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. The current national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler.
Claudia Paola Suárez Fernández is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Venezuela 2006 and represented her country at Miss World 2007 where she placed Top 16.
Miss World 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis in neighbouring South Ossetia, the Miss World Organization decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe. 109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown, the second highest turnout in the 59 years of the pageant. Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as the brand new Miss World.
Miss Venezuela 2007 was the 54th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, on September 13, 2007, after four weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Dayana Mendoza, Miss Amazonas, who went on to win Miss Universe 2008.
Miss Venezuela 2002 was the 49th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 20, 2002, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Mariangel Ruiz, Miss Aragua.
Miss Venezuela 2008 was the 55th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 10, 2008, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Stefanía Fernández, Miss Trujillo.
Stefanía Fernández Krupij is a Venezuelan journalist, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness World Records by being the first Miss Universe winner who was crowned by a compatriot.
Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 and Miss International Venezuela 2010.
Karen Andrea Soto Lugo is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss World Venezuela 2013. She represented Venezuela in Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia on September 28, 2013 but failed to place.
Ivian Sarcos is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Sarcos is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win Miss World.
Miss Venezuela 2011 was the 58th Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 15, 2011.
Amanda Victoria Vilanova Pérez is a Puerto Rican tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Puerto Rico 2011 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 2011 and placed 2nd runner-up.
Irene Sofía Esser Quintero is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2011. Esser grew up in Río Caribe, Sucre, Venezuela. She represented Venezuela in Miss Universe 2012, finishing as 2nd Runner-Up.
Reinado Internacional del Café 2012, was held in Manizales, Colombia, on January 8, 2012. 24 beauty queens competed for the title.- The winner was Ximena Vargas, from Bolivia.
Holly Carpenter is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ireland 2011 on 13 August 2011. She represented Ireland in the Miss World pageant held on 6 November 2011 in London, England.
The Big Four or the Big League Pageants refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women — Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.
Maira Alexandra Rodríguez Herrera is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Amazonas state at Miss Venezuela 2014 pageant. At the conclusion of the pageant, she won the Miss Earth Venezuela crown, obtaining the right to represent Venezuela in the Miss Earth 2015 pageant. After Stephanie de Zorzi was declared as not the official representative for Miss Earth 2014 because of weight issues, Maira, who is next line, replaced de Zorzi to compete.
Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera, formerly known professionally as Keysi Sayago, is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2016.
Miss Earth Venezuela is an annual beauty pageant in Venezuela. The winner of Miss Earth Venezuela obtains the right to represent the country in the Miss Earth pageant, an annual international major beauty pageant that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation, and social responsibility.
Rahma Landy Sjahruddin popularly known as Rahma Landy is an Indonesian-Irish actress, TV presenter, dentist, fashion model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006. She represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2007 pageant in Japan, where she placed as the Top 15 semi-finalist, became the third Indonesian to be called as Miss International Finalists after Treesye Ratri Nugraheni Astuti who placed for the first time in Miss International 1976 and Indri Hapsari Suharto who won 2nd Runner-up in respective Miss International 1977.
