# Miss Venezuela 2016

Miss Venezuela 2016 was the 63rd edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant held on October 5, 2016 at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.
Mariam Habach of Lara crowned Keysi Sayago of Monagas as her successor at the end of the event. This is the first time Miss Venezuela hasn't awarded Miss Venezuela Earth.

## Results
### Placements
#### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as Runner-up
* Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
| Miss Venezuela 2016 | Monagas – Keysi Sayago | Top 5 – Miss Universe 2017 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Nueva Esparta – Diana Croce | Unplaced – Miss World 2016 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Nueva Esparta – Diana Croce | 2nd Runner-Up – Miss International 2017 |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Vargas – Antonella Massaro |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Yaracuy – Reneta Bello |
| 4th Runner-Up | Miranda – Rosangélica Piscitelli |
| Top 10 | Bolívar – Melanie Bermúdez  Distrito Capital – Yanett Díaz  Guárico – María Victoria D´Ambrosio  Mérida – María Fernanda Paredes  Sucre – Victoria González |

### Special awards

These awards were given during the telecast of the pageant on October 5:
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic | Miranda – Rosangélica Piscitelli |
| Miss Elegance | Miranda – Rosangélica Piscitelli |
| Miss Congeniality | Táchira – Betania Rojas |
| Miss Talent | Apure – Fernanda Zabian |

### Gala Interactiva de la Belleza (Interactive Beauty Gala)

This preliminary event took place on September 10, 2016 co-hosted by Mariela Celis, Jesús de Alva and Dave Capella. The following awards were given by fan vote on missvenezuela.com and Twitter.
| Award | Contestant |
| Ésika Miss Attitude | Monagas – Keysi Sayago |
| Most Authentic | Carabobo – Frinddy Bocaranda |
| Miss Integral Beauty | Miranda – Rosangelica Piscitelli |
| Pantene Most Beautiful Hair | Mérida – María Fernanda Paredes |
| Miss Confidence | Guárico – María Victoria D´Ambrosio |
| Best Figure | Falcón – Tulia Alemán |
| Miss Fitness | District Capital – Yanett Díaz |
| Mystic Miss Glamour | Nueva Esparta – Diana Croce |
| Miss Online | Miranda – Rosangelica Piscitelli |
| Best Personality | Táchira – Betania Rojas |
| Venus Best Legs | Trujillo – Mariana Palazzo |
| L'Bel Most Beautiful Face | Miranda – Rosangelica Piscitelli |
| Most Beautiful Smile | Monagas – Keysi Sayago |

## Pageant
### Selection committee
#### Final telecast

* Anna Vaccarella – Journalist.
* Daniela Kosán – Miss Venezuela International 1997
* Ivo Contreras – Stylist.
* Jesús Morales – Fashion advisor.
* Maickel Melamed – Athlete.
* Jackeline Rodríguez – Venezuelan representative in Miss Universe 1991.
* Yajaira Nuñez – Designer and goldsmith.
* José Ramón Barreto – Actor.
* Michelle de Andrade – Actress.

## Contestants

| State | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Anjuly Claret De Gouveia Rodríguez | 24 | 182 | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | Melanie Gerber Jung | 19 | 177 | Colonia Tovar |
| Apure | Fernanda Konacri Zabián Rodríguez | 19 | 171 | San Fernando de Apure |
| Aragua | María Lucibeth Bencomo Gudiño | 23 | 176 | Guanare |
| Barinas | Jelaning Betania Fargas González | 19 | 175 | Mérida |
| Bolívar | Melanie Alexandra Bermúdez Rivas | 21 | 177 | Caracas |
| Carabobo | Frinddy Stefanya Bocaranda Juge | 19 | 171 | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Sarahim Sariht Dávila Hernández | 24 | 173 | Caracas |
| Delta Amacuro | Ysabel Cristina Cedeño Terán | 26 | 180 | Ciudad Guayana |
| District Capital | Yanett Margarita Díaz Dib | 18 | 182 | Caracas |
| Falcón | Tulia Rosa María Alemán Ferrer | 23 | 175 | Mauroa |
| Guárico | María Victoria D'Ambrosio Díaz | 20 | 181 | Valle de la Pascua |
| Lara | Hielimar Elizabeth Sargó de Marchi | 23 | 182 | San Felipe |
| Mérida | María Fernanda Paredes Sánchez | 22 | 177 | Tovar |
| Miranda | Rosangélica Piscitelli Ferreri | 23 | 178 | Los Teques |
| Monagas | Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera | 23 | 178 | Los Teques |
| Nueva Esparta | Diana Macarena Croce García | 19 | 176 | Calabozo |
| Portuguesa | Viviana Valente Rueda | 22 | 175 | Caracas |
| Sucre | Claribeth Victoria González González | 19 | 180 | Cumaná |
| Táchira | Betania Rojas Rincón | 22 | 177 | Rubio |
| Trujillo | Mariana Carolina Palazzo López | 19 | 177 | Maracay |
| Vargas | Paola Antonella Massaro Escalona | 24 | 178 | Mérida |
| Yaracuy | Reneta Carolina Bello Lacal | 21 | 176 | Valencia |
| Zulia | Raymar Lisett Valbuena Cardozo | 21 | 174 | Cabimas |

### Notes

* Keysi Sayago (Monagas) placed as Top 5 in Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
* Diana Croce (Nueva Esparta) placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss International 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. She previously competed in Miss World 2016 in Washington, D.C., United States, but did not place.
* Antonella Massaro (Vargas) placed as 2nd runner-up in Reina Hispanoamericana 2016 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* María Victoria D´Ambrosio (Guárico) placed as 2nd runner-up in Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* Tulia Alemán (Falcón) placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Grand International 2017 in Phú Quốc, Vietnam.
* Yanett Díaz (Distrito Capital) placed as 1st runner-up in Reinado Internacional del Café 2018 in Manizales, Colombia.
* Betania Rojas Rincón (Táchira) placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss Tourism Global 2018 in Shandong, China.