Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by Veruska Ramírez of Táchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of Carabobo. 29 delegates competed for the crown.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss Venezuela 1997 – Veruzhka Tatiana Ramírez Miss Venezuela World 1997 – Christina Dieckmann Miss Venezuela International 1997 – Daniela Kosán Top 8 – Maylen Noguera – Catalina García – Jairam Navas – Yosmely Soto – Patricia Fuenmayor
Special awards Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Christina Dieckmann (Miss Nueva Esparta) Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Christina Dieckmann (Miss Nueva Esparta) Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Annarella Bono (Miss Anzoátegui) Miss Figure - Daniela Kosán (Miss Aragua) Best Hair - Annarella Bono (Miss Anzoátegui) Best Smile - Maylen Noguera (Miss Cojedes) Most beautiful Eyes - Veruska Ramírez (Miss Táchira) Miss Elegance - Heidi García (Miss Carabobo) Best Legs - Maria Alejandra Márquez (Miss Miranda)
Contestants
The Miss Venezuela 1997 delegates are: State Contestant Age Height Hometown Amazonas Ana Karina Casanova Santibañez 22 Caracas Anzoátegui Annarella María Bono Morales 21 Ciudad Guayana Apure Lucia Amalia Pérez Sosa 20 Caracas Aragua Daniela Kosán Montcourt 23 Maracay Barinas Claudia Virginia La Gatta Quintana 17 Caracas Bolívar Linda Gabriela Avila Romero 18 Los Teques Carabobo Heidi Angélica García Adragna 18 Valencia Cojedes Maylen María Noguera 21 Caracas Costa Oriental Peggy Andreína Valbuena Benítez 19 Maracaibo Delta Amacuro Jeinar Moreno Ortega 21 La Fría Dependencias Federales Catalina García Benito 21 Caracas Distrito Capital Jairam Caric Navas Domínguez 18 Caracas Falcón Ana Maria Tomicevic Dodig 17 Caracas Guárico Denysse Carolina Carrillo Lozada 18 Caracas Lara Adriana Elena Bustillos Fernández 21 Caracas Mérida Jéssica Alejandra Madureri Perea 17 Caracas Miranda Maria Alejandra Márquez Llorca 21 Caracas Monagas Jennipher Sofia Rodríguez Chacín 19 Caracas Municipio Libertador Graciela Zavatti Acuña 25 Caracas Municipio San Francisco Andrea Gabriela Garay Carroz 17 Maracaibo Municipio Vargas Yosmely Eglee Soto León 22 Maiquetía Nueva Esparta Christina Dieckmann Jiménez 20 Caracas Península Goajira Iohanna Beatriz Molero Urdaneta 23 Maracaibo Portuguesa Zita Marlene de Andrade de Andrade 20 Caracas Sucre Ysabel Margarita Sanabria Marcano 21 Valencia Táchira Veruska Tatiana Ramírez 18 Táriba Trujillo Helen Margaret Terán Henríquez 19 Caracas Yaracuy Sandra Buseth Koplin 19 Caracas Zulia Patricia Fuenmayor Hernández 19 Maracaibo
Notes Veruska Ramírez placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Christina Dieckmann was unplaced at Miss World 1997, failing to reach the semi-finals (top 10). Daniela Kosán won Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1997 in Miami, Florida, United States. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss International 1998 in Tokyo, Japan. Patricia Fuenmayor won Reina Sudamericana 1997 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Jairam Navas won Reinado Internacional del Café 1998 in Manizales, Colombia. Maylen Noguera placed as semifinalist in Miss América Latina 1998 in Costa del Sol, El Salvador. Denisse Carrillo won Miss Blond International 1998 in Millstatt, Austria. Claudia La Gatta was placed as 4th runner up in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 1998 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. Andrea Garay was placed as semifinalist in Super Top Model of the World 1998 in Athens, Greece.
References
External links Miss Venezuela official website