |
Ana María Amorer 1st Runner-Up |
× | |||
| 1994 | Minorka Mercado 2nd Runner-Up |
Irene Ferreira 2nd Runner-Up |
Milka Chulina Top 15 |
× | |||
| 1993 | Milka Chulina 2nd Runner-Up |
Mónica Lei Top 5 |
Faviola Spitale Top 15 |
× | |||
| 1992 | Carolina Izsák Top 6 |
Francis Gago 2nd Runner-Up |
María Eugenia Rodríguez Top 15 |
× | |||
| 1991 | Jackeline Rodríguez Top 6 |
Ninibeth Leal Winner |
Niurka Acevedo | Dairy Pérez 4th Runner-Up | |||
| 1990 | Andreína Goetz Top 10 |
Sharon Luengo 2nd Runner-Up |
Vanessa Höller Top 15 |
Carolina Durán 1st Runner-Up | |||
| 1989 | Eva Lisa Ljung Top 10 |
Fabiola Candosin | Carolina Omaña 2nd Runner-Up |
Nancy García × | |||
| 1988 | Yajaira Vera Top 10 |
Emma Rabbe Top 5 |
María Eugenia Duarte | Cancelled[e] | |||
| 1987 | Inés María Calero 3rd Runner-Up |
Albany Lozada 1st Runner-Up |
Vicky Garcia Top 15 |
× | |||
| 1986 | Bárbara Palacios Winner |
María Begoña Juaristi Top 7 |
Nancy Gallardo Top 15 |
× | |||
| 1985 | Silvia Martínez 3rd Runner-Up |
Ruddy Rodríguez Top 7 |
Nina Sicilia Winner |
Cancelled[f] | |||
| 1984 | Carmen María Montiel 2nd Runner-Up |
Astrid Carolina Herrera Winner |
Miriam Leyderman 1st Runner-Up | ||||
| 1983 | Paola Ruggeri Top 12 |
Carolina Cerruti | Donnatella Bottone | Helene Chemaly Top 12 | |||
| 1982 | Ana Teresa Oropeza | Michelle Shoda | Amaury Martínez | Sondra Carpio Top 12 | |||
| 1981 | Irene Sáez Winner |
Pilin León Winner |
Miriam Quintana Top 15 |
Elizabeth Betancourt | |||
| 1980 | Maye Brandt | Hilda Abrahamz Top 15 |
Graciela La Rosa | Eugenia O'Baró 4th Runner-Up | |||
| 1979 | Maritza Sayalero Winner |
Tatiana Capote | Nilza Moronta | Enza Carbone Top 12 | |||
| 1978 | Marisol Alfonzo | Patricia Tóffoli Top 15 |
Dora Fueyo | Rosa del Valle Martínez Top 14 | |||
| 1977 | Cristal Montañez Top 12 |
Jacqueline van den Branden | Betty Paredes | Zulay Hurtado Top 12 | |||
| 1976 | Judith Castillo 1st Runner-Up |
María Genoveva Rivero Top 15 |
Betzabeth Ayala Top 15 |
Lee Anne Goiri Top 7 | |||
| 1975 | Maritza Pineda | María Conchita Alonso Top 7 |
Yamel Díaz | Ingrid Centeno 1st Runner-Up | |||
| 1974 | Neyla Moronta | Alicia Rivas | Marisela Carderera | María Emilia de los Ríos Winner | |||
| 1973 | Desirée Rolando | Edicta García | Hilda Carrero Top 15 |
Ruth Ferrara Top 7 | |||
| 1972 | María Antonieta Cámpoli 2nd Runner-Up |
Amalia Heller | Marilyn Plessmann Top 15 |
↑ No delegate sent (established in 1971 in Oranjestad, Aruba, secondly in 1985 in Abuja, Nigeria and then it was transferred in 1991 in Berlin, Germany. Venezuela sent their first delegate in 1973.) | |||
| 1971 | Jeannette Donzella | Ana María Padrón Top 15 |
Sonia Ledezma | ||||
| 1970 | Bella La Rosa Top 15 |
Tomasita de las Casas | Marzia Piazza | ||||
| 1969 | María José Yéllici | Marzia Piazza 4th Runner-Up |
Cristina Keusch Top 15 | ||||
| 1968 | Peggy Köpp 3rd Runner-Up |
Cherry Núñez | Jovann Navas | ||||
| 1967 | Mariela Pérez Branger 1st Runner-Up |
Irene Böttger | Cecilia Picón-Febres | ||||
| 1966 | Magaly Castro | Jeannette Köpp | Cancelled[g] | ||||
| 1965 | María De Las Casas | Nancy González | Thamara Leal | ||||
| 1964 | Mercedes Revenga Top 15 |
Mercedes Hernández Top 16 |
Lisla Silva Top 15 | ||||
| 1963 | Irene Morales | Milagros Galíndez | Norah Luisa Duarte | ||||
| 1962 | Virginia Bailey | Betzabé Franco Top 15 |
Olga Antonetti Top 15 | ||||
| 1961 | Ana Griselda Vegas | Bexi Romero | Gloria Lilué | ||||
| 1960 | Mary Quiróz Delgado | Miriam Estévez × |
Gladys Ascanio Top 15 | ||||
| 1959 | × | × | ↑ No pageant held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.) | ||||
| 1958 | Ida Margarita Pieri | Ida Margarita Pieri | |||||
| 1957 | Consuelo Nouel | Consuelo Nouel | |||||
| 1956 | Blanca Heredia Top 15 |
Celsa Pieri | |||||
| 1955 | Susana Duijm Top 15 |
Susana Duijm Winner | |||||
| 1954 | Berta Landaeta × |
↑ No delegate sent (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Venezuela sent their first delegate in 1955.) | |||||
| 1953 | Gisela Bolaños | ||||||
| 1952 | Sofía Silva Inserri | ||||||
| 1951 | ↑ No pageant held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transfeed in 1960 in Florida, United States.) |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Entrants | Unplacements | Placements | Best result |
