Miss Venezuela 2003

Miss Venezuela 2003
Date	October 16, 2003
Presenters	Maite Delgado Gilberto Correa Carmen Victoria Pérez Mariangel Ruiz
Entertainment	Alexander Pires, Oscar D'León, Mirla Castellanos
Venue	Venevisión Studio 1, Caracas
Broadcaster	Venevision
Entrants	32
Winner	Ana Karina Añez Lara

The Miss Venezuela 2003 pageant was held in Caracas, Venezuela in 16 October 2003. The pageant was won by Ana Karina Añez of Lara, who was crowned by outgoing queen Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua. 32 delegates competed for the crown marking the biggest turnout in the pageants 51 year history. Miss Trujillo Francys Sudnicka would go on to become Miss Poland Universe 2006.^[1][2]

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss Venezuela 2003	Lara - Ana Karina Añez
Miss World Venezuela 2003	Miranda - Valentina Patruno
Miss Venezuela International 2003	Costa Oriental - Eleidy Aparicio
1st Runner-up	Península de Paraguaná - Silvana Santaella
2nd Runner-up	Distrito Capital - Mercedes Pulido
Top 10	Anzoátegui - María Fernanda Tóndolo Aragua - Aura Avila Dependencias Federales - Paola Cipriani Trujillo - Francys Barraza Vargas - Hilda Fleitas
Top 20	Amazonas - Rossy Rincón Canaima - Ivana Lo Mónaco Carabobo - Karla de Abreu Falcón - Leonella Bracho Monagas - Carolina Chópite Nueva Esparta - Ingrid Mora Península de Araya - María Eugenia Hernández Sucre - Pámela Djalil Táchira - Victoria Troconis

Special awards

• Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Hilda Fleitas (Miss Vargas)
• Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda)
• Miss Popularity (voted by SMS Messages) - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda)
• Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Ana Indira Sánchez (Miss Bolívar)
• Miss Personality - Eleidy Aparicio (Miss Costa Oriental)
• Best Smile - Hilda Fleitas (Miss Vargas)
• Miss Figure - Paola Cipriani (Miss Dependencias Federales)
• Miss Elegance - Ana Karina Añez (Miss Lara)
• Best Face - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda)
• Best Skin - Mercedes Pulido (Miss Distrito Capital)
• Best Hair - Pamela Djalil (Miss Sucre)

Delegates

The Miss Venezuela 2003 delegates are:

State	Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Hometown
Amazonas	Rossy Raquel Rincón Rodríguez	21	175	Barquisimeto
Anzoátegui	Maria Fernanda Tóndolo Paz	18	182	Valencia
Apure	Marinely Auxiliadora Rivas Torres	21	181	Mérida
Aragua	Aura Rebeca Avila Serrano	18	178	Maracay
Barinas	Venudesa María Lionza Pacé Salazar	20	173	Valencia
Bolívar	Ana Indira Sánchez Báez	21	173	Ciudad Guayana
Canaima	Ivana Erika Lo Mónaco D´Anna	21	177	Caracas
Carabobo	Karla Jennifer De Abreu De Abreu	24	176	Valencia
Cojedes	Alba María Arias Acevedo	24	174	Caracas
Costa Oriental	Eleidy María Aparicio Serrano	20	176	Cabimas
Delta Amacuro	Eglee Cañizalez Perdomo	22	177	Trujillo
Dependencias Federales	Paola Sofía Cipriani Huszczo	23	179	Caracas
Distrito Capital	Mercedes Alejandra Pulido Silva	20	174	Caracas
Falcón	Leonella Mercedes Bracho Coll	18	179	Barquisimeto
Guárico	Marjorie Andrea Olivares Martínez	22	175	Caracas
Guayana Esequiba	Diana Carolina Díaz Pérez	19	176	Caracas
Lara	Ana Karina Añez Delgado	18	180	Barquisimeto
Mérida	Patricia Carolina Ramos	22	173	Caracas
Miranda	Valentina Patruno Macero	21	172	Caracas
Monagas	Joan Carolina Chópite Sute	23	178	Maturín
Nueva Esparta	Ingrid Alejandra Mora Wandelt	19	174	Porlamar
Península de Araya	María Eugenia Hernández Ereu	22	172	Maracay
Península Goajira	Julimar Coromoto Queipo Silva	20	175	Maracaibo
Península de Paraguaná	Silvana Santaella Arellano	19	174	Caracas
Portuguesa	Maria Valentina González González	19	179	Barquisimeto
Roraima	Yanneris Pilar Carrizo Soto	21	173	Cabimas
Sucre	Pamela Fátima Djalil Salazar	19	177	Cumaná
Táchira	Victoria Isabella Troconis Alcalde	18	178	San Cristóbal
Trujillo	Francys Mayela Barraza Sudnicka	24	174	Valencia
Vargas	Hilda Socorro Fleitas Espinoza	22	172	Valencia
Yaracuy	Tania Jazmín Destongue Quiroz	24	175	Barquisimeto
Zulia	Joana Carolina Cufiño Estrada	19	175	Maracaibo

Notes

• Valentina Patruno placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2003 in Sanya, China. She previously won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2001 in Salsomaggiore, Italy.
• Eleidy Aparicio placed as finalist in World Coffee Queen 2004 in Houston, Texas, USA.
• Silvana Santaella won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2004 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. She also placed as 2nd runner up in Reinado Internacional del Café 2004 in Manizales, Colombia, and 2nd runner up in Miss Earth 2007 in Quezon City, Philippines.
• María Fernanda Tóndolo placed as 1st runner up in Reina Sudamericana 2003 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
• Paola Cipriani placed as 3rd runner up in Reina Internacional de la Caña de Azúcar 2003 in Cali, Colombia.
• Ana Indira Sánchez won Miss Mash Queen International 2004 in Georgetown, Guyana. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss Mundo Latino Internacional 2004 in Toronto, Canada.
• Marinely Rivas placed as semifinalist in Miss Bikini International 2006 in Humen, China.
• Tania Destongue placed as semifinalist in Miss Tourism International 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Carolina Chópite previously won Miss Globe International 2000 in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus.
• Ingrid Mora previously placed as semifinalist in Miss Teen International 2002 in San José, Costa Rica.
• Francys Barraza Sudnicka won Miss Tourism World 2000 in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. She also won Miss Poland 2006 and represented the country in Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

References

1. ^ "Noche de sorpresas y nostalgia". El Universal. http://buscador.eluniversal.com/2003/10/17/cul_art_17A1419664.shtml. Retrieved 2003-10-17. 
2. ^ "Una bella rubia es Miss Venezuela 2003". El Heraldo. http://www.elheraldo.hn/nota.php?nid=2227&sec=8&fecha=2003-10-18. Retrieved 2003-10-18. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Miss Venezuela official website