# Miss Venezuela 2003

Miss Venezuela 2003 was the fiftieth Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Venevisión Studio 1 in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 16, 2003.
Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua crowned Ana Karina Añez of Lara as her successor at the end of the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Venezuela 2003 | Lara – Ana Karina Añez |
| Miss Venezuela World 2003 | Miranda – Valentina Patruno |
| Miss Venezuela International 2003 | Costa Oriental – Eleidy Aparicio |
| 1st Runner-Up | Paraguaná Peninsula – Silvana Santaella |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Distrito Capital – Mercedes Pulido |
| Top 10 | Anzoátegui – María Fernanda Tóndolo  Aragua – Aura Avila  Dependencias Federales – Paola Cipriani  Trujillo – Francys Sudnicka  Vargas – Hilda Fleitas |
| Top 20 | Amazonas – Rossy Rincón  Araya Peninsula – María Eugenia Hernández  Canaima – Ivana Lo Mónaco  Carabobo – Karla de Abreu  Falcón – Leonella Bracho  Monagas – Carolina Chópite  Nueva Esparta – Ingrid Mora  Sucre – Pámela Djalil  Táchira – Victoria Troconis |

### Special awards

* Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Hilda Fleitas (Miss Vargas)
* Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda)
* Miss Popularity (voted by SMS Messages) - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda)
* Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Ana Indira Sánchez (Miss Bolívar)
* Miss Personality - Eleidy Aparicio (Miss Costa Oriental)
* Best Smile - Hilda Fleitas (Miss Vargas)
* Miss Figure - Paola Cipriani (Miss Dependencias Federales)
* Miss Elegance - Ana Karina Añez (Miss Lara)
* Best Face - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda)
* Best Skin - Mercedes Pulido (Miss Distrito Capital)
* Best Hair - Pamela Djalil (Miss Sucre)

## Contestants

The Miss Venezuela 2003 delegates are:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Rossy Raquel Rincón Rodríguez | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Anzoátegui | Maria Fernanda Tóndolo Paz | 18 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Apure | Marinely Auxiliadora Rivas Torres | 21 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Mérida |
| Aragua | Aura Rebeca Avila Serrano | 18 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Venudesa María Lionza Pacé Salazar | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Valencia |
| Bolívar | Ana Indira Sánchez Báez | 21 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Ciudad Guayana |
| Canaima | Ivana Erika Lo Mónaco D´Anna | 21 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Carabobo | Karla Jennifer De Abreu De Abreu | 24 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | El Hatillo |
| Cojedes | Alba María Arias Acevedo | 24 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | Eleidy María Aparicio Serrano | 20 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cabimas |
| Delta Amacuro | Eglee Cañizalez Perdomo | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Trujillo |
| Dependencias Federales | Paola Sofía Cipriani Huszczo | 23 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Distrito Capital | Mercedes Alejandra Pulido Silva | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | El Hatillo |
| Falcón | Leonella Mercedes Bracho Coll | 18 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Guárico | Marjorie Andrea Olivares Martínez | 22 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Caracas |
| Guayana Esequiba | Diana Carolina Díaz Pérez | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Lara | Ana Karina Añez Delgado | 18 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Mérida | Ana Karina Ramírez Vallenilla | 22 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Mérida |
| Miranda | Valentina Patruno Macero | 21 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Monagas | Joan Carolina Chópite Sute | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Maturín |
| Nueva Esparta | Ingrid Alejandra Mora Wandelt | 19 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Porlamar |
| Península de Araya | María Eugenia Hernández Ereu | 22 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Maracay |
| Península Goajira | Julimar Coromoto Queipo Silva | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |
| Península de Paraguaná | Silvana Santaella Arellano | 19 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Portuguesa | Maria Valentina González González | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Roraima | Yanneris Pilar Carrizo Soto | 21 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Cabimas |
| Sucre | Pamela Fátima Djalil Salazar | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Cumaná |
| Táchira | Victoria Isabella Troconis Alcalde | 18 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | San Cristóbal |
| Trujillo | Francys Mayela Barraza Sudnicka | 23 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Vargas | Hilda Socorro Fleitas Espinoza | 22 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Yaracuy | Tania Jazmín Destongue Quiroz | 24 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Barquisimeto |
| Zulia | Joana Carolina Cufiño Estrada | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |

### Notes

* Valentina Patruno placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2003 in Sanya, China. She previously won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2001 in Salsomaggiore, Italy.
* Eleidy Aparicio placed as finalist in World Coffee Queen 2004 in Houston, Texas, United States.
* Silvana Santaella won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2004 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. She also placed as 2nd runner up in Reinado Internacional del Café 2004 in Manizales, Colombia, and 2nd runner up in Miss Earth 2007 in Quezon City, Philippines.
* María Fernanda Tóndolo placed as 1st runner up in Reina Sudamericana 2003 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
* Paola Cipriani placed as 3rd runner up in Reina Internacional de la Caña de Azúcar 2003 in Cali, Colombia.
* Ana Indira Sánchez won Miss Mash Queen International 2004 in Georgetown, Guyana. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss Mundo Latino Internacional 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
* Marinely Rivas placed as semifinalist in Miss Bikini International 2006 in Humen, China.
* Tania Destongue placed as semifinalist in Miss Tourism International 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
* Carolina Chópite previously won Miss Globe International 2000 in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus.
* Ingrid Mora previously placed as semifinalist in Miss Teen International 2002 in San José, Costa Rica.
* Francys Barraza Sudnicka won Miss Tourism World 2000 in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. She also won Miss Poland 2005, represented the country in Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States and placed Top 8 in Miss Earth 2006 in Manila, Philippines.