# Miss Venezuela 2006

Miss Venezuela 2006 was the 53rd Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 14, 2006.
Jictzad Viña of Sucre crowned Ly Jonaitis of Guárico as her successor at the end of the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Venezuela 2006 | Guárico – Lydimar Jonaitis |
| Miss Venezuela World 2006 | Mérida – Claudia Paola Suárez |
| Miss Venezuela International 2006 | Sucre – Vanessa Jackeline Peretti |
| 1st Runner-Up | Miranda – Silvana Marando |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Amazonas – Bárbara Sánchez |
| Top 10 | Aragua – Joshil Morales  Carabobo – Mónica Pallota  Distrito Capital – Andreína Bruni  Nueva Esparta – Andreína Vilachá  Vargas – Patricia Jurado-Blanco |

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Bárbara Sánchez (Miss Amazonas)
* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Joshil Morales (Miss Aragua)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Marygrey Quero (Miss Costa Oriental)
* Miss Personality - Vanessa Peretti (Miss Sucre)
* Best Body - Andreina Bruni (Miss Distrito Capital)
* Best Smile - Silvana Marando (Miss Miranda)
* Miss Beauty - Ly Jonaitis (Miss Guárico)
* Miss Elegance - Claudia Suárez (Miss Mérida)
* Best Face - Ly Jonaitis (Miss Guárico)

## Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 2006 delegates were:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Jhomneidy de Jesús (Bárbara) Sánchez Romero | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | El Tigre |
| Anzoátegui | Maryury Alejandra Suárez Hernández | 21 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Altagracia de Orituco |
| Apure | Sofía Graciela Douzoglou Muñoz | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Aragua | Joshil Valentina Morales Arenas | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Mabel Coromoto Ramírez Marcano | 22 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Porlamar |
| Bolívar | Rina Candelaria Byer Ariza | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Ciudad Guayana |
| Canaima | Denisse Ortiz Pérez | 18 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Carabobo | Mónica Isabel Pallota Peña | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Saelix Menisa Hernández Seijas | 20 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | Marygrey Quero Rojas | 25 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Cabimas |
| Delta Amacuro | Yasmín Terán Gutiérrez | 25 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Dependencias Federales | Marianne Vegas Brandt | 24 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Caracas |
| Distrito Capital | María Andreina Bruni Puigbó | 23 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Angie Lurey Velazco López | 20 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Petare |
| Guárico | Lidymar Carolina Jonaitis Escalona | 20 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Lara | Aymar Alejandra Aristiguieta Herrera | 22 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Mérida | Claudia Paola Suárez Fernández | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Mérida |
| Miranda | María Silvana Continanza Marando | 19 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Chacao |
| Monagas | Francis Nohemí Lugo Golindano | 18 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maturín |
| Nueva Esparta | Andreina González Vilachá | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Porlamar |
| Península Goajira | Zaida Josefina Arellano Alvarez | 20 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Maracaibo |
| Portuguesa | Rosa Elisa Martínez Gerig | 22 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | El Tigre |
| Sucre | Vanessa Jacqueline Gómez Peretti | 20 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Cumaná |
| Táchira | Chiquinquirá (Chiqui) Montiel | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Trujillo | María Daniela Torrealba Pacheco | 18 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Vargas | Patricia Jurado-Blanco Ganem | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Yaracuy | Sara Johanna Angelini Giacche | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Valencia |
| Zulia | Paola Andreína Gómez Gudiño | 18 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Ly Jonaitis placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico and Miss Interamericana 2008 in Dominican Republic
* Claudia Suárez placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China. She also placed as 2nd runner up in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2008 in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
* Vanessa Peretti placed as semifinalist in Miss International 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. Peretti was the first deaf woman to compete in the Miss Venezuela pageant. She competed in Miss International 2007 on October 15 in Japan against another deaf woman, Sophie Vouzelaud from France. Peretti classified in Top 15 semifinalists. It is the first time in the history of Miss International that two deaf contestants participated in the event.
* Silvana Marando placed as a semifinalist in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2010 pageant, held in Jesolo, Italy.
* Mónica Pallotta placed as semifinalist in Top Model of the World 2006 in Kunming, China. She previously placed as semifinalist in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2005 in Salsomaggiore, Italy.
* Francis Lugo placed as 1st runner up in Miss Continente Americano 2007 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
* María Daniela Torrealba placed as finalist in Miss Earth 2008 in Pampanga, Philippines.
* Patricia Jurado-Blanco placed as finalist in Miss Global Beauty Queen 2007 in Ningbo, China.
* Sara Angelini placed as a semifinalist in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2010 pageant, held in Jesolo, Italy.