# Miss Venezuela 1997

Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by Veruska Ramírez of Táchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of Carabobo. 29 delegates competed for the crown.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Venezuela 1997 | Táchira – Veruzhka Tatiana Ramírez |
| Miss Venezuela World 1997 | Nueva Esparta – Christina Dieckmann |
| Miss Venezuela International 1997 | Aragua – Daniela Kosán |
| Top 8 | Cojedes – Maylen Noguera  Dependencias Federales – Catalina García  Distrito Federal – Jairam Navas  Vargas – Yosmely Soto  Zulia – Patricia Fuenmayor |

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Christina Dieckmann (Miss Nueva Esparta)
* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Christina Dieckmann (Miss Nueva Esparta)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Annarella Bono (Miss Anzoátegui)
* Miss Figure - Daniela Kosán (Miss Aragua)
* Best Hair - Annarella Bono (Miss Anzoátegui)
* Best Smile - Maylen Noguera (Miss Cojedes)
* Most beautiful Eyes - Veruska Ramírez (Miss Táchira)
* Miss Elegance - Heidi García (Miss Carabobo)
* Best Legs - Maria Alejandra Márquez (Miss Miranda)

## Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 1997 delegates are:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Ana Karina Casanova Santibañez | 22 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | Annarella María Bono Morales | 21 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Ciudad Guayana |
| Apure | Lucia Amalia Pérez Sosa | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Aragua | Daniela Kosán Montcourt | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Claudia Virginia La Gatta Quintana | 17 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Bolívar | Linda Gabriela Avila Romero | 18 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Los Teques |
| Carabobo | Heidi Angélica García Adragna | 18 | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Maylen María Noguera | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | Peggy Andreína Valbuena Benítez | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |
| Delta Amacuro | Jeinar Moreno Ortega | 21 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | La Fría |
| Dependencias Federales | Catalina García Benito | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Distrito Capital | Jairam Caric Navas Domínguez | 18 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Ana Maria Tomicevic Dodig | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Guárico | Denysse Carolina Carrillo Lozada | 18 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Lara | Adriana Elena Bustillos Fernández | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Mérida | Jéssica Alejandra Madureri Perea | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Miranda | Maria Alejandra Márquez Llorca | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Monagas | Jennipher Sofia Rodríguez Chacín | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Municipio Libertador | Graciela Zavatti Acuña | 25 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Municipio San Francisco | Andrea Gabriela Garay Carroz | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Municipio Vargas | Yosmely Eglee Soto León | 22 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Maiquetía |
| Nueva Esparta | Christina Dieckmann Jiménez | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Península Goajira | Iohanna Beatriz Molero Urdaneta | 23 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |
| Portuguesa | Zita Marlene de Andrade de Andrade | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Sucre | Ysabel Margarita Sanabria Marcano | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Táchira | Veruska Tatiana Ramírez | 18 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Táriba |
| Trujillo | Helen Margaret Terán Henríquez | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Yaracuy | Sandra Buseth Koplin | 19 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Zulia | Patricia Fuenmayor Hernández | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Veruska Ramírez placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
* Christina Dieckmann was unplaced at Miss World 1997, failing to reach the semi-finals (top 10).
* Daniela Kosán won Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1997 in Miami, Florida, United States. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss International 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.
* Patricia Fuenmayor won Reina Sudamericana 1997 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* Jairam Navas won Reinado Internacional del Café 1998 in Manizales, Colombia.
* Maylen Noguera placed as semifinalist in Miss América Latina 1998 in Costa del Sol, El Salvador.
* Denisse Carrillo won Miss Blond International 1998 in Millstatt, Austria.
* Claudia La Gatta was placed as 4th runner up in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 1998 in Salsomaggiore, Italy.
* Andrea Garay was placed as semifinalist in Super Top Model of the World 1998 in Athens, Greece.