Mister Venezuela 1998 was the third Mister Venezuela pageant. It was held at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela on October 29, 1998.
At the end of the event, Sandro Finoglio of Distrito Federal titled Ernesto Calzadilla of Distrito Federal as Mister Venezuela 1998. He represented Venezuela at the Manhunt International 1999 pageant, winning the first title for the country.
The runner-up position went to Numa Delgado, also from Distrito Federal.
Pageant
Selection committee The judges for Mister Venezuela include: Irene Ferreira – Miss World Venezuela 1994 and 2nd runner-up in Miss World 1994 Beatriz Russo – Pomar Wineries executive María José Villaseco – Model and Miss Bolívar 1988 Porti Amsel – Minelli Co. vice-president Bárbara Pérez – Miss International Venezuela 1998 Nayadeth Peche – ArchiMóbil company vice-president Carolina Perpetuo – Actress and Miss Miranda 1986 Carmen Montoya – Eurobuilding Hotel public relations manager Shirley Bulca – University of Geneva Faculty of Languages dean Maruja Beracasa – Miss Venezuela Ladies' Committee president and antiquarian Margarita Zingg – Fashion designer Sonia Roffé – Miss Venezuela Organization dermatologist Caridad Canelón – Actress Carolina Morales – Sportswear designer Viviana Gibelli – Actress, TV Host and 2nd runner-up in Miss Venezuela 1987 Veruska Ramírez – Miss Venezuela 1997 and 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1998
Results Color key
PlacementContestantInternational placementMister Venezuela 1998 (No. 15) – Ernesto Calzadilla 1st runner-up (No. 14) – Numa Delgado2nd runner-up (No. 4) – Nadir NeryTop 5 (No. 12) – Daniel Andrade() (No. 18) – Diego Ochoa()
International Male Model Venezuela 2000 PlacementContestantInternational placement International Male Model Venezuela 2000 (No. 18) – Diego Ochoa
Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 1999 PlacementContestantInternational placement Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 1999 (No. 9) – Emilio Navas
Special award PlacementContestantMister Photogenic (No. 14) – Numa Delgado
Contestants 24 contestants competed for the title. No. Contestant Age Height Hometown1 Ismael Abuhazi García192 David Rodríguez24 Caracas3 William Álvarez244Nadir Nery Djukich245 Humberto Glaffó256 Rubén Aguilar217 Luis Guillermo Castellanos García248 Francisco Rodríguez279 Emilio Navas2210 Iván Pineda2211 Yul Louis Pinto Ayala23 Caracas12 Daniel Andrade1913 Pedro Pablo Peña25Boconó14 Numa Aurelio Ambrosio Delgado2215 Juan Ernesto Calzadilla Regalado2416 José Castillo23Caracas17 Carlos Rincón2218 Diego Leonardo Ochoa Muñóz2219 Rodolfo Alberto Amundaray Habibe2120 Reynaldo Andrés Brito Hurtado26 Caracas21 Alexander Cuellar2222Jean Carlos Méndez1923Jesús Enrique Ghio Hernández1824Horacio Vincencio Montenegro Rizzo20 Notes Ernesto Calzadilla (No. 15) won Manhunt International 1999 in Manila, Philippines and then became an actor. Nadir Nery (No. 4) won Grasim Mr. International 1999 in New Delhi, India. Diego Ochoa (No. 18) placed as 2nd runner-up in the International Male Model 2000 competition in Oranjestad, Aruba. Emilio Navas (No. 9) won Mister Handsome International 1999 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Numa Delgado (No. 14) and Diego Ochoa (No. 18) became models.
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References
External links Miss Venezuela Official Website