# Mister Venezuela 1997

Mister Venezuela 1997 was the 2nd edition of the Mister Venezuela competition, held on April 8, 1997, at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.
At the end of the event, José Gregorio Faría of Zulia titled his successor Sandro Finoglio of Distrito Federal as Mister Venezuela 1997.
The 1st Runner-Up position went to Guillermo Pérez also from Distrito Federal.

## Results
### Color key

* Declared as winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as top 5/8 qualification
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
* Ended as special awards winner
| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Mister Venezuela 1997 | Distrito Federal (#11) – Sandro Finoglio | 1st Runner-Up – Manhunt International 1997 |
| Mister Venezuela 1997 | Distrito Federal (#11) – Sandro Finoglio | Mister World 1998 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Distrito Federal (#16) – Guillermo Pérez | |

### Mr. Grasim International Venezuela 1998

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Mr. Grasim International Venezuela 1998 | Trujillo (#13) – Alexander Castellanos (2nd Runner-Up) | Top 6 (3rd Runner-Up) – Grasim Mr. International 1998 |

### Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 2000

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 2000 | Trujillo (#13) – Alexander Castellanos (2nd Runner-Up) | Mister Tourism International – Mr. Handsome International 2000 |

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

* Ana Julia Thompson – Fashion designer
* Elia Christina Sala – Caracas high society lady
* Sonia Roffé – Miss Venezuela Organization dermatologist
* Jacqueline Aguilera – Miss World Venezuela 1995 and Miss World 1995
* Magaly Mujica – Model
* Johana Calvera – Nuesta Belleza pageant coordinator
* Maria Joana Parizotto – Miss Brazil 1996 and Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1996
* Minogue d'Renacher – French fashion designers representative in Venezuela
* Carolina Perpetuo – Actress and Miss Miranda 1986
* Lily Galdo – Univision special event manager
* Gabriela Spanic – Actress and Miss Guárico 1992
* Rosalinda Serfaty – Actress
* Ana Cepinska – Miss World Venezuela 1996 and Top 5 in Miss World 1996
* Maruja Beracasa – Miss Venezuela Ladies' Committee president and antiquarian
* Nayadeth Peche – ArchiMóbil company vicepresident
* Porti Amsel – Minelli Co. vicepresident
* Carmen Montoya – Eurobuilding Hotel public relations manager
* Alejandra D'Zaima – Grupo Lony representative
* Irene Zingg – Jewelry designer

## Contestants

20 contestants competed for the title.
| # | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| 1 | Juan Andrés Trivella | | | |
| 2 | Ismael Matamoros | | | Caracas |
| 3 | Mircea Szabo | | | |
| 5 | Alejandro Sambade | | | |
| 6 | Josué Delgado | | | |
| 7 | Guillermo Aristimuño | | | |
| 8 | Rodrigo Rodríguez | | | |
| 9 | Héctor Sánchez | | | |
| 10 | Alejandro Pérez | | | |
| 11 | Sandro Finocchio Speranza | 24 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Caracas |
| 12 | Alfredo Nania | | | |
| 13 | Luis Alexander Castellanos García | | | Boconó |
| 14 | Carlos Gómez | | | |
| 15 | Rafael Maita | | | |
| 16 | Guillermo José Pérez Rupérez | 26 | | Caracas |
| 17 | Juan Manuel Linares | | | |
| 18 | Alessandro Geremías | | | |
| 19 | Luis Alexander Padrón | | | |
| 20 | Javier Alejandro Faoro Mijares | | | Caracas |
| 21 | Ramón Rico | | | |

### Notes

* Sandro Finoglio (#11) placed as 1st Runner-Up in Manhunt International 1997 in Singapore and later won Mister World 1998 in Grândola, Portugal.
* Guillermo Pérez (#16) and Sandro Finoglio (#11) became actors.
* Jorge Plaz (#4), Antonio Selvaggio and Henry Torell retired from the competition.