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The Miss Venezuela is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The final televised competition generally lasts about four hours and is broadcast live across Latin America by Venevisión and produced by the networks parent company Cisneros Group, with edited versions to the United States and Mexico on the Univision and Telemundo networks. From 2013 to 2015, the national contest was split into two separate pageants: Miss Venezuela and Miss Venezuela Mundo. The pageant is also closely observed by other countries seeking to level competition due to its illustrious record of pageant victories. In 2016, the Venezuelan franchise for Miss Earth was awarded to Miss Earth Venezuela organized by National Directors Julio César Cruz and Alyz Henrich.
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Miss Venezuela 2018 was the 65th edition of the Miss Venezuela held on December 13, 2018 at the Estudio 5 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, Miss World Venezuela 2017, Veruska Ljubisavljević, crowned Isabella Rodríguez of Portuguesa as the winner. She represented Venezuela at Miss World 2019 and made into top 40.
Miss Venezuela 2020 was the 67th edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant. It was held on September 24, 2020 at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas. There were two pageants during one night: Miss Venezuela World 2020 and Miss Venezuela 2020. Isabella Rodríguez, Miss Venezuela 2018, who represented Venezuela during Miss World 2019 crowned Alejandra Conde of Aragua as the winner at the final of Miss Venezuela World 2020 and she represented Venezuela at Miss World 2021 where she placed Top 40. Thalía Olvino, Miss Venezuela 2019 of Delta Amacuro crowned Mariángel Villasmil of Zulia as her successor at the end of the event.
Luiseth Emiliana Materán Bolaño is a Venezuelan actress, journalist, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Miss Universe Venezuela 2021. She represented the state of Miranda at the Miss Venezuela 2020 pageant and represented Venezuela in Miss Universe 2021, in Eilat, Israel. In 2022, she represented Venezuela at Miss Grand International 2022, in Jakarta, Indonesia where she placed 3rd Runner Up.
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- ↑ "Miss India takes World Crown". BBC. December 5, 1999. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ↑ "Miranda ganó el Miss Venezuela". El Universal. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
