Miss Venezuela 1999 was the 46th 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 ...

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on September 10, 1999 after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was

Martina Thorogood Martina Thorogood Heemsen (born October 4, 1975 in Valencia) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1999 and represented her country at Miss World 1999. Pageant participation Miss Venezuela 1999 Thorogood competed i ...

, Miss Miranda. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in

. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Carolina Indriago, crowned

of Miranda as the new Miss Venezuela.

Results

Placements

Special awards

* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) -

( Miranda) * Miss Figure -

Claudia Moreno Claudia Cristina Moreno González ; (born November 8, 1977, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. Pageant participation Miss Venezuela 1999 Mor ...

( Distrito Federal) * Best Smile -

Norkys Batista Norkys Yelitza Batista Villarroel (born August 30, 1977) is a Venezuelan actress, model and former beauty pageant titleholder. Early life Norkys was born in Caracas, Venezuela adopted by stepfather Luis Batista, a chief of staff of a company, an ...

(

Nueva Esparta The Nueva Esparta State (in Spanish: ''Estado Nueva Esparta'', ), is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua. The state has the smallest area, and is located off the northe ...

) * Miss Elegance - Rocío Alvarez ( Cojedes) * Best Skin - Maria Luisa Flores ( Apure) * Best Legs -

Andreína Llamozas Andreína Llamozas is a pageant titleholder, was born in Caraballeda, Venezuela on 1980. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 1999, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 1999 pageant held in ...

( Vargas) * Miss Integral -

( Miranda) * Best Hair - Antonella Baricelli (

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)

Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 1999 delegates are: ;Notes *

placed as 1st runner-up in

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. *Claudia Moreno placed as 1st runner up in Miss Universe 2000 in

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. *Both Martina Thorogood & Claudia Moreno where runners-up to Indian delegates.

Yukta Mookhey Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999. She is the fourth Indian woman to win Miss World and was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. She is a former model and actress, and has wor ...

who happened to win

& Lara Dutta won Miss Universe 2000 *Andreína Llamozas placed as semifinalist in

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. *Norkys Batista won Miss Atlántico Internacional 2000 in Punta del Este,

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. She also placed as semifinalist in Reinado Internacional del Café 2000 in Manizales,

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. *María Laura Lugo placed as 2nd runner up in Reina Sudamericana 1999 in Santa Cruz,

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. *María Fernanda León placed as finalist in Miss Teen International 2001 in

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. * For the first time since 1958, the official Miss Venezuela competed at

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was named 1st runner-up. Due to her runner-up status, Thorogood had a contract with the

organization, therefore she could not compete in Miss Universe 2000, as previously planned. Organizers staged a small pageant called "Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela" to select a delegate to

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. * Claudia Moreno (Distrito Federal) and Maria Laura Lugo (Costa Oriental) competed in Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela. Moreno won the crown, while Lugo was the 1st runner-up. * Both Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta) and Marjorie de Sousa (Dependencias Federales) became very successful actresses. * Maria Fernanda Leon (Guarico) competed again in 2002 as Miss Portuguesa.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela 1999 beauty pageants 1999 in Venezuela