Miss Venezuela 2003 was the 50th Miss Venezuela

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, was held in

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, Venezuela, on 16 October 2003. The pageant was won by Ana Karina Añez of Lara, who was crowned by outgoing queen Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua. 32 delegates competed for the crown marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's 51-year history. Miss Trujillo

Francys Sudnicka Francys Sudnicka (born 9 December 1979 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Polish-Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was born in the city of Valencia, Venezuela and lived in Poland until her adolescence. She then moved back to Ven ...

would go on to become Miss Poland Universe 2006 and Miss Poland Earth 2006 where she placed in the top 8.

Results

Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Hilda Fleitas ( Miss Vargas) * Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) -

Valentina Patruno Valentina Patruno (born September 6, 1982) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss World 2003 pageant held in Sanya Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost c ...

( Miss Miranda) * Miss Popularity (voted by SMS Messages) -

( Miss Miranda) * Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Ana Indira Sánchez ( Miss Bolívar) * Miss Personality -

Eleidy Aparicio Eleidy María Aparicio Serrano is a pageant titleholder, born in Cabimas, Venezuela on September 9, 1983. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for 2003, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss International 20 ...

( Miss Costa Oriental) * Best Smile - Hilda Fleitas ( Miss Vargas) * Miss Figure - Paola Cipriani ( Miss Dependencias Federales) * Miss Elegance - Ana Karina Añez ( Miss Lara) * Best Face -

( Miss Miranda) * Best Skin - Mercedes Pulido ( Miss Distrito Capital) * Best Hair - Pamela Djalil ( Miss Sucre)

Delegates

The Miss Venezuela 2003 delegates are:

Notes

*Valentina Patruno placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2003 in Sanya, China. She previously won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2001 in

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, Italy. *Eleidy Aparicio placed as finalist in World Coffee Queen 2004 in Houston, Texas, United States. *Silvana Santaella won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2004 in

, Italy. She also placed as 2nd runner up in

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in Manizales,

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, and 2nd runner up in Miss Earth 2007 in Quezon City, Philippines. *María Fernanda Tóndolo placed as 1st runner up in Reina Sudamericana 2003 in Santa Cruz,

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. *Paola Cipriani placed as 3rd runner up in Reina Internacional de la Caña de Azúcar 2003 in

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. *Ana Indira Sánchez won Miss Mash Queen International 2004 in

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. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss Mundo Latino Internacional 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. *Marinely Rivas placed as semifinalist in Miss Bikini International 2006 in Humen, China. *Tania Destongue placed as semifinalist in Miss Tourism International 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. *Carolina Chópite previously won Miss Globe International 2000 in Kyrenia,

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. *Ingrid Mora previously placed as semifinalist in Miss Teen International 2002 in

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. *Francys Barraza Sudnicka won Miss Tourism World 2000 in

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, Malta. She also won Miss Poland 2005, represented the country in Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States and placed Top 8 in Miss Earth 2006 in Manila, Philippines.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela 2003 beauty pageants 2003 in Venezuela