Miss Venezuela 1980 was the 27th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caraballeda,

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, on May 8, 1980, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Maye Brandt, Miss Lara. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda,

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. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder

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, Miss Venezuela 1979 and

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, crowned Maye Brandt of

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as the new

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. Joaquín Riviera held the post of program producer for the first time at this event, which was the first to be broadcast in color nationwide, just weeks before the official completion of conversion to color broadcasts. Joining

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for that year's broadcast were Carmen Victoria Pérez and

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as co-hosts. 14 young ladies entered that year's pageant, while 19 had entered the year prior.

Results

*Miss Venezuela 1980 - Maye Brandt ( Miss Lara) The runners-up were: *1st runner-up -

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( Miss Departamento Vargas) *2nd runner-up - Graciela La Rosa (

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) *3rd runner-up - Lisbeth Fernández ( Miss Guárico) *4th runner-up - Julie Fernández ( Miss Aragua)

Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Elizabeth Cocucci ( Miss Nueva Esparta) * Miss Congeniality - Nathalie Sáiz ( Miss Falcón) * Miss Elegance - Dalia Novellino ( Miss Barinas) * Miss Amity - Betsy Ballestrini ( Miss Trujillo)

Delegates

The Miss Venezuela 1980 delegates are: *

- Graciela La Rosa Guarneri * Miss Aragua - Julie Fernández Gómez * Miss Barinas - Dalia Elena Josefina Novellino Blonval * Miss Carabobo - Maria Gabriela Bolaños * Miss Cojedes - Lirio González Jiménez * Miss Departamento Vargas - Hilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro *

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- Milagros Alejandra Toledo * Miss Falcón - Nathalie Sáiz * Miss Guárico - Lisbeth Fernández Watson * Miss Lara - Maye Brandt Angulo * Miss Nueva Esparta - Elizabeth Cocucci Bueno * Miss Sucre - Kennedy Jackeline Pettine * Miss Trujillo - Betsy Ballestrini * Miss Zulia - Soraya Navas Bravo

External links

Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela 1980 beauty pageants 1980 in Venezuela