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Miss Venezuela 1998
Miss Venezuela 1998 was the 45th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 11, 1998, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Carolina Indriago, Miss Delta Amacuro. 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 Veruska RamÃrez crowned Carolina Indriago as the new Miss Venezuela. 30 delegates competed for the crown. Results * Special awards * Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Verónica Schneider ( Miss Monagas) * Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Mayela Mora ( Miss Aragua) * Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Elsy Barrios ( Miss Trujillo) * Miss Figure - Carolina Indriago ( Miss Delta Amacuro) * Best Hair - Johanna Grimaldo ( Miss Táchira) * Best Smile - Verónica Schneider ( Miss Monagas) * Most beautiful Eyes - Daira Lambis ( Miss PenÃnsula de Paraguanà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Indriago
Lucbel Carolina Indriago Pinto (born August 22, 1980, in Valencia) is a Venezuelan American show hostess and a pageant titleholder. She was born in Valencia, Venezuela on August 22, 1980. She is the first woman of noticeably African heritage to win the Miss Venezuela title. Indriago was the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1998, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1999 pageant held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ... on May 26, 1999, when she ended up with a Top 5 finish in the competition. Carolina was also a TV host in Venezuela, where she hosted the show Portada's on Venevision. References External linksMiss Venezuela Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monagas
) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Monagas'' , image_map = Monagas in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Venezuela , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Created , established_date = 1909 , founder = , named_for = , seat_type = Capital , seat = MaturÃn , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_party = , governing_body = Legislative Council , leader_title = Governor , leader_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baruta
Baruta (pop. 317,288) is a municipality within the Metropolitan District of Caracas in Venezuela. Geography Baruta is located geographically in the South-East section of the city. Its western limit is the '' Los Chaguaramos'' neighborhood (which belongs to the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality) and limits to the east with the ''Colinas de Los Ruices'' neighborhood, in the Sucre Municipality. To the North, it borders with the Francisco Fajardo Highway and to the Southeast with the El Hatillo Municipality and to the Southwest with the ''Hoyo de la Puerta'' neighborhood (Libertador Municipality). Economy The main economic activity in Baruta is non-manufacturing business in the many office buildings within the Municipality. For example, the Procter & Gamble Latin American Headquarters are located there. Commerce is also a great source of revenue for the ''Baruteños'', as some of the most attractive night spots in the Greater Caracas are located in ''Las Mercedes'' district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barinas (state)
) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Barinas'' , image_map = Barinas in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Venezuela , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Created , established_date = 1937 , founder = , named_for = , seat_type = Capital , seat = Barinas , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_party = , governing_body = Legislative Council , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Sergio Garrido (2022–present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracay
) , image_skyline = , image_caption =Top:Maracay Municipal Garden and Las Delicias area, Second:Sindoni Tower, Los Tamarindo residential area and overview to Maracay, Third:Maestranza Cesar Giron Bullring Stadium, Girardot Square and Maracay Assumption Cathedral, Bottom:Night view of downtown Base Aragua area (all item of left to right) , image_flag = Bandera de Maracay.svg , image_seal = Escudo de Maracay.svg , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Venezuela , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Municipality , subdivision_name = , subdivision_name1 = Aragua , subdivision_name2 = Girardot , established_title = Founded , established_date = March 5, 1701 , established_title2 = , esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apure (state)
Apure State ( es, Estado Apure, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. 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 jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity. In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state. In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named ''BolÃvar.'' In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders. The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts. At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona, Venezuela
Barcelona is the capital of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela and was founded in 1671. Together with Puerto La Cruz, Lecheria and Guanta, Barcelona forms one of the most important urban areas of Venezuela, with a population of approximately 950,000. History Spanish Colonization Unlike Puerto La Cruz, which was mostly built in the 20th century, Barcelona has a mish-mash of historical and modern architecture from its several years of growth and development.Krzysztof Dydynski, Charlotte Beech (1972), p.244 The settlement of ''Nueva Barcelona del Cerro Santo'' ( en, New Barcelona of the Holy Mountain), was originally established by the Spanish conquistador Joan Orpà (a native of Piera, Catalonia in Spain) in 1638. It was later re-founded and populated by governor Sancho Fernández de Angulo two kilometres from the original settlement, and by a small community of Catalan colonists around 1671. Barcelona was one of the provinces under the governmental authority of the New Andalusia Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzoátegui (state)
) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Anzoátegui'' , image_map = Anzoategui in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Venezuela , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Created , established_date = August 5, 1909 , founder = , named_for = , seat_type = Capital , seat = Barcelona , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_party = , governing_body= Legislative Council , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Antonio Barreto Sira (2016) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazonas (Venezuelan State)
) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Amazonas'' , image_map = Amazonas in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Venezuela , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Created , established_date = 1994 , founder = , leader_title4 = Assembly delegation , leader_name4 = 3 , named_for = , seat_type = Capital , seat = Puerto Ayacucho , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_party = , governing_body= Legislative Council , leader_title = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguesa (state)
) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Portuguesa'' , image_map = Portuguesa in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Venezuela , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Created , established_date = 1909 , founder = , named_for = , seat_type = Capital , seat = Guanare , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_party = , governing_body= Legislative Council , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Rafael Calles (2017) , ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda (state)
Miranda State ( es, link=no, Estado Miranda, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Caracas). The most recent population estimate was 3,194,390 in mid-2016. Miranda is an important center for political, economic, cultural and commercial activities. The state is administered by a governor, and is sub-divided into 21 municipalities, each under a mayor. Miranda State covers a total surface area of . History Pre-Columbian history When the Spanish arrived, the region was inhabited by various Caribbean tribes. Among them were the Caracas, the Teques, the Cumanagotos, the Mariches and the Quiriquires. The Teques inhabited the southwestern part of Guaire. The Mariches inhabited the eastern part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
