Miss Venezuela 1981 was the 28th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caraballeda,
Vargas state )
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Venezuela
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, on May 7, 1981, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was
Irene Sáez
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961 in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1981. She has been a model, was the mayor of Chacao (a municipality of Caracas), Governor ...
,
Miss Miranda.
The pageant was broadcast live on
Venevision from the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda,
Vargas state )
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. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Maye Brandt, crowned
Irene Sáez
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961 in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1981. She has been a model, was the mayor of Chacao (a municipality of Caracas), Governor ...
of
Miranda as the new
Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The fi ...
.
Sáez, and Pilin León, that year's first runner-up, would later go on to become
Miss Universe 1981
Miss Universe 1981, the 30th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, United States. Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned by Shawn Weatherly of the United States. There were 77 ...
and
Miss World 1981, respectively, marking the first time ever for Venezuela to win both major international beauty pageants in the same year.
Results
Placements
Special awards
* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) -
Irene Sáez
Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961 in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1981. She has been a model, was the mayor of Chacao (a municipality of Caracas), Governor ...
(
Miss Miranda)
* Miss Congeniality - Maricel Aizpúrua (
Miss Amazonas
Miss Amazonas is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the Amazonas (Brazilian state), State of Amazonas at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1955 and has been held every year since with the exception o ...
)
* Miss Elegance - Miúrica Yánez (
Miss Bolívar)
* Miss Amity - Miúrica Yánez (
Miss Bolívar)
Contestants
The Miss Venezuela 1981 delegates are:
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Miss Amazonas
Miss Amazonas is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the Amazonas (Brazilian state), State of Amazonas at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1955 and has been held every year since with the exception o ...
- Maricel Aizpúrua Laguna
*
Miss Apure - Norys Cristina Silva Correa
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Miss Aragua -
Carmen Josefina (Pilin) León Crespo
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Miss Barinas - Mariela Pérez Rodríguez
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Miss Bolívar - Miúrica Yánez Callender
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Miss Carabobo - Diana Mercedes Iturriza Rondón
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Miss Departamento Vargas - Irama Muñoz Silva
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Miss Distrito Federal - Miriam Sagrario Quintana Quintana
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Miss Falcón - Leonor Fernández Páez
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Miss Guárico - Rosana Mangieri Carmeniu †
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Miss Lara - Ursula Elena Remien Schuchard
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Miss Mérida - Marle Yajaira Broccolo Castro
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Miss Miranda -
Irene Lailín Sáez Conde
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Miss Monagas - Yesenia Maurera
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Miss Portuguesa - Olga Martínez
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Miss Sucre - Zulay Lorenzo
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Miss Táchira - Dulce Leonor Porras
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Miss Trujillo - Hodalys Pavía †
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Miss Zulia - Ana Verónica Muñoz Blum
External links
Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela
1981 beauty pageants
1981 in Venezuela