# Mister Venezuela 1998

Mister Venezuela 1998 was the 3rd edition of the Mister Venezuela competition, held on October 29, 1998, at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.
At the end of the event, Sandro Finoglio of Distrito Federal titled his successor Ernesto Calzadilla of Distrito Federal as Mister Venezuela 1998.
The 1st Runner-Up position went to Numa Delgado 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 1998 | Distrito Federal (#15) – Ernesto Calzadilla | Manhunt International 1999 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Distrito Federal (#14) – Numa Delgado | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Zulia (#4) – Nadir Nery | Grasim Mr. International 1999 |
| Top 5 | Distrito Federal (#12) – Daniel Andrade (3rd Runner-Up)  Distrito Federal (#18) – Diego Ochoa (4th Runner-Up) | |

### International Male Model Venezuela 2000

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| International Male Model Venezuela 2000 | Distro Federal (#18) – Diego Ochoa | 2nd Runner-Up – International Male Model 2000 |

### Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 1999

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 1999 | (#9) – Emilio Navas | Mr. Handsome International 1999 (Coche Island representative) |

### Special award

| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Photogenic | Distrito Federal (#14) – Numa Delgado |

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

* Irene Ferreira – Miss World Venezuela 1994 and 2nd Runner-Up in Miss World 1994
* Beatriz Russo – Pomar Wineries executive
* María José Villaseco – Model and Miss Bolívar 1988
* Porti Amsel –Minelli Co. vice-president
* Bárbara Pérez – Miss International Venezuela 1998
* Nayadeth Peche –ArchiMóbil company vice-president
* Carolina Perpetuo – Actress and Miss Miranda 1986
* Carmen Montoya – Eurobuilding Hotel public relations manager
* Shirley Bulca – University of Geneva Faculty of Languages dean
* Maruja Beracasa – Miss Venezuela Ladies' Committee president and antiquarian
* Margarita Zingg – Fashion designer
* Sonia Roffé – Miss Venezuela Organization dermatologist
* Caridad Canelón – Actress
* Carolina Morales –Sportswear designer
* Viviana Gibelli – Actress, TV Host and 2nd Runner-Up in Miss Venezuela 1987
* Veruska Ramírez – Miss Venezuela 1997 and 1st Runner-Up in Miss Universe 1998

## Contestants

24 contestants competed for the title.
| # | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| 1 | Ismael Abuhazi García | 19 | |
| 2 | David Rodríguez | 24 | Caracas |
| 3 | William Álvarez | 24 | |
| 4 | Nadir Nery Djukich | 24 | |
| 5 | Humberto Glaffó | 25 | |
| 6 | Rubén Aguilar | 21 | |
| 7 | Luis Guillermo Castellanos García | 24 | |
| 8 | Francisco Rodríguez | 27 | |
| 9 | Emilio Navas | 22 | |
| 10 | Iván Pineda | 22 | |
| 11 | Yul Louis Pinto Ayala | 23 | Caracas |
| 12 | Daniel Andrade | 19 | |
| 13 | Pedro Pablo Peña | 25 | Boconó |
| 14 | Numa Aurelio Ambrosio Delgado | 22 | |
| 15 | Juan Ernesto Calzadilla Regalado | 24 | |
| 16 | José Castillo | 23 | Caracas |
| 17 | Carlos Rincón | 22 | |
| 18 | Diego Leonardo Ochoa Muñóz | 22 | |
| 19 | Rodolfo Alberto Amundaray Habibe | 21 | |
| 20 | Reynaldo Andrés Brito Hurtado | 26 | Caracas |
| 21 | Alexander Cuellar | 22 | |
| 22 | Jean Carlos Méndez | 19 | |
| 23 | Jesús Enrique Ghio Hernández | 18 | |
| 24 | Horacio Vincencio Montenegro Rizzo | 20 | |

### Notes

* Nadir Nery (#4) won Grasim Mr. International 1999 in New Delhi, India.
* Ernesto Calzadilla (#15) became an actor.
* Numa Delgado (#14) and Diego Ochoa (#18) became models.