Miss Venezuela 1988, the 35th Miss Venezuela

Miss Venezuela

The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...

 pageant

Beauty contest

A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...

, was held in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, on February 5, 1988, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Yajaira Vera, Miss Miranda

Miranda (state)

Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...

.

The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision

Venevisión

Venevisión is one of Venezuela's largest television networks and a Venezuelan cable and terrestrial television network, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros...

 from the Teatro Municipal in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Inés Maria Calero, crowned Yajaira Vera of Miranda

Miranda (state)

Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...

 as the new Miss Venezuela

Miss Venezuela

The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...

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Results

• Miss Venezuela 1988 - Yajaira Vera (Miss Miranda
  Miranda (state)
  Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...
  
  )
• Miss World Venezuela 1988 - Emma Rabbe (Miss Distrito Federal
  Venezuelan Capital District
  The Capital District of Venezuela is a federal district corresponding to the capital Caracas. It has an area of 433 km² and there is only one administrative division , Libertador, which contains about half City of Caracas. It is the seat of the federal government and the head of the public...
  
  )
• Miss Venezuela International 1988 - María Eugenia Duarte
  María Eugenia Duarte
  María Eugenia Duarte is a pageant titleholder, was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 1967. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 1988, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 1988 pageant held in Gifu, Japan, on June 17, 1988.Duarte competed in the...
  
   (Miss Península Goajira
  Zulia
  Zulia State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. In June 30, 2010, it had an estimated population of 3,821,068, giving it the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is located in the northwestern part of the country...
  
  )
• Miss Venezuela Wonderland 1988 - Constanza Giner (Miss Aragua
  Aragua (state)
  Aragua State is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni...
  
  )
• Miss Venezuela Latina 1988 - Marilisa Maronese (Miss Portuguesa
  Portuguesa (state)
  Portuguesa State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.The state capital is Guanare, founded in 1591.Portuguesa State covers a total surface area of 15,200 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 873,400.-Municipalities:...
  
  )

The runners-up were:

• 1st runner-up - Nancy García (Miss Táchira
  Táchira (state)
  Táchira State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal.Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300....
  
  )
• 2nd runner-up - Joanne Goiri (Miss Lara
  Lara (state)
  Lara State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barquisimeto.Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,795,100.- Municipalities and municipal seats :...
  
  )
• 3rd runner-up - Livia Castellanos (Miss Municipio Libertador
  Libertador Municipality (Venezuelan Capital District)
  The Libertador Bolivarian Municipality is the only administrative division of the Venezuelan Capital District and along with the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre forms the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is located in the western portion of Caracas. It is landlocked by...
  
  )

Special awards

• Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Marilisa Maronese (Miss Portuguesa
  Portuguesa (state)
  Portuguesa State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.The state capital is Guanare, founded in 1591.Portuguesa State covers a total surface area of 15,200 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 873,400.-Municipalities:...
  
  )
• Miss Congeniality - Livia Castellanos (Miss Municipio Libertador
  Libertador Municipality (Venezuelan Capital District)
  The Libertador Bolivarian Municipality is the only administrative division of the Venezuelan Capital District and along with the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre forms the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is located in the western portion of Caracas. It is landlocked by...
  
  )
• Miss Elegance - Constanza Giner (Miss Aragua
  Aragua (state)
  Aragua State is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni...
  
  )