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| Miss Universe | 70 | 23 (1952 • 1953 • 1957 • 1958 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1969 • 1971 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2016 • 2020) | 47 (1955 • 1956 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1976 • 1977 • 1979 • 1981 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023) | 7 Winners (1979 • 1981 • 1986 • 1996 • 2008 • 2009 • 2013) |
| Miss World | 64 | 30 (1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1961 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1977 • 1979 • 1982 • 1983 • 1989 • 1997 • 1998 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2005 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016) | 34 (1955 • 1962 • 1964 • 1969 • 1971 • 1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2011 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022) | 6 Winners (1955 • 1981 • 1984 • 1991 • 1995 • 2011) |
| Miss International | 61 | 23 (1961 • 1963 • 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1970 • 1971 • 1974 • 1975 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1988 • 1991 • 2002 • 2004 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2022) | 38 (1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1969 • 1972 • 1973 • 1976 • 1981 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1989 • 1990 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2023) | 9 Winners (1985 • 1997 • 2000 • 2003 • 2006 • 2010 • 2015 • 2018 • 2023) |
| Miss Intercontinental | 36 | 8 (1981 • 2004 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017 • 2018 • 2021) | 28 (1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1982 • 1983 • 1990 • 1991 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023) | 5 Winners (1974 • 2001 • 2005 • 2009 • 2012) |
| Miss Earth | 22 | 5 (2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2019 • 2022) | 17 (2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2020 • 2021 • 2023) | 2 Winners (2005 • 2013) |
| Miss Supranational | 14 | 6 (2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017) | 8 (2010 • 2013 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023) | 1st Runner-Up (2016) |
| Miss Grand International | 11 | 2 (2020 • 2023) | 9 (2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022) | 1 Winner (2019) |
| Total | 278 | 97 | 181 | 30 titles |
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| Pageant | Total | Winner (1st Place) |
1st Runner-Up (2nd Place) |
2nd Runner-Up (3rd Place) |
3rd Runner-Up (4th Place) |
4th Runner-Up (5th Place) |
5th Runner-Up (6th Place) |
Finalists (Top 5/8) |
Semifs./ Quarterfs. (Top 9/40) |
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| Miss Universe | 47 | 7 (1979 • 1981 • 1986 • 1996 • 2008 • 2009 • 2013) | 7 (1967 • 1976 • 1997 • 1998 • 2000 • 2003 • 2022) | 7 (1972 • 1984 • 1993 • 1994 • 2007 • 2012 • 2018) | 4 (1968 • 1985 • 1987 • 2001) | 2 (2002 • 2005) | × | 5 (1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1999 • 2017) | 15 (1955 • 1956 • 1964 • 1970 • 1977 • 1983 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 2011 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023) |
| Miss World | 34 | 6 (1955 • 1981 • 1984 • 1991 • 1995 • 2011) | 2 (1987 • 1999) | 4 (1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 2010) | × | 1 (1969) | × | 6 (1975 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1993 • 1996) | 15 (1962 • 1964 • 1971 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 2002 • 2003 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021) |
| Miss International | 38 | 9 (1985 • 1997 • 2000 • 2003 • 2006 • 2010 • 2015 • 2018 • 2023) | 5 (1984 • 1995 • 1998 • 2001 • 2011) | 2 (1989 • 2017) | × | × | × | × | 22 (1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1969 • 1972 • 1973 • 1976 • 1981 • 1986 • 1987 • 1990 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • • 1996 • 1999 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2012 • 2019) |
| Miss Intercontinental | 28 | 5 (1974 • 2001 • 2005 • 2009 • 2012) | 3 (1975 • 1990 • 2003) | 1 (2000) | 1 (2015) | 4 (1980 • 1991 • 2002 • 2016) | 1 (2022) | 3 (1973 • 1976 • 2008) | 10 (1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1982 • 1983 • 2006 • 2007 • 2010 • 2019 • 2023) |
| Miss Earth | 17 | 2 (2005 • 2013) | 1 (2020) | 5 (2007 • 2009 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016) | 2 (2006 • 2011) | × | × | 6 (2008 • 2010 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 • 2021) | 1 (2023) |
| Miss Supranational | 8 | × | 1 (2016) | × | 1 (2021) | 2 (2019 • 2022) | × | × | 4 (2010 • 2013 • 2018 • 2023) |
