Miss Venezuela 1989 was the 36th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in

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on February 16, 1989, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was

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, Miss Lara. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the

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, for the first time since 1975. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder

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, crowned

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as the new

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. It was the first edition to use CGI effects for the opening credit sequence, a trend that was pioneered from the 1985 pageant onward. The return to the Poliedro was marked with one of the biggest opening numbers yet in pageant history - a Broadway-themed opening with past pageant alumni (Elluz Peraza, Raquel Lares, Viviana Gibelli, 1986 runner-up Maite Delgado, 1988 winner Yajaira Vera and 1988 runner-up Emma Rabbe) and those who took part in every pageant of the 80s joining the 28 entrants.

Results

Placements

*Miss Venezuela 1989 -

( Miss Lara) *Miss World Venezuela 1989 -

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(

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) *Miss Venezuela International 1989 -

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( Miss Nueva Esparta) *Miss Wonderland Venezuela 1989 - Luicira Marcano ( Miss Táchira) *Miss Venezuela Latina 1989 - Heidi Gorrín ( Miss Aragua) The runners-up were: *1st runner-up - Michelle Chilberry ( Miss Zulia) *2nd runner-up -

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( Miss Península Goajira) *3rd runner-up - Ericka Correia ( Miss Mérida) *4th runner-up - Meribel Suárez ( Miss Yaracuy) *5th runner-up - Gladys Cordozo ( Miss Anzoátegui)

Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Daniela Sucre ( Miss Sucre) * Miss Congeniality - Yulis Díaz ( Miss Monagas) * Miss Elegance - Luicira Marcano ( Miss Táchira)

Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 1989 delegates are: *

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- Susana Blanca Baserva Matheus * Miss Anzoátegui - Gladys Beatriz Cardozo Rondón * Miss Apure - Marcela Walerstein Martin * Miss Aragua - Heidi Loren Gorrín González * Miss Barinas - Judsan Del Carmen (Timty) Dahl Daal * Miss Bolívar - Carmen Tibisay Cañas Marín * Miss Carabobo - Judith Manzanilla Wehlering * Miss Cojedes - Rosmarth Wendy Freytes Belisario * Miss Costa Oriental - Ninoska Ríos Tomassini * Miss Delta Amacuro - Fabiola Oleydi Inciarte Pozo * Miss Dependencias Federales - Claudia Pittia Torres *

- Fabiola Candosín Marchetti * Miss Falcón - Amanda Valeria Marinelli Stevens * Miss Guárico - Yoletty Beatriz Cabrera Armas * Miss Lara - Eva Lisa Ljung Larsdotter * Miss Mérida - Ericka Helena Correia Rodríguez * Miss Miranda - Rosmary Rosario Socorro Díaz * Miss Monagas - Yulis Paulette Díaz Pereira * Miss Municipio Libertador - Adelheid Salswach Fasanaro * Miss Municipio Vargas - Claudia Kateryna Rojas Yovalenko * Miss Nueva Esparta - Beatriz Carolina Omaña Trujillo * Miss Península Goajira -

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* Miss Portuguesa - Mary Graciela Mosquera Villegas * Miss Sucre - María Daniela Sucre Marotta * Miss Táchira - Luicira Zaly Marcano Reyes * Miss Trujillo - Alejandra Montilla * Miss Yaracuy - Meribel Suárez Benítez * Miss Zulia - Michelle de Lourdes Chilberry Palanqué

External links

Miss Venezuela official website
{{Miss Venezuela 1989 beauty pageants 1989 in Venezuela