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Miss Universe Venezuela 2022 Amanda Dudamel Newman may have considered Wednesday, February 1 as one of the most special days of her life when she arrived back in Mérida — her home state in the Andes mountains, northwestern Venezuela. The 23-year-old fashion designer received a warm homecoming as she paraded in the main city streets to the Government Palace where she was greeted by folk dancers and a symphony orchestra. She then went out to the balcony and addressed her delighted supporters. "To you, my beautiful people, and to this adored city that saw me born, grow, and set out, I owe you so much and thank you so much," she posted on social media. "Everything we experienced today was surreal, I still feel like I'm dreaming. But it's true, we're dreaming together. Because that's exactly what it's all about, dreaming big and making each of our goals a reality," she added. The Venezuelan pride placed first runner-up during the 71st Miss Universe pa

Miss Venezuela organization released an official statement explaining its selection process in response to allegations related to the results of the recently concluded Miss Venezuela 2022 final won by Diana Silva of Distrito Capital. According to the statement, since 2018 the evaluation process of the candidates is continuous and is made up of four different stages because the evolution of the young women cannot be measured solely and exclusively with the performance they have during the final night. Here are the important stages of the selection process: First - The first stage of the evaluation is the online application, a filter that the aspirants must go through when registering for the competition and their records must comply with all the requirements requested for registration. Second - The second phase is the Evaluación Presencial Integral (EPI) (Comprehensive On-Site Evaluation), a multidisciplinary evaluation session in which professionals from different areas take into acc

Miss Portuguesa, Andrea Rubio was crowned Miss International Venezuela 2022 during Miss Venezuela 2022 national final held on Wednesday, November 16 at the Poliedro de Caracas. The 23-year-old beauty was selected among 24 competitors for the national title. She is a social communicator, professional model, and digital content creator. Isbel Parra of Región Guayana, who will compete in Miss International 2022 this December in Japan, relinquished her reign at the end of the event. Venezuela won Miss International eight times with Nina Sicilia Hernandez (1985), Consuelo Adler (1997), Vivian Urdaneta (2000), Goizeder Azua (2003), Daniela di Giacomo (2006), Elizabeth Mosquera (2010), Edymar Martínez (2015), and Mariem Velazco (2018). The new Miss International Venezuela will prepare to represent her country at the Miss International 2023 pageant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrea Rubio - Modelo (@andrevrubio) Photos: Miss Venezuela RELATED POSTS: Miss

Miss Distrito Capital, Diana Silva, bagged the title of Miss Venezuela 2022 during the 70th year anniversary edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant on Wednesday, November 16 at the Poliedro de Caracas. The 25-year-old cabin crew and advertising student succeeded last year's winner Amanda Dudamel and will now represent Venezuela at the 72nd Miss Universe pageant (Miss Universe 2023). She was also awarded Miss Photogenic. Miss Portuguesa, Andrea Rubio, 23, was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2022 by outgoing titleholder Isbel Parra of Región Guayana. She will go to the 61st Miss International (Miss International 2023) in Japan. Rounding out the Top 5 were first runner-up Miss Delta Amacuro, Daniela Malavé; second runner-up Miss La Guaira, Andrea Romero; and third runner-up Miss Amazonas, Katheryne Bello. The final questions were asked by five of seven former Miss Universe winners from Venezuela — Maritza Sayalero (1979), Irene Sáez (1981), Alicia Machado (1996), Stefanía Fernande

The Miss Venezuela 2022 "Gala Interactiva" was held on Saturday, October 22 where the voted winners of 12 special awards from the pageant's sponsors were announced. Hosted by Alicia Dolanyi, Alessandra Sánchez, and Jordán Mendoza, the show featured Spanish singer Paloma San Basilio as an international guest performer with the participation of Venezuelans Lion Lázaro, Thomaz and the duo Rafa and Chinín, who filled the stage with energy. The new crown logo by Gabriela Camuñas for Miss Venezuela was also revealed which pays tribute to the 70-year history of the country's most traditional beauty pageant. Miss Venezuela has evolved into an inspiring beauty movement that recognizes the authenticity, confidence, and leadership of Venezuelan women, who are capable of promoting positive actions that contribute to the well-being of all. View this post on Instagram A post shared by VENEVISION (@venevision) Meet the winners from last night's event: Miss S

Former Miss Distrito Capital and Miss Venezuela 2019 third runner-up Oriana Pablos has been officially named Miss Earth Venezuela 2022 on Tuesday, October 4. Hosted by Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021 Valentina Sánchez Trivella and Ronald Sanoja, the special unveiling, and the crowning ceremony was broadcasted on Globovisión with the attendance of Miss Earth Venezuela Organization President Prince Julio César and Elizabeth Gasiba, the former titleholder who resigned due to personal reasons. The newly appointed Miss Earth Venezuela is a 25-year-old production engineering student and model from Caracas who considers herself a woman of God, dedicated, sweet, empathetic, persevering, and committed, not only to her country but to her beloved family. She will travel to the Philippines this November to represent her country at the Miss Earth 2022 pageant. "For me, being a beauty queen represents the dreams and aspirations of every Venezuelan girl, it is a demonstration that we women can

