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The Secret of Venezuela's Success in Miss Universe
Dayana Mendoza was gorgeous and poised and eloquent. She was comfortable in front of a camera, on a stage, in front of a crowd. She could eat just about anything and still stay trim.
But when she finally gave in, in 2007, to Osmel Sousa’s three-year pursuit of her to compete in the national beauty contest, she got a run-down of her flaws and told there was work to do.
This was, after all, Venezuela.
Beauty is serious business in Venezuela.
The annual Miss Venezuela pageant brings the South American nation to a halt – it is often the most watched TV program on the day it airs. Many Venezuelan girls grow up dreaming of being a “Miss,” and many Venezuelans can recite the names of winners of past Miss Venezuela pageants the way people in other countries rattle off the names of past presidents.
“It’s in the culture,” said Venezuelan journalist Monica Bustamante, who lives in New Jersey. “It's a part of the national identity, it’s a
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Miss Venezuela
Venezuela beauty pageant
Not to be confused with Mister Venezuela, Miss Earth Venezuela, or Miss Grand Venezuela.
For the most recent edition, see Miss Venezuela 2024.
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: Organización Miss Venezuela) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International.[1][2][3] The current national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler.
The current Miss Venezuela is Stephany Abasali of Anzoátegui who was crowned on 5 December 2024 at the Centro Comercial Líder in Caracas, Venezuela.
History
On 7 May 1905, Manuela Victoria Mujica Antich of Lara, was elected by popular vote as Miss Venezuela. Many authors and scholars in the history of the Miss Venezuela contest consider her as the first Miss Venezuela ever, and its vote as a precursor of the current nati
