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Mauriziok/Miss Venezuela 1978
Date28 April 1978 (1978-04-28)
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueClub de Sub-Oficiales de las Fuerzas Armadas, Caracas, Venezuela
BroadcasterOfficial broadcaster:
Entrants19
Placements4
Returns
  • Bolívar
  • Monagas
  • Nueva Esparta
  • Sucre
WinnerMarisol Alfonzo
Guárico
CongenialitySandra Guevara (Táchira)
PhotogenicCarmen Hernández (Apure)
FriendshipIsabel Martínez (Zulia)
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Miss Venezuela 1978 was the 25th Miss Venezuela pageant, televised live by Venevisión. It was held at the Club de Sub-Oficiales de las Fuerzas Armadas in Caracas, Venezuela on April 28, 1978.

At the end of the event, Cristal Montañez of Departamento Vargas crowned Marisol Alfonzo of Guárico as Miss Venezuela 1978. She represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 1978 pageant.

This was the last Miss Venezuela pageant that was broadcast on TV monochrome by Venevisión, as the television broadcasts switched to color from the following year onward.

Results

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Placements

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  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up or top 5/8 qualification
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Placement Contestant International placement
Miss Venezuela 1978
Unplaced – Miss Universe 1978
Unplaced – Reinado Internacional del Café 1979
1st runner-up
Top 15 – Miss World 1978
2nd runner-up
Unplaced – Miss International 1978
3rd runner-up
Unplaced – Miss Young International 1978
Unplaced – Miss Teenager Intercontinental 1978

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Fotogénica (Miss Photogenic)
  •  Apure – Carmen Hernández[a]
Miss Simpatía (Miss Congeniality)
  •  Táchira – Sandra Guevara
Miss Amistad (Miss Friendship)
  •  Zulia – Isabel Martínez

Contestants

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19 contestants competed for the title.

State Contestant Age[b] Height Hometown
Anzoátegui Dora María "Doris" Fueyo Moreno 18 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Apure Carmen Hernández 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Aragua María Trinidad Araya Vargas 20 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Barinas Linda Barone García 17 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Bolívar Mara Marino Gutiérrez 17 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Carabobo Selirta Susana Barrios 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Departamento Vargas Rita Briceño Caveda 18 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Distrito Federal Mary Carmen La Red 17 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Falcón Katy Patricia Tóffoli Andrade 17 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Caracas
Guárico Marisol Coromoto Alfonzo Marcano 20 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) El Tigre
Lara Concetta Liliana Mantione Rizzo 18 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Mérida Elba Elena Santander 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Miranda Maritza Poleo 17 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Monagas María Graciana "María Gracia" Potts Rodríguez 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nueva Esparta Minerva Gamboa Martín 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sucre Zaida Asunción Hurtado Croes[c] 18 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Táchira Sandra Judith Guevara 18 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Trujillo Ninoska Cristancho 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Zulia Isabel Martínez 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Notes

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  1. ^ Elected by the Circle of Graphic Reporters of Venezuela.
  2. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
  3. ^ Miss Sucre, Zaida Hurtado was 3rd runner-up in the Miss Maja International 1978 contest.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rivero, Diego. "Conoce a la primera Miss Venezuela de la historia". Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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[[Category:1978 beauty pageants]] [[Category:1978 in Venezuela]]

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