| Miss Grand International | 9 | 1 (2019) | 1 (2017) | × | 1 (2022) | × | × | × | 6 (2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2021) |
| Total | 181 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 73 |
| Pageant | Absences |
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| Miss Universe | 2 (1954 • 1959) |
| Miss World | 6 (1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1959 • 1960) |
| Miss International | × |
| Miss Intercontinental | 15 (1971 • 1972 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999) |
| Miss Earth | 1 (2004) |
| Miss Supranational | × |
| Miss Grand International | × |
| Total | 24 |
Venezuela first hosted its major international pageant in 1980 for Miss Intercontinental. It has also hosted Miss Grand International once.
| Year/s of hosting | Pageant |
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| 1980 | Miss Intercontinental |
| 2019 | Miss Grand International |
The Miss Venezuela Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Venezuela, Miss World Venezuela, Miss International Venezuela and Mister Venezuela beauty pageant competitions.
Based in Caracas, the organization is currently owned by the Venezuelan holding and conglomerate Cisneros Group since 1972. The current president is Gustavo Cisneros and Adriana Cisneros as CEO, co-directed by Jonathan Blum, Gabriela Isler, Jacqueline Aguilera and Nina Sicilia. The organization sells television rights mostly to Latin American countries and the US.
Since 1985, the Venezuelan representative chosen for Miss Universe and Miss World are titled individually, as well, since 1987 for Miss International. For this reason, since those editions, any finalist or other contestant who is selected to represent the country in said competitions without having initially the mentioned titles achieved in a competition run by the Miss Venezuela Organization is taken into account as a designation.
The following is a list of all Miss Venezuela Organization titleholders from the founding of each pageant.
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Main article: Miss Earth Venezuela |
The following is a list of all past Miss Venezuela Organization titleholders from the founding of each pageant.
| Edition | Miss Earth Venezuela | State | Miss Wonderland Venezuela | State | Miss Venezuela Latina | State | Nuestra Belleza Venezuela | State |
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| 2015 | Andrea Rosales | Amazonas | Ended in 1990 | Ended in 1989 | Ended in 1996 | |||
| 2014 | Maira Rodríguez[aj] | |||||||
| 2013 | Stephanie de Zorzi[aj] | Aragua | ||||||
| 2012 | Alyz Henrich | Falcón | ||||||
| 2011 | Osmariel Villalobos | Yaracuy | ||||||
| 2010 | Caroline Medina | Aragua | ||||||
| 2009 | Mariángela Bonanni[ak] | Táchira | ||||||
| 1996 | Established in 2009 (Previously run by Sambil Model Organization since 2005) |
Adelaida Pifano | Lara | |||||
| 1990 | Stefania Bacco | Mérida | Established in 1996 | |||||
| 1989 | Luicira Marcano | Táchira | Heidi Gorrín | Aragua | ||||
| 1988 | Constanza Giner | Aragua | Marilisa Maronese | Portuguesa | ||||
Until 1984, all the candidates who qualified below the 'Miss Venezuela' position were announced as 'runners-up' and officially are recognized as such. However, in a few editions, the same finalists were given saches (with the name or prefixing the preposition 'to') of the international contest they had to attend or in other cases it was simply announced by the presenter. In such cases we have:
| Title | List |
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| Miss Young International Venezuela | List
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| Miss Latinoamérica Venezuela | List
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| Miss Confraternidad Americana Venezuela | List
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| Miss Turismo de las Américas Venezuela | List
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| Miss Turismo Internacional / Miss Turismo Centroamericano y del Caribe Venezuela |
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| Reina Internacional del Mar Venezuela | List
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| Miss Ámbar del Mundo Venezuela | List
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| Miss Maja Internacional Venezuela | List
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| Miss United Nations Venezuela | List
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