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Mauriziok/Miss Venezuela 1982
Date	6 May 1982 (1982-05-06)
Presenters	Gilberto Correa Carmen Victoria Pérez Raúl Velasco
Entertainment	Dancing devils of Corpus Christi Mirla Castellanos Raphael
Venue	Macuto Sheraton Hotel, Caraballeda, Vargas, Venezuela
Broadcaster	International: Univisión Official broadcaster: Venevisión
Entrants	19
Placements	8
Withdrawals	Apure Táchira
Returns	Anzoátegui Nueva Esparta
Winner	Ana Teresa Oropeza Guárico
Congeniality	Maria Guadalupe Pérez (Departamento Vargas)
Amity	Thamara Angola (Nueva Esparta)
Elegance	Michelle Shoda (Miss Falcón)

Miss Venezuela 1982 was the 29th Miss Venezuela pageant, televised live by Venevisión. It was held at the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda, Vargas, Venezuela on May 6, 1982.

At the end of the event, Irene Sáez of Miranda and Miss Universe 1981 crowned Ana Teresa Oropeza of Guárico as Miss Venezuela 1982. She represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 1982 pageant.

Veteran Mexican presenter Raúl Velasco joined the hosting team for the first time during that year's pageant. This is the first time the pageant would be aired via satellite to the United States and all over Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America via Univisión.

This was the first Miss Venezuela pageant being under the chairmanship of Osmel Sousa as president of the Miss Venezuela Organization.

Pageant

Selection committee

The judges for Miss Venezuela include:

• Julia Morley –
• Isabel Fernández –
• Abelardo Raidi –
• Guy Meliet –
• Ana Mercedes De Pérez Rendilez –
• Hugo Azpurua –
• Magaly Cañisaro De Capriles –
• Rubén De Falco –
• Carolina De Fonseca –
• Carlos Lobera –
• Frank Calderón –
• Nelson Zurita –
• Lilian Machado De Venutini –
• Catiro Domínguez –
• Silvana Faquini –
• Aanabela Siso de Zuloaga –
• Aroldo Macareño –
• Margarita Zingg –
• Susan Grift –
• Vinicio De Sola –
• Edith Guzmán –
• Asdrubal Zurita –
• Gloria Fuentes –
• Oto Cassale –
• Justo Molina –
• Leonor De Hernández –
• José Luis Estari –
• Silvia Vergara –
• Héctor Collins – El Mundo director

Results

• Miss Venezuela 1982 - Ana Teresa Oropeza (Miss Guárico)

The runners-up were:

• 1st runner-up - Michelle Shoda (Miss Falcón)
• 2nd runner-up - Amaury Martínez (Miss Amazonas)
• 3rd runner-up - Conchy Grande (Miss Aragua)
• 4th runner-up - Lily Protovin (Miss Miranda) (disqualified)
• 5th runner-up - Sondra Carpio (Miss Lara)
• 6th runner-up - Diana Judas (Miss Sucre)
• 7th runner-up - Sandra Martínez (Miss Trujillo) (entered runners-up after disqualification of Miss Miranda)

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality - Maria Guadalupe Pérez (Miss Departamento Vargas)
• Miss Elegance - Michelle Shoda (Miss Falcón)
• Miss Amity - Thamara Angola (Miss Nueva Esparta)

Delegates

The Miss Venezuela 1982 delegates are:

• Miss Amazonas - Amaury Martínez Macero
• Miss Anzoátegui - Yajaira Pérez Higuera
• Miss Aragua - Conchy Grande Casas
• Miss Barinas - Maria Gracia Vásquez
• Miss Bolívar - Maria Teresa Viera Rodríguez
• Miss Carabobo - Maria Elena Fuentes
• Miss Departamento Vargas - Maria Guadalupe Pérez Domiz
• Miss Distrito Federal - Lethzaida Vargas
• Miss Falcón - Michelle Shoda Belloso
• Miss Guárico - Ana Teresa Oropeza Villavicencio
• Miss Lara - Sondra Carpio Useche
• Miss Mérida - Verónica Pérez Rodríguez
• Miss Miranda - Lily Protovin Müller
• Miss Monagas - Maria del Rosario Semidey
• Miss Nueva Esparta - Thamara Angola
• Miss Portuguesa - Vicky Hatziyannis Paván
• Miss Sucre - Diana Judas Perdomo†
• Miss Trujillo - Sandra Martínez Sarcos
• Miss Zulia - Gisela Rojas

External links

• Miss Venezuela official website

[[Category:1982 beauty pageants]] [[Category:1982 in Venezuela]]

Results

Placements

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Ended as special awards winner

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Miss Venezuela 1982	Guárico – Ana Teresa Oropeza	Unplaced – Miss Universe 1982
1st runner-up	Falcón – Michelle Shoda	Unplaced – Miss World 1982
2nd runner-up	Amazonas – Amaury Martínez	Unplaced – Miss International 1982
3rd runner-up	Aragua – Conchy Grande
4th runner-up	Miranda – Lily Protovin (Disqualified)
	Lara – Sondra Carpio
5th runner-up	Sucre – Diana Judas †
6th runner-up	Trujillo – Sandra Martínez

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Departamento Vargas – María Guadalupe Pérez
Miss Elegance	Falcón – Michelle Shoda
Miss Amity	Nueva Esparta – Thamara Angola
Miss Photogenic	Aragua – Conchy Grande

Contestants

19 contestants competed for the title.

State	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Amazonas	Amaury Martínez Macero
Anzoátegui	Yajaira Pérez Higuera
Aragua	Concepción "Conchy" Grande Casas
Barinas	María Gracia Vásquez
Bolívar	María Teresa Viera Raymundo Rodríguez
Carabobo	María Elena Fuentes
Departamento Vargas	María Guadalupe Pérez Domiz
Distrito Federal	Lethzaida Vargas
Falcón	Michelle Marie Shoda Belloso	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	New York City
Guárico	Ana Teresa Oropeza Villavicencio	18	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	San Juan de los Morros
Lara	Sondra Elena Carpio Useche
Mérida	Verónica Pérez Rodríguez
Miranda	Lily Protovin Müller
Monagas	María del Rosario Semidey Anselmi
Nueva Esparta	Thamara Angola Sarmiento
Portuguesa	Vicky Hatziyannis Paván
Sucre	Diana Marutza Juda Perdomo †
Trujillo	Sandra Martínez Sarcos
Zulia	Mirian Gisela Rojas