Background (1997 - 2022)
- Women pageant's
In the case of women's pageants, initially, since 2001, Venezuelan representatives to Miss Earth were appointed by independent franchisors. Miss Earth Venezuela title was first given by Sambil Model Organization in 2005. [7] Sambil Model produced titleholders like Alexandra Braun who won the pageant and Jessica Barboza. [8] [9] From 2010 to 2015, Miss Earth Venezuela was chosen by the beauty czar Osmel Sousa under the Miss Venezuela Organization. [10] [11] In 2016, the Miss Earth Venezuela franchise was acquired by Miss Earth 2013, Alyz Henrich, along with designer Prince Julio César. [12] [13]
As for Miss Supranational pageant, originally, the franchise holder in Venezuela was the Miss Venezuela Organization; this occurred until 2018. [14] [15] Subsequently, in 2019, the franchise was awarded also to Prince Julio César, president of Miss Earth Venezuela. [16] [17]
Other minor pageants, such as the Reinado Internacional del Café and Miss Panamerican, have been run by various franchisees in the country. In the case of Universal Woman, the pageant was founded by the same Julio César. [18]
- Men pageant's
In the case of men's pageants, Venezuelan representatives at Manhunt International have come from various organizations, such as Mister Venezuela, a contest that maintained the franchise until 2005. During this period, Sandro Finoglio debuted in 1997, reaching the 1st runner-up position, a title that Ernesto Calzadilla would later win in 1999. [19] [20] From 2006 to 2016, the franchise was run by Mister Turismo Venezuela, with the exception of 2012, when the representative came from Mister Deporte Venezuela. In 2022, Caballero Venezuela sent its representative to this pageant. [21]
Venezuela's representatives in Mister International came from Mister Handsome Venezuela from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, Venezuelan missologist, Julio Rodríguez Matute, acquired the franchise until 2014. [22] From 2015 onward, representatives came from independent franchisors, after they participated in contests such as Mister Venezuela, Mister Deporte Venezuela, Mister Turismo Venezuela, or Caballero Venezuela. [23]
The country's participation in Mister Global has been inconsistent in the first editions; representatives have been chosen by independent franchisors after participating in competitions such as Mister Deporte Venezuela, Mister Universo Venezuela, Mister Venezuela, Mister Turismo Venezuela, or Caballero Venezuela. [24] [25]
The first three Venezuelan representatives at Mister Supranational came from Mister Venezuela after being sent by independent franchisors. [26] In 2019, the Supranational Venezuela Organization was awarded the franchise by designer Prince Julio César. [27] [28]
Reinas y Reyes de Venezuela (2023 - present)
The current owner of the pageant is the Venezuelan television network Globovisión, the company that also organizes the competition, who, together with the founding member and current president of the pageant, Prince Julio César, forms the Reinas y Reyes de Venezuela Organization. [29] [30] The organization maintains, markets, and schedules the activities and needs of the titleholders, and is also their main image during the functions held during the reign year. [31]
