# Miss Venezuela 2017

Miss Venezuela 2017 was the 64th Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Estudio 5 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela, on November 9, 2017.
Keysi Sayago of Monagas crowned Sthefany Gutiérrez of Delta Amacuro as her successor at the end of the event.
Veruska Ljubisavljević of Vargas was crowned as Miss Venezuela World, and Mariem Velazco of Barinas was crowned as Miss Venezuela International. The first runner-up Biliannis Álvarez from Falcón was appointed as Miss Venezuela Grand.

## 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 2017 | Delta Amacuro – Sthefany Gutiérrez | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Miss Venezuela World 2017 | Vargas – Veruska Ljubisavljević | Top 30 |
| Miss Venezuela International 2017 | Barinas – Mariem Velazco | Miss International 2018 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Falcón – Biliannis Álvarez (Miss Grand Venezuela 2018) | Top 10 |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Amazonas – Megan Beci |
| Top 10 | Aragua – Oriana Rodríguez  District Capital – Sofía Rodríguez  Miranda – Oriana Gil  Portuguesa – Nariman Battikha  Yaracuy – Rosángela Matos |

### Special awards

These awards were given during the telecast of the pageant on November 9:
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic | Barinas – Mariem Velazco |
| Miss Congeniality | Miranda – Oriana Gil |
| Miss Talent | Sucre – Zharat Bruzual |

### Interactive Beauty Gala

The following awards were given by fan vote on missvenezuela.com and Twitter. This year, they were given during the telecast of the pageant on November 9.
| Award | Contestant |
| Ésika Miss Attitude | Amazonas – Megan Beci |
| Miss Elegance | Zulia – Mariángele Galbán |
| Miss Integral Beauty | Cojedes – Mariacarlota Arcay |
| Pantene Most Beautiful Hair | Delta Amacuro – Sthefany Gutiérrez |
| Miss Confidence | Vargas – Veruska Ljubisavljević |
| Miss Fitness | Yaracuy – Rosángela Matos |
| Mystic Miss Glamour | Portuguesa – Nariman Battikha |
| Miss Look | Cojedes – Mariacarlota Arcay |
| Best Personality | Apure – Yanuaria Verde |
| Miss Venus Best Legs | Lara – Valentina Lombardi |
| L'Bel Most Beautiful Face | Vargas – Veruska Ljubisavljević |
| Most Beautiful Smile | Amazonas – Megan Beci |
| Miss Runway Hands | Mérida – Yoselin Rojas |
| Miss Travel and Tour | Carabobo – Génesis Contreras |
| Miss Style | Portuguesa – Nariman Battikha |

### Other awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Health and Aesthetics | Delta Amacuro – Sthefany Gutiérrez |
| Top 4 | Amazonas – Megan Beci  Barinas – Mariem Velazco  Portuguesa – Nariman Battikha |

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

* Peggy Kopp – Miss Venezuela 1968
* María Antonieta Cámpoli – Miss Venezuela 1972
* Maritza Pineda – Miss Venezuela 1975
* Inés María Calero – Actress and Miss Venezuela 1987
* Cynthia Lander – TV host and Miss Venezuela 2001
* Vanessa Peretti – Miss Venezuela International 2006
* Angela Ruiz – International Model and 1st Runner-Up of Miss Venezuela 2010
* Fanny Ottati – Model and TV host

## Contestants

Twenty-four contestants competed for the three titles.
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Megan Alexandra Beci Scarr | 20 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | María Alejandra Véliz Gago | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Puerto La Cruz |
| Apure | Yanuaria Yasmín Verde Velásquez | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Trujillo |
| Aragua | Oriana Fabiola Rodríguez Avendaño | 19 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Betijoque |
| Barinas | Mariem Claret Velazco García | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | San Tomé |
| Bolívar | Ángela del Valle Zárraga Malavé | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Ciudad Guayana |
| Carabobo | Génesis Alexandra Contreras Ferlicchia | 23 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Mariacarlota Arcay Viso | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Delta Amacuro | Sthefany Yoharlis Gutiérrez Gutiérrez | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Barcelona |
| Distrito Capital | Sofía Santa Rodríguez Correa | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Biliannis Guillermina Álvarez Chirinos | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Cabimas |
| Guárico | Oriana Saell Durán Rendón | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | La Victoria |
| Lara | Giuliana Valentina Lombardi Camacho | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Mérida | Yoselin Paola Rojas Márquez | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Santa Cruz de Mora |
| Miranda | Oriana Cristina Gil Rondón | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Los Teques |
| Monagas | María Cecilia Guevara Torrealba | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Nueva Esparta | María Yerardy Montoya Padrino | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | San Casimiro |
| Portuguesa | Nariman Cristina Battikha Yanyi | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Maturín |
| Sucre | Jesudelvys Zharat Bruzual Acuña | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cumaná |
| Táchira | María Sofía Contreras Trujillo | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Seboruco |
| Trujillo | Amira (Amura) Humeidan Ballan | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Valera |
| Vargas | Veruska Betania Ljubisavljević Rodríguez | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Yaracuy | Rosángela Graciela Matos Añez | 24 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Los Puertos de Altagracia |
| Zulia | Mariángele Galbán Rosales | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Sthefany Gutiérrez competed in Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand and placed as the 2nd Runner-up.
* Veruska Ljubisavljević competed in Miss World 2018 in Sanya, China and placed Top 30.
* Mariem Velazco won Miss International 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
* Biliannis Álvarez competed in Miss Grand International 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar and placed Top 10.
* Nariman Battikha won Reina Hispanoamericana 2018. She also competed in Miss Supranational 2018 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland and placed Top 10.
* María Sofía Contreras competed in Reinado Internacional del Café 2019 in Manizales, Colombia and placed as the 2nd Runner-up.