While the 6th edition of Miss Earth Venezuela will be held this December to select the representative for Miss Earth 2023, the national organization will appoint its delegate to this year's international pageant. After weeks of anticipation and a lot of speculation, Miss Earth Venezuela 2022 will finally be revealed in a special coronation ceremony that will air on Globovisión on Tuesday, October 4. Miss Earth Venezuela organization made the announcement of the upcoming event on social media. The next titleholder will succeed the reigning queen Daniela Velasco and will fight for her country's powerhouse status in Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines this November. Here is the official announcement: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth Venezuela (@missvenezuelaearth) Source: Miss Earth Venezuela

"La Magia de Ser Miss" (The Magic of Being Miss) premiered on Saturday, September 24 on Venevisión to learn more about the contestants vying for Miss Venezuela 2022. Hosted by the beautiful Nieves Soteldo and the charismatic Mario Bruno, the show featured the first group of contestants representing Apure, La Guaira, Mérida, Nueva Esparta, Táchira, and Yaracuy. Miss Apure, Luisana Siso - 26, social communicator by profession and enjoys dancing, drawing, and exercising. Miss La Guaira, Andrea Romero - 25, a model and holds a degree in international studies. Her hobbies include drawing mandalas, exercising, going to the beach, and traveling. Miss Mérida, Litzy González - 18, a nursing student who enjoys dancing, walking, reading, and baking in her spare time. Miss Nueva Esparta, Sharon Frontado - 23, has a bachelor's degree in international studies. She enjoys going to Ávila, reading, coloring, listening to music, baking, cooking, and taking care of her plants. Miss Tách

The highly anticipated official presentation of the 24 contestants vying for Miss Venezuela 2022 took place on Saturday, November 10 in Caracas. Hosted by "Súper Sábado Sensacional" presenter Henrys Silva, the special show aired on Venevisión with simultaneous live streaming on missvenezuela.tv . The reigning queens, Miss Venezuela 2021 Amanda Dudamel, Miss Venezuela World 2021 Ariagny Daboin, and Miss International Venezuela 2020 Isbel Parra were also present for the sashing ceremony. Miss Venezuela 2022 final night will be held on Thursday, November 16 at Poliedro de Caracas. As usual, the winners are expected to compete in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International 2023 pageants. Here are the 24 finalists representing the regions and states of Venezuela: Miss Amazonas - Katheryne Bello Miss Anzoátegui - Mariángel Tovar Miss Apure - Luisana Siso Miss Aragua - Jessica Alaimo Miss Barinas - Jenyfeer Baudin Miss Bolívar - Ana Elena Erazo Miss Carabobo - Lorena

Former Miss Universe Venezuela, Luiseth Materán, has now been confirmed as the new Miss Grand Venezuela 2022. The 26-year-old actress and social communication graduate from Los Teques, Miranda replaced Sabrina Deraneck who resigned due to personal reasons. Luiseth is no stranger to pageantry. She was named Miss Globe Venezuela 2015 and later on, she represented her home state of Miranda during Miss Venezuela 2020 and placed in the Top 5. Last year, she was appointed as Miss Universe Venezuela and went on to compete in Miss Universe 2021 in Israel where she placed in the Top 16. The new Miss Grand Venezuela will now prepare to represent her country in the upcoming Miss Grand International 2022 pageant in Indonesia this October. Venezuela has won Miss Grand International once with Valentina Figuera in 2019. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luiseth Materán (@luisimateran) Photos: Sergio Di Francesco / Miss Grand Venezuela, Luiseth Materán / Instagram

Sabrina Deraneck officially announced her resignation as Miss Grand Venezuela and will no longer be competing in Miss Grand International 2022. In an official statement on social media, she said: "Giving up a dream or a crown is not easy at all, but it's not wrong to do it when it comes to your health and all your personal well-being. Sometimes there are those very personal reasons that force you to do it and this time it was my turn." She added that it was a difficult decision to make but according to her: "God is in charge of guiding my steps and making them the right thing, at the right moment and time. There will always be reasons to continue and I'm sure there are many ways to represent my beautiful country Venezuela later on." The 23-year-old beauty was unveiled as Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 during the national competition held in Caracas last August 13. Following her resignation, the Miss Grand Venezuela organization also released an official statement

The names of the first 19 contestants competing for Miss Venezuela 2022, the 70th Miss Venezuela edition, have been announced. According to Nina Sicilia, former Miss International and now general manager of Miss Venezuela organization, from around 300 beauties were shortlisted through the online application process, only 60 advanced to the face-to-face evaluation and finally, only 19 made it to the final list. There will be 24 official contestants when the representatives from the states of Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Carabobo, Monagas, and Zulia have been selected at their regional competitions later this month. The contestants will receive their assigned sashes in early September and will go through a series of events and training sessions leading up to the final in Caracas this November whose winner will be chosen for Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. Here are the names of the first 19 official contestants: Alessandra Combatti Alessandra Marubini Andrea Rubio Daniela Malav

Sabrina Deraneck was proclaimed Miss Grand Venezuela 2022 on Saturday, August 13 at Teatro Municipal de Caracas (Municipal Theater of Caracas). The 23-year-old teacher by profession from the state of Mérida will represent her country at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Alia Abized, 19, of Nueva Esparta, and Valentina Martinez, 22, of Anzoátegui were named Miss Elite Venezuela and Miss Grand Venezuela 2023, respectively. They are expected to compete in next year's Miss Elite World and Miss Grand International editions. A total of 22 beauties participated during the first edition of Miss Grand Venezuela. Miss Grand International President Nawat Itsaragrisil traveled all the way from Thailand to attend the glittering event. He also reunited with former titleholder Valentina Figuera. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Grand Venezuela (@missgrandvenezuelaoficial) Photos: Miss Grand Venezuela