# Mister Venezuela 2000

Mister Venezuela 2000 was the 5th edition of the Mister Venezuela competition, held on November 22, 2000, at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.
At the end of the event, Alejandro Otero of Distrito Federal titled his successor Luis Nery of Península Goajira as Mister Venezuela 2000.
The 1st Runner-Up position went to Cristóbal Lander of Miranda.

## 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 2000 | Península Goajira – Luis Nery | 2nd Runner-Up – Manhunt International 2001 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Miranda – Cristóbal Lander | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Guárico – Aníbal Martignani | 1st Runner-Up – Grasim Mr. International 2001 |

### International Male Model Venezuela 2001

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| International Male Model Venezuela 2001 | Carabobo – Deive Garcés | International Male Model 2001 |

### Mr. American Continent Venezuela 2000

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Mr. American Continent Venezuela 2000 | Cojedes – Johnny Álvarez Díaz  Portuguesa – Tony Ferreira | Semifinalist – Mr. American Continent 2000 |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best Body | Miranda – Cristóbal Lander |
| Mister Etiquette | Amazonas – Nicolás Invernizzi |
| Mister Photogenic | Carabobo – Deive Garcés |

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

* Maruja Beracasa – President of the Venezuelan Antique Dealers Association
* Rosalinda Serfaty – Actress
* Nina Sicilia – 1st Runner-Up in Miss Venezuela 1985 and Miss International 1985
* Ligia Petit – 1st Runner-Up in Miss Venezuela 2000, Reina Sudamericana 2000 and Miss Intercontinental 2001
* Vivian Urdaneta – Miss International Venezuela 2000 and Miss International 2000
* Eva Ekvall – Miss Venezuela 2000 and 3rd Runner-Up in Miss Universe 2001

## Contestants

26 contestants competed for the title.
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Nicolás Invernizzi | 23 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |
| Anzoátegui | Paco Hanna | 20 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |
| Apure | Johan Hernández | 23 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Aragua | Leonardo Ernesto Cáceres | 21 | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | |
| Barinas | Fabián Fernández | 23 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Bolívar | Juan Carlos Uzcátegui | 23 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |
| Carabobo | Deive Arnaldo Garcés Joaquín | 21 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |
| Cojedes | Johnny Álvarez | 22 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Costa Oriental | Hugo Alberto Vásquez Barvo | 24 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Delta Amacuro | Douglas Socorro | 20 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Distrito Capital | Juan Carlos Liendo Salas | 22 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Falcón | Michael Latal | 19 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |
| Guárico | Aníbal Martignani Pérez | 21 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Lara | Eduardo Manuel Medina Gómez | 21 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Mérida | Nelson Díaz | 19 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Miranda | Cristóbal Rafael Lander Coraspe | 23 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Caracas |
| Monagas | Luis Gregorio León | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Nueva Esparta | Winston Hidalgo | 22 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Península Goajira | Luis Antonio Nery Gómez | 22 | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Cabimas |
| Portuguesa | Tony Ferreira | 25 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Sucre | Josué David Villaé | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Cumaná |
| Táchira | Samer Senih Radwan | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Trujillo | Augusto González | 21 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Vargas | Félix Carratú | 25 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Yaracuy | Guillermo Banchs Ramos | 25 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Zulia | Luis Humberto Tinoco Alaña | 26 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |