Mister Venezuela 1997 was the 2nd edition of the Mister Venezuela competition, held on April 8, 1997, at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.
At the end of the event, José Gregorio Faría of Zulia titled his successor Sandro Finoglio of Distrito Federal as Mister Venezuela 1997.
The 1st Runner-Up position went to Guillermo Pérez also from Distrito Federal.
Results Color key
PlacementContestantInternational placement Mister Venezuela 1997 – Sandro Finoglio 1st Runner-Up – Guillermo Pérez
Mr. Grasim International Venezuela 1998 PlacementContestantInternational placement Mr. Grasim International Venezuela 1998 – Alexander Castellanos()
Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 2000 PlacementContestantInternational placement Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 2000 – Alexander Castellanos()
Pageant
Selection committee
Final telecast Ana Julia Thompson – Fashion designer Elia Christina Sala – Caracas high society lady Sonia Roffé – Miss Venezuela Organization dermatologist Jacqueline Aguilera – Miss World Venezuela 1995 and Miss World 1995 Magaly Mujica – Model Johana Calvera – Nuesta Belleza pageant coordinator Maria Joana Parizotto – Miss Brazil 1996 and Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1996 Minogue d'Renacher – French fashion designers representative in Venezuela Carolina Perpetuo – Actress and Miss Miranda 1986 Lily Galdo – Univision special event manager Gabriela Spanic – Actress and Miss Guárico 1992 Rosalinda Serfaty – Actress Ana Cepinska – Miss World Venezuela 1996 and Top 5 in Miss World 1996 Maruja Beracasa – Miss Venezuela Ladies' Committee president and antiquarian Nayadeth Peche – ArchiMóbil company vicepresident Porti Amsel – Minelli Co. vicepresident Carmen Montoya – Eurobuilding Hotel public relations manager Alejandra D'Zaima – Grupo Lony representative Irene Zingg – Jewelry designer
Contestants 20 contestants competed for the title. # Contestant Age Height Hometown1 Juan Andrés Trivella2 Ismael Matamoros Caracas3 Mircea Szabo5 Alejandro Sambade6 Josué Delgado7 Guillermo Aristimuño8 Rodrigo Rodríguez9 Héctor Sánchez10 Alejandro Pérez11Sandro Finocchio Speranza24 Caracas12 Alfredo Nania13 Luis Alexander Castellanos GarcíaBoconó14 Carlos Gómez15 Rafael Maita16 Guillermo José Pérez Rupérez26Caracas17 Juan Manuel Linares18 Alessandro Geremías19 Luis Alexander Padrón20 Javier Alejandro Faoro Mijares Caracas21 Ramón Rico Notes Sandro Finoglio (#11) placed as 1st Runner-Up in Manhunt International 1997 in Singapore and later won Mister World 1998 in Grândola, Portugal. Guillermo Pérez (#16) and Sandro Finoglio (#11) became actors. Jorge Plaz (#4), Antonio Selvaggio and Henry Torell retired from the competition.
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References
External links Miss Venezuela Official Website