# Miss Venezuela 1999

Miss Venezuela 1999 was the 46th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on September 10, 1999 after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Martina Thorogood, Miss Miranda.
The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Carolina Indriago, crowned Martina Thorogood of Miranda as the new Miss Venezuela.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Venezuela 1999 | Miranda – Martina Thorogood |
| 1st Runner-Up | Nueva Esparta –Norkys Batista |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Vargas – Andreina Llamozas |
| Top 10 | Apure – Maria Luisa Flores  Carabobo – Antonella Baricelli  Cojedes – Rocío Alvarez  Costa Oriental – Maria Laura Lugo  Delta Amacuro – Eva Priscila Soler  Distrito Capital – Claudia Moreno  Monagas – Mayerling Moreno |

### Special awards

* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Martina Thorogood (Miranda)
* Miss Figure - Claudia Moreno (Distrito Federal)
* Best Smile - Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta)
* Miss Elegance - Rocío Alvarez (Cojedes)
* Best Skin - Maria Luisa Flores (Apure)
* Best Legs - Andreína Llamozas (Vargas)
* Miss Integral - Martina Thorogood (Miranda)
* Best Hair - Antonella Baricelli (Carabobo)

## Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 1999 delegates are:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Jenny Johanna Negrón Lozada | 21 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | Adriana Ramilet Maurera Boyer | 24 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Puerto La Cruz |
| Apure | Maria Luisa Flores García | 19 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Aragua | Lenny Zulay Utria | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Betzabeth Rosalyn Zárraga Escalona | 21 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Bolívar | Mairlyn Trinidad Pereira García | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Valencia |
| Carabobo | Antonella Coromoto Baricelli Hidalgo | 18 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Rocío Alvarez Márquez | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | María Laura Lugo Soto | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Delta Amacuro | Eva Priscila Soler Ruiz | 18 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Dependencias Federales | Marjorie Lissette de Sousa Rivas | 19 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Distrito Capital | Claudia Cristina Moreno González | 21 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Ilse Johanna Pappe Salas | 25 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Guárico | María Fernanda León Pinto | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Lara | Deyrim Alejandra Rivas Grimontt | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Mérida | Beatriz Elena Picott Medina | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Miranda | Martina Thorogood Heemsen | 24 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Monagas | Mayerling del Valle Moreno Palomo | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maturín |
| Nueva Esparta | Norkys Yelitza Batista Villaroel | 22 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Portuguesa | Maria Eugenia Fagúndez Mier y Terán | 21 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Sucre | Siudy Janneth Mijares Nieto | 19 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Táchira | Carol Ann Useche Page | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Trujillo | Madeleine Cecilia Sánchez Ríos | 22 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Vargas | Andreina Mercedes Llamozas González | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caraballeda |
| Yaracuy | Fanny Trinidad Moraga Riera | 19 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Zulia | Yelitza del Pilar Vásquez Moreno | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Martina Thorogood placed as 1st runner-up in Miss World 1999 in London, United Kingdom.
* Claudia Moreno placed as 1st runner up in Miss Universe 2000 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
* Both Martina Thorogood & Claudia Moreno where runners-up to Indian delegates. Yukta Mookhey who happened to win Miss World 1999 & Lara Dutta won Miss Universe 2000
* Andreína Llamozas placed as semifinalist in Miss International 1999 in Tokyo, Japan.
* Norkys Batista won Miss Atlántico Internacional 2000 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. She also placed as semifinalist in Reinado Internacional del Café 2000 in Manizales, Colombia.
* María Laura Lugo placed as 2nd runner up in Reina Sudamericana 1999 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* María Fernanda León placed as finalist in Miss Teen International 2001 in Willemstad, Curaçao.
* For the first time since 1958, the official Miss Venezuela competed at Miss World. Martina Thorogood was named 1st runner-up. Due to her runner-up status, Thorogood had a contract with the Miss World organization, therefore she could not compete in Miss Universe 2000, as previously planned. Organizers staged a small pageant called "Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela" to select a delegate to Miss Universe.
* Claudia Moreno (Distrito Federal) and Maria Laura Lugo (Costa Oriental) competed in Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela. Moreno won the crown, while Lugo was the 1st runner-up.
* Both Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta) and Marjorie de Sousa (Dependencias Federales) became very successful actresses.
* Maria Fernanda Leon (Guarico) competed again in 2002 as Miss Portuguesa.