Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th edition of Miss Venezuela pageant was held in

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, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by

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of Táchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of

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. 29 delegates competed for the crown.

Results

Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Christina Dieckmann ( Miss Nueva Esparta) * Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Christina Dieckmann ( Miss Nueva Esparta) * Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Annarella Bono ( Miss Anzoátegui) * Miss Figure - Daniela Kosán ( Miss Aragua) * Best Hair - Annarella Bono ( Miss Anzoátegui) * Best Smile - Maylen Noguera ( Miss Cojedes) * Most beautiful Eyes -

( Miss Táchira) * Miss Elegance - Heidi García ( Miss Carabobo) * Best Legs - Maria Alejandra Márquez ( Miss Miranda)

Delegates

The Miss Venezuela 1997 delegates are:

Notes

*Veruska Ramírez placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. *Christina Dieckmann was unplaced at Miss World 1997, failing to reach the semi-finals (top 10). *Daniela Kosán won Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1997 in Miami, Florida, United States. She also placed as 1st runner up in

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in Tokyo, Japan. *Patricia Fuenmayor won Reina Sudamericana 1997 in Santa Cruz,

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. *Jairam Navas won Reinado Internacional del Café 1998 in Manizales,

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. *Maylen Noguera placed as semifinalist in Miss América Latina 1998 in

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. *Denisse Carrillo won Miss Blond International 1998 in Millstatt, Austria. *Claudia La Gatta was placed as 4th runner up in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 1998 in

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, Italy. *Andrea Garay was placed as semifinalist in Super Top Model of the World 1998 in Athens, Greece.

External links

Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela 1997 beauty pageants 1997 in Venezuela