# Miss Venezuela 1998

Miss Venezuela 1998 was the 45th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 11, 1998, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Carolina Indriago, Miss Delta Amacuro.
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 Veruska Ramírez crowned Carolina Indriago as the new Miss Venezuela. 30 delegates competed for the crown.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
| Miss Venezuela 1998 | Delta Amacuro – Carolina Indriago | Top 5 – Miss Universe 1999 |
| Miss Venezuela World 1998 | Monagas – Verónica Schneider | Unplaced –Miss World 1998 |
| Miss Venezuela International 1998 | Miranda – Bárbara Pérez | Did Not Compete |
| Top 10 | Amazonas – Angélica Guvernez  Carabobo – Olga Fridegotto  Cojedes – Jennifer Jordán  Paraguaná Peninsula – Daira Lambis  Táchira – Johanna Grimaldo  Trujillo – Elsy Barrios  Zulia – Cinzia Coletta |

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) – Verónica Schneider (Miss Monagas)
* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) – Mayela Mora (Miss Aragua)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) – Elsy Barrios (Miss Trujillo)
* Miss Figure – Carolina Indriago (Miss Delta Amacuro)
* Best Hair – Johanna Grimaldo (Miss Táchira)
* Best Smile – Verónica Schneider (Miss Monagas)
* Most beautiful Eyes – Daira Lambis (Miss Península de Paraguaná)
* Best Skin – Bárbara Pérez (Miss Miranda)
* Miss Elegance – Carolina Indriago (Miss Delta Amacuro)
* Best Legs – Ana Carolina Butragueño (Miss Portuguesa)

## Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 1998 delegates are:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Angélica Guvernez Serrano | 22 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | Maria Elena Chacón García | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Barcelona |
| Apure | Nacira Bertolotto Villalón | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Aragua | Mayela de los Angeles Mora Pinto | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Angie Lilia Pérez Capobianco | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Baruta |
| Bolívar | Carla Meinhard Contasti | 22 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Ciudad Bolívar |
| Carabobo | Olga María Fridegotto Unda | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Jennifer Jordán Machado | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | María Isabel Ojeda Ocando | 20 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Cabimas |
| Delta Amacuro | Lucbel Carolina Indriago Pinto | 18 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Valencia |
| Dependencias Federales | María Eugenia Bustamante Hernández | 21 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Distrito Federal | Kuimby Karina Lorenzo Vascotto | 17 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Maria Gabriela Carrillo Trujillo | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Guárico | Jenny Yatruska Albanesse Mitchell | 22 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Lara | Andreina Beatriz Sastre Montoya | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Mérida | Daniella Abecasis Rivers | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Valencia |
| Miranda | Bárbara Leticia Pérez Rangel | 18 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Monagas | Verónica Schneider Rodríguez | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Municipio Libertador | Eugenia Malpica Ayala | 19 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Municipio San Francisco | Keyla Carolina Medina Martínez | 19 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Nueva Esparta | Carolina Sulaima Bali Mardelli | 21 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Maracaibo |
| Península Goajira | Keyla Vanessa Alarcón Suárez | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Península de Paraguaná | Daira del Carmen Lambis de Ávila | 21 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Los Teques |
| Portuguesa | Ana Carolina Butrageño Londoño | 19 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Caracas |
| Sucre | Damarys Thais Ojeda Bracoviche | 18 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Táchira | Johanna Danerys Grimaldo Castro | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Territorio Federal Vargas | Cindy Margarita Morales Toyo | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cabimas |
| Trujillo | Elsy Beatriz Barrios Figuera | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Yaracuy | Carolina Dell'Orso Ruiz | 18 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Zulia | Cinzia Cristina Coletta Mantecón | 24 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Carolina Indriago was placed as 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe 1999 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago.
* Veronica Schneider was unplaced at Miss World 1998 in Seychelles. Later, she became a successful soap opera actress.
* Barbara Perez never made it to Miss International. By the time she had to compete, the 1999 Miss Venezuela pageant had already taken place. Andreina Llamozas was sent instead.
* Daira Lambis won Reinado Internacional del Café 1999 in Manizales, Colombia. She was also placed as 1st runner-up in Reina Sudamericana 1998 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* Angie Perez (Barinas) and Johanna Grimaldo (Tachira) competed in the 2000 pageant "Miss Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela".