Miss Universe Venezuela Tribute 1952-2012 The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the countrys representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International pageants (amongst others). The winner of Miss Venezuela each year will be representing Venezuela to Miss Universe. \r
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The pageant is traditionally held in September, preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, including the awarding of corporate prizes. The final competition telecast generally lasts about four hours and is broadcast live across Latin America by Venevisión, with edited versions to the United States and Mexico on the Univision network.\r
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1952 Sofia Silva Inserri\r
1953 Gisela Bolaños Scarton\r
1955 Carmen Susana Duijm Zuballaga (semi-finalist)\r
1956 Blanquita Heredia Osío (semi-finalist)\r
1957 Consuelo Nouel Gómez\r
1958 Ida Margarita Pieri\r
1960 Mary Quiróz Delgado\r
1961 Ana Griselda Vegas Albornoz\r
1962 Virginia Bailey Lazzari\r
1963 Irene Morales Machado\r
1964 Mercedes Revenga de la Rosa (Top 15 semi-finalist)\r
1965 Maria Auxiliadora de Las Casas McGill\r
1966 Magally Beatriz Castro Egui\r
1967 Mariela Pérez Branger (1st runner-up)\r
1968 Peggy Kopp Arenas (3rd runner-up)\r
1969 Maria José Yellici Sánchez\r
1970 Bella Mercedes La Rosa de la Rosa (semi-finalist)\r
1971 Jeannette Amelia Coromoto Donzella Sánchez\r
1972 Maria Antonieta Cámpoli Prisco (2nd runner-up)\r
1973 Ana Paola Desirée Facchinei Rolando\r
1974 Neyla Chiquinquirá Moronta Sangronis\r
1975 Maritza Pineda Montoya\r
1976 Judith Josefina Castillo Uribe (1st runner-up)\r
1977 Cristal del Mar Montañez Arocha (semi-finalist)\r
1978 Marisol Alfonso Marcano\r
1979 Maritza Sayalero Fernández (WINNER)\r
1980 Maria Maye Xavier Brandt Angulo\r
1981 Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (WINNER)\r
1982 Ana Teresa Oropeza Villavicencio\r
1983 Paola Laura Ruggeri Ghigo (semi-finalist)\r
1984 Carmen Maria Montiel Avila (2nd runner-up)\r
1985 Silvia Cristina Martínez Stapulionis (3rd runner-up)\r
1986 Bárbara Palacios Teyde (WINNER)\r
1987 Inés Maria Calero Rodríguez (3rd runner-up)\r
1988 Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán (semi-finalist)\r
1989 Eva Lisa Larsdotter Ljung (semi-finalist)\r
1990 Andreína Katarina Goetz Blohm (semi-finalist)\r
1991 Jackeline Rodríguez Strefezza (Top 6)\r
1992 Carolina Eva Izsak Kemenify (Top 6)\r
1993 Milka Yelisava Chulina Urbanich (2nd runner-up)\r
1994 Minorka Marisela Mercado Carrero (2nd runner-up) Miss Photogenic\r
1995 Denyse del Carmen Floreano Camargo (Top 6)\r
1996 Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (WINNER)\r
1997 Marena Josefina Bencomo Jiménez (1st runner-up)\r
1998 Veruska Tatiana Ramirez Medina (1st runner-up)\r
1999 Lucbel Carolina Indriago Pinto (Top 5)\r
2000 Claudia Cristina Moreno González (1st runner-up)\r
2001 Eva Monica Anna Ekvall Johnson (3rd runner-up)\r
2002 Cinthia Cristina Lander Zamora (4th runn
