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Miss Venezuela 1999

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Date
  
September 10, 1999

Entrants
  
26

Broadcaster
  
Venevision

Presenters
  
Maite Delgado José Luis Rodríguez

Entertainment
  
Simón Díaz José Luis Rodríguez Jess

Venue
  
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Miss Venezuela 1999, the 46th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 10, 1999, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Martina Thorogood, Miss Miranda.

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The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Carolina Indriago crowned Martina Thorogood of Miranda as the new Miss Venezuela.

Results

  • Miss Venezuela 1999 - Martina Thorogood (Miss Miranda)
  • 1st Runner-Up - Norkys Batista (Miss Nueva Esparta)
  • 2nd Runner-Up - Andreína Llamozas (Miss Vargas)

    • The 8 semi-finalists were:

  • Maria Luisa Flores (Miss Apure)
  • Antonella Baricelli (Miss Carabobo)
  • Rocío Alvarez (Miss Cojedes)
  • Maria Laura Lugo (Miss Costa Oriental)
  • Eva Priscila Soler (Miss Delta Amacuro)
  • Claudia Moreno (Miss Distrito Capital)
  • Mayerling Moreno (Miss Monagas)

    • Special awards

  • Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta)
  • Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Martina Thorogood (Miranda)
  • Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Adriana Maurera (Anzoátegui)
  • Miss Figure - Claudia Moreno (Distrito Federal)
  • Best Smile - Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta)
  • Miss Elegance - Rocío Alvarez (Cojedes)
  • Best Skin - Maria Luisa Flores (Apure)
  • Best Legs - Andreína Llamozas (Vargas)
  • Miss Integral - Martina Thorogood (Miranda)
  • Best Hair - Antonella Baricelli (Carabobo)

    • Delegates

    The Miss Venezuela 1999 delegates are:

    Notes

  • Martina Thorogood placed as 1st runner-up in Miss World 1999 in London, United Kingdom.
  • Claudia Moreno placed as 1st runner up in Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • Andreína Llamozas placed as semifinalist in Miss International 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Norkys Batista won Miss Atlántico Internacional 2000 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. She also placed as semifinalist in Reinado Internacional del Café 2000 in Manizales, Colombia.
  • María Laura Lugo placed as 2nd runner up in Reina Sudamericana 1999 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
  • María Fernanda León placed as finalist in Miss Teen International 2001 in Willemstad, Curaçao.
  • For the first time since 1955, the official Miss Venezuela competed at Miss World. Martina Thorogood was named 1st runner-up.
  • Due to her runner-up status, Thorogood had a contract with the Miss World organization, therefore she could not compete in Miss Universe, as previously planned. Organizers staged a small pageant called "Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela" to select a delegate to Miss Universe.
  • Claudia Moreno (Distrito Federal) and Maria Laura Lugo (Costa Oriental) competed in Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela. Moreno won the crown, while Lugo was the 1st runner-up.
  • Both Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta) and Marjorie de Sousa (Dependencias Federales) became very successful actresses.
  • Maria Fernanda Leon (Guarico) competed again in 2002 as Miss Portuguesa.

    • References

    Miss Venezuela 1999 Wikipedia
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