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Miss Venezuela

The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela since 1952. He is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.
Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has accumulated more titles than any other country, including the 3 contests in the world: 6 winning Miss Universe, Miss World winners 6 and 6 winning Miss International.
  The parade is broadcast live throughout Latin America by Venevision, with edited versions in the United States and Mexico. Traditionally, the parade lasts about four hours and takes place in late September or in the Polyhedron of Caracas. The parade is preceded by a month of preliminary events, including corporate awards "Best Colgate smile", the parade, where the judges of the company selected the candidate with the best smile, and Face L'bel, where the parade contestants in high fashion clothing to earn the title "The most beautiful face" Two of the most important are also the presentation to the press and Beauty Gala, which is a "dress rehearsal" before the election, which give know the country, a preview of the favorites for the title.

First time in tournament history:

Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza, also of Venezuela crown to Fernandez as the new Miss Universe 2009 on August 23, 2009, in Nassau, Bahamas, the first time in tournament history that a country achieves the crown in years row and that is why is said to be a historic event in the 58 years since the event. His awards include cash, a year contract promoting the Miss Universe contest, traveling around the world, a two-year course at The NY Film Academy, valued at $ 100,000 and an apartment in New York for a year, including expenses . Fernandez will have a year-long reign traveling the world promoting humanitarian causes and education to prevent HIV / AIDS.

Venezuela Again

Estefania Fernandez -Miss Venezuela and Miss Universo 2009

Estefania Fernandez, the representative of Trujillo state in the Miss Venezuela 2008, held on September 10, 2008, earning the band Miss Elegance, Miss Face Ebel and Best Body, being crowned on September 10, 2008 as the fifty-sixth (56th) Miss Venezuela, and therefore, the second Miss Venezuela to win Trujillo representing the state (the first was Barbara Palacios, Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe 1986). Fernandez was crowned by outgoing queen, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.
   

Dayana Mendoza -Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008

Dayana won the title Miss Universe 2008 during the pageant held in Nha Trang, Vietnam.At the Miss Universe 2008 explained that his tastes were "design, photography, and surfing." At the stage of the contestants questions she replied that the difference between men and women was that "men think that the fastest way to get to a point is to go straight, while women know that the fastest way to go a point is to follow the curves". As an ambassador of universal beauty, Mendoza had the opportunity, in addition to extensive travel and meet various commitments around the United States, to visit the United States Coast Guard (USCG), in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and then travel to Indonesia, where he made appearances on local television, and to visit Jakarta, the temples of Borobudur and the island of Bali. He then traveled to his country Venezuela, where she was greeted by a crowd of 13,000 people in the Polyhedron of Caracas, in the midst of festivities that last for a week.

Miss Universe 1996 - Alicia Machado

Alicia Machado Miss Venezuela and Miss Unirverse 1996

Alicia Machado was born in Maracay, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Arthur Machado, a Spanish immigrant, while her mother, Martha Fajardo is of Cuban origin. It is the fourth woman from Venezuela to win the crown of Miss Universe. She won in the 1995 edition of the Miss Venezuela, representing the state Yaracuy. He went to America to represent their country (Venezuela) in Miss Universe, and despite not being the favorite, Machado against all odds won on the night of Friday May 17, 1996, the Miss Universe 1996 , from 79 applicants, an event held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. His reign was controversial for a scandal, led by billionaire Donald Trump, and I had to do with his remarkable weight gain shortly after his victory increasing 18 kilos (40 pounds), then this would force her in January 1997 to exercise in front of hundreds of photographers, cameramen, and reporters in New York (USA). Incident that led directly to fame, and being so far the most publicized Miss Universe

Barbara Palacios Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe 1986

Barbara Palacios Teyde born in Madrid on December 9, 1963. His parents are Spanish actors Jorge Palacios and Barbara Teyde. Participate in the Miss Venezuela 1986 as the representative of the State where Trujillo wins, was 22 when he won, his height was 1.75 m and measurements of bust, waist and hips 90/88/90, and then was the third Venezuelan to win the Miss Universe crown, which was in Panama City - Panama on July 21, 1986. Miss Finland was announced as 4th runner-up; Miss Poland was the 3rd runner.up; Miss Colombia finished as 2nd runner-up.Miss Universe would either be the gorgeous blond from Texas, Miss USA, or the very elegant and intelligent Miss Venezuela. The 1st runner up, was Miss USA and Barbara Palacios was Venezuela´s 3rd Miss Universe in just 8 years.

Irene Saez - Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe 1981

Irene Saez, was born in Caracas,being brilliant student of Civil Engineering at the Metropolitan University, happened to acquire an enormous popularity when Miss Venezuela gained the contest of beauty 1981, which gave to him the right to be elected a representative of his country to inform in the contest Miss Universo in the city estadouniense of New York in 1981, which won.Sáez, unlike the majority of them ex--misses, took part in the Venezuelan television not neither as hostess, nor as actress, though it was kept in the social Venezuelan life, taking part like invited in television programs and in show of sporadic form.

Maritza Sayalero -Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe 1979

In 1979, she participated in Miss Venezuela, along with other 15 girls that would conform the Group of candidates from that Edition. The final was held on Thursday, May 16 at the great Hall of the Caracas Hilton Hotel, after the three parades of rigour, the jury composed of various personalities, issued its decision, in which Maritza born, Miss Vargas, turned out to be the chosen candidate to represent her country in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant.Sayalero came to Miss Universo's contest 1979, escenificado on the Perth Entertainment Centre, on Perth, Australia, on July 20 of this year. They competed for a total of 75 girls, from different countries of the world. The excellent preparation that had, was the key to obtain the victory and that way, for the first time, a Venezuelan was turning into the winner of the maximum sceptre of world beauty.