# Miss Venezuela 2015

Miss Venezuela 2015 was the 62nd Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Estudio 1 de Venevision in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 8, 2015.
Mariana Jiménez of Guárico crowned Mariam Habach of Lara as her successor the end of the event. This year, Osmel Sousa publicly announced that the winner of the pageant would carry a new crown model designed by George Wittels.
On October 9, TNT Latin America aired Miss Venezuela After Party, a special coverage with the events after the coronation. This is the last year Miss Venezuela Organization crowned Miss Tierra Venezuela.

## 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 2015 | Lara – Mariam Habach | Unplaced |
| Miss Venezuela International 2015 | Trujillo – Jessica Duarte | Unplaced |
| Miss Venezuela Earth 2015 | Amazonas – Andrea Rosales | Top 8 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Yaracuy – Gessica Fiume |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Vargas – Elizabeth Coello |
| Top 10 | Distrito Capital – Katherine Oliveira  Guárico – Paula Schmidt  Monagas – Valeria Vespoli  Sucre – Maydeliana Díaz  Zulia – Yennifer González |

### Order of announcements

Top 10
* Amazonas
* Vargas
* Yaracuy
* Trujillo
* Distrito Capital
* Lara
* Sucre
* Guárico
* Monagas
* Zulia
Top 5
* Vargas
* Amazonas
* Lara
* Yaracuy
* Trujillo

### Special awards

These awards were given during the telecast of the pageant on October 8:
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Fotogénica (Miss Photogenic) | Distrito Capital - Katherine Oliveira |
| Miss Elegancia (Miss Elegance) | Mérida - Ana Cristina Díaz |
| Miss Amistad (Miss Congeniality) | Táchira - Fabiana Viloria |
| Miss Talento (Miss Talent) | Yaracuy - Gessica Fiume |
| Mejores Vestidos de Gala (Best Evening Gowns) | Apure - Karelys Oliveiros (Designed by Alejandro Fajardo) Miranda - Katherine García (Designed by Julio Mora) Yaracuy - Gessica Fiume (Designed by Hugo Espina) |

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

This event took place on September 12, 2015 co-hosted by Mariela Celis and Juan Carlos García. The following awards were given:
* Miss Actitud Ésika (Ésika Miss Attitude) - María José Brito (Carabobo)
* Miss Autentica (Most Authentic) - Valeria Vespoli (Monagas)
* Miss Belleza Integral (Miss Integral Beauty) - Mariam Habach (Lara)
* Miss Cabello Radiante Pantene (Pantene Most Beautiful Hair) - Andrea Rosales (Amazonas)
* Miss Confianza (Miss Confidence) - Paula Schmidt (Guárico)
* Miss Online - Jessica Duarte (Trujillo)
* Miss Personalidad (Miss Personality) - Alvany Gonçalves (Bolivar)
* Miss Piernas De Venus (Venus Best Legs) - Yennifer González (Zulia)
* Miss Rostro L'Bel (L'Bel Most Beautiful Face) - Jessica Duarte (Trujillo)
* Miss Sonrisa (Most Beautiful Smile) - Katherine Oliveira (Distrito Capital)
* Miss Tecnologia (Miss Technology) - Mariana Méndez (Anzoátegui)

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

There were eleven personalities in charge of electing the new Miss Venezuela.
* Mirla Castellanos – Venezuelan singer
* Nina Sicilia – Miss International 1985
* Alyz Henrich – Miss Earth 2013
* Giovanni Scutaro – Fashion designer
* Manuel Sáinz – Venezuelan journalist
* Bob Abreu – Venezuelan professional baseball player
* Laura Vieira - Venezuelan journalist
* George Wittels – Jewelry designer
* Alejandro Betancourt – Director of Communications P&G Venezuela
* Rahul Shrivastava – Ambassador of India in Venezuela
* Daniel Elbittar – Venezuelan actor

## Contestants

25 contestants competed for the three titles.
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Andrea Carolina Rosales Castillejos | 23 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Maracay |
| Anzoátegui | Mariana Josefina del Carmen Méndez Pereira | 23 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Apure | Karelys Alejandra Oliveros Mata | 24 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Aragua | Annelia de Jesús Martínez Bravo | 21 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Cagua |
| Barinas | Virginia del Carmen Álvarez Martínez | 23 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Bolívar | Alvany Gabriela Gonçalves Colmenares | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Puerto Ordaz |
| Carabobo | María José Brito Marcano | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Arianny Andrea Barrios Colmenares | 24 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Biscucuy |
| Costa Oriental | Annie Marie Fuenmayor Fuenmayor | 22 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Delta Amacuro | Melany Carolina Mille Rojas | 25 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Lechería |
| Distrito Capital | Katherine Mary Oliveira Ríos | 25 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Los Teques |
| Falcón | Herlyz Alejandra Ruíz Aguilar | 20 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Guatire |
| Guárico | Paula Lyyn Schmidt Fernández | 24 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Lara | Mariam Habach Santucci | 19 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | El Tocuyo |
| Mérida | Ana Cristina Díaz D'Santiago | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Trujillo |
| Miranda | Katherine Charlotte García Salinas | 25 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Monagas | Valeria Alejandra Vespoli Figuera | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Maturín |
| Nueva Esparta | Génesis Paola Saavedra Perdomo | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Guatire |
| Portuguesa | Fabianny Carolina Zambrano Garrido | 24 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Barinas |
| Sucre | Maydeliana Liyimar Díaz Parada | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Táchira | Fabiana Virginia Viloria Villegas | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Valera |
| Trujillo | Jessica María Duarte Volweider | 23 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Vargas | Elizabeth Cristina Coello Otero | 22 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Punto Fijo |
| Yaracuy | Gessica Nunzia Fiume Turri | 22 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Zulia | Yennifer Rossana González Molero | 22 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Mariam Habach unplaced in Miss Universe 2016 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
* Jessica Duarte unplaced in Miss International 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.
* Andrea Rosales placed as Top 8 in Miss Earth 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
* Valeria Vespoli (Monagas) placed as 1st Runner-up in Miss Supranational 2016 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.
* Maydeliana Díaz (Sucre) won Reinado Internacional del Café 2016 in Manizales, Colombia.
* Ana Cristina Díaz (Mérida) placed as 4th Runner-up in Reinado Internacional del Café 2017 in Manizales, Colombia.
* Katherine García (Miranda) placed as 3rd Runner-up in Miss Intercontinental 2015 in Magdebourg, Germany.