Miss Venezuela 1993 was the 40th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
on September 3, 1993, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was
Minorka Mercado
Minorka Marisela Mercado Carrero (born January 15, 1972 in Caracas, Venezuela) is Miss Venezuela 1993. She won the Miss Photogenic, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Maria Clara gown awards and placed second runner-up to Miss Universe 1994.
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,
Miss Apure.
The pageant was broadcast live on Venevisión from the
Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder
Milka Chulina, crowned
Minorka Mercado
Minorka Marisela Mercado Carrero (born January 15, 1972 in Caracas, Venezuela) is Miss Venezuela 1993. She won the Miss Photogenic, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Maria Clara gown awards and placed second runner-up to Miss Universe 1994.
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of
Apure as the new
Miss Venezuela.
Results
*Miss Venezuela 1993 -
Minorka Mercado
Minorka Marisela Mercado Carrero (born January 15, 1972 in Caracas, Venezuela) is Miss Venezuela 1993. She won the Miss Photogenic, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Maria Clara gown awards and placed second runner-up to Miss Universe 1994.
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(
Miss Apure)
*Miss World Venezuela 1993 -
Mónica Lei (
Miss Distrito Federal
Miss Distrito Federal, formerly called Miss Brasília, is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the Federal District (Brazil), Brazilian Federal District at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1959 and has ...
)
*Miss Venezuela International 1993 -
Faviola Spitale (
Miss Yaracuy)
The runners-up were:
*1st runner-up - Kalena Díaz (
Miss Portuguesa)
*2nd runner-up - Gabriela Hidalgo (
Miss Miranda)
*3rd runner-up - Mónica Montenegro (
Miss Aragua)
*4th runner-up - Fabiola Celadón (
Miss Trujillo)
*5th runner-up - Mercedes Wanderlinder (
Miss Bolívar)
Special awards
* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Gabriela Hidalgo (
Miss Miranda)
* Miss Congeniality - Kalena Díaz (
Miss Portuguesa)
* Miss Elegance - Gabriela Hidalgo (
Miss Miranda)
* Most Beautiful Eyes - Jessuly González (
Miss Carabobo)
* Best Smile - Tamara Aguilar (
Miss Monagas)
Delegates
The Miss Venezuela 1993 delegates are:
*
Miss Amazonas - Patricia María Angulo D'Ascoli
*
Miss Anzoátegui - Marianne Suárez Morales
*
Miss Apure -
Minorka Marisela Mercado Carrero
*
Miss Aragua - Mónica Montenegro Prósperi
*
Miss Barinas - Emma Ysabel Villafañe Monsalve
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Miss Bolívar - Mercedes Caridad Wanderlinder Perrone
*
Miss Carabobo - Jessuly del Valle González Gutiérrez
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Miss Cojedes - Sophie Aznar Desouches
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Miss Costa Oriental - Lilibeth Nefer Silva Méndez
*
Miss Delta Amacuro - Vanessa Isabel Lamela Brito
*
Miss Dependencias Federales - Marlyare Iselle Yanes Cañas
*
Miss Distrito Federal
Miss Distrito Federal, formerly called Miss Brasília, is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the Federal District (Brazil), Brazilian Federal District at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1959 and has ...
-
Mónica Lei Scaccia
*
Miss Falcón - Ana Rosalinda Vera Garmendia
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Miss Guárico - Elidex Coromoto Riera Díaz
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Miss Lara - Igoa Azpúrua Larrañaga
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Miss Mérida - Madelaine de las Mercedes Banchs Ramos
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Miss Miranda - Gabriela Hidalgo Arreaza
*
Miss Monagas - Tamara Vanessa Aguilar Lazcano
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Miss Nueva Esparta - Sonia Vera Aparicio
*
Miss Península Goajira - Limairy Josefina Velásquez Semprún
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Miss Portuguesa - Carmen Elena "Kalena" Díaz Molina
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Miss Sucre - Heliette Sturhan Ochoa
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Miss Táchira - Daniela Johanna Pérez Velasco
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Miss Trujillo - Fabiola Josefina Celadón Faoro†
*
Miss Yaracuy -
Rina Faviola Mónica Spitale Baiamonte
*
Miss Zulia - Fabiola de los Angeles Martínez Benavides
Contestants notes
*Fabiola Celadón (Trujillo) died in a plane crash on March 1, 2009.
External links
Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela
1993 beauty pageants
1993 in Venezuela