Delegates

State	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)
Amazonas Amazonas (Venezuelan state) Amazonas State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided.The state capital is Puerto Ayacucho. The capital until the early 1900s was San Fernando de Atabapo. Although named after the Amazon River, most of the state is drained by the Orinoco. Amazonas State covers a total surface...	Graciela Hubscher	22	179
Anzoátegui Anzoátegui Anzoátegui State , is one of the 23 component states of Venezuela, located in the northeastern region of the country. Anzoátegui is well known for its beautiful beaches that attract many visitors. Its coast consists of a single beach approximately 100 km long...	Marietta Limia	21	174
Apure Apure Apure State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities. In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under...	Begoña Sánchez-Biezma	22	172
Aragua Aragua (state) Aragua State is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni...	Constanza Giner Barreto	22	173
Barinas Barinas (state) Barinas State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barinas. Current President Hugo Chávez was born in this state...	Yuli Karina García	22	173
Bolívar Bolívar (state) Bolívar State , is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of 238,000 km² and in June 30, 2010 had an estimated population of 1,620,359....	Maria José Villaseco	22	178
Carabobo Carabobo Carabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,650 km² and had an estimated population of...	Pamela Wildhaber	20	172
Costa Oriental Zulia Zulia State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. In June 30, 2010, it had an estimated population of 3,821,068, giving it the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is located in the northwestern part of the country...	Marianellys Sánchez	19	175
Delta Amacuro Delta Amacuro Delta Amacuro State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, and is the location of the Orinoco Delta. The Paria Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean are found to the north, Bolívar State is found to the south, the Atlantic Ocean and Guyana are found to the east, and Monagas State is found to the west...	Elsa Maria Nóbrega	19	170
Distrito Federal	Emma Marina Irmgard Rabbe Ramírez	19	175
Falcón Falcón Falcón State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Coro.-Demographics and geography:Falcón State covers a total surface area of 24,800 km² and, in 2010, had an estimated population of 950,057. The Paraguaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the...	Carolina Rode Pelckmann	22	178
Guárico Guárico Guárico State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 745,100.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...	Bertha Fuentes	20	174
Lara Lara (state) Lara State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barquisimeto.Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,795,100.- Municipalities and municipal seats :...	Joanne Goiri González	21	175
Mérida Mérida (state) Mérida State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Mérida.Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11,300 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 843,800.- Climate and Vegetation :...	Yazmín Quintero Dávila	20	178
Miranda Miranda (state) Miranda State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. It is ranked second in population among Venezuelan states, after Zulia State. In June 30, 2010, it had approximately 2,987,968 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the...	Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán	23	173
Monagas Monagas Monagas State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.Monagas State covers a total surface area of 28,900 km² and, in June 30, 2010, had an estimated population of 908,626....	Marisabel Valdés Fairfoot	21	176
Municipio Libertador Libertador Municipality (Venezuelan Capital District) The Libertador Bolivarian Municipality is the only administrative division of the Venezuelan Capital District and along with the municipalities of Baruta, Chacao, El Hatillo and Sucre forms the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is located in the western portion of Caracas. It is landlocked by...	Livia Castellanos Leina	19	173
Municipio Vargas Vargas (state) Vargas State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Named after Venezuela's first non-military president, José María Vargas, Vargas comprises a coastal region in the north of Venezuela, bordering Aragua to the west, Miranda to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Capital District to the...	Rita Rosina Verreos Rita Verreos Rita Rosina Verreos is an Hispanic American beauty pageant contestant, image consultant, model, actress, and reality television contestant.-Personal life:...	19	175
Nueva Esparta Nueva Esparta Nueva Esparta State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua.The state is the smallest one in area, and is located off the northeast Caribbean coast of Venezuela. It is the only insular state of Venuezuela...	Sara Cristina Salomón	20	180
Miss Península Goajira Zulia Zulia State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. In June 30, 2010, it had an estimated population of 3,821,068, giving it the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is located in the northwestern part of the country...	Maria Eugenia Duarte Lugo María Eugenia Duarte María Eugenia Duarte is a pageant titleholder, was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 1967. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 1988, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 1988 pageant held in Gifu, Japan, on June 17, 1988.Duarte competed in the...	20	173
Portuguesa Portuguesa (state) Portuguesa State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.The state capital is Guanare, founded in 1591.Portuguesa State covers a total surface area of 15,200 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 873,400.-Municipalities:...	Marilisa Maronese Rivetta	19	178
Sucre Sucre (state) Sucre State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná. Sucre State covers a total surface area of 11,800 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 916,600.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...	Marlene Klara Herner	22	174
Táchira Táchira (state) Táchira State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal.Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 1,177,300....	Nancy García Amor	21	180
Trujillo Trujillo (state) Trujillo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its capital is Trujillo. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of 7,400 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 711,400....	Francesca Cerro	22	170
Yaracuy Yaracuy Yaracuy State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara, in the south by Portuguesa and Cojedes and in the east by Cojedes and Carabobo....	Elizabeth López Villavicencio	21	177
Zulia Zulia Zulia State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. In June 30, 2010, it had an estimated population of 3,821,068, giving it the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is located in the northwestern part of the country...	Maribel Colina	19	170

Contestants notes

• Marilisa Maronese Rivetta (Portuguesa) later became in Chayanne's
  Chayanne
  Elmer Figueroa Arce , best known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer and actor. As a solo artist, Chayanne has released 21 solo-albums and sold over 20 million albums worldwide.-Early life:...
  
   wife.
• Rita Rosina Verreos (Municipio Vargas) competed on Survivor: Fiji (United States) in 2007.

External links

• Miss Venezuela official website