Miss Venezuela 1953

Miss Venezuela 1953
Date	June 27, 1953
Venue	Valle Arriba Golf Club, Caracas, Venezuela
Entrants	12
Placements	4
Debuts	Barinas Cojedes Falcón Monagas Sucre
Withdrawals	Amazonas Aragua Bolívar Guárico Miranda Nueva Esparta Yaracuy
Winner	Gisela Bolaños † Carabobo
Congeniality	Irma Fadul (Barinas)
Miss Friendship	Aura Santos (Anzoátegui)
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Miss Venezuela 1953 was the 2nd Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Valle Arriba Golf Club in Caracas, Venezuela on June 27, 1953. ^[1]

At the end of the event, Sofía Silva of Bolívar crowned Gisela Bolaños of Carabobo as Miss Venezuela 1953. It is the first victory of Carabob in the pageant's history. Contestants from 12 states competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by

Results

Placements

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Did not placed

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Miss Venezuela 1953	Carabobo – Gisela Bolaños†	Unplaced – Miss Universe 1953
1st Runner-Up	Monagas – Delmira Antonetti
2nd Runner-Up	Falcón – Margot Léidenz
3rd Runner-Up	Distrito Federal – Úrsula Quero

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Barinas – Irma Fadul
Miss Friendship	Anzoátegui – Aura Santos

Contestants

12 contestants competed for the title.

State	Contestant	Age [a]	Height	Hometown
Anzoátegui	Aura Santos Silva
Barinas	Irma Fadul Aragón
Carabobo	Gisela Bolaños Scarton†	18		Valencia
Cojedes	Carmen Emilia Monagas
Distrito Federal	Úrsula Quero Pérez
Falcón	Margot Léidenz Navas
Lara	Bertha De Lima
Mérida	Ruth Margarita Tirado [2]
Monagas	Delmira Antonetti Núñez
Sucre	Cristina Martínez Raffalli
Táchira	Elena Ruiz
Trujillo	Libia Hernández Rosales

Notes

• Beatriz Grieco Michelangelli, Apure and Vilma Hermoso Scannone, Aragua retired from the competition.

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. Ago, Nayita238in #spanish • 4 Years (2019-01-04). "Miss Venezuela 1953". Steemit. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
2. "Entrevista a Ruth Tirado: Miss Mérida 1953 por Tony Hidalgo | REVISTA TODO LO CHIC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.

External links

• Miss Venezuela official website