# Miss Venezuela 2018

Miss Venezuela 2018 was the 65th edition of the Miss Venezuela held on December 13, 2018 at the Estudio 5 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, Miss World Venezuela 2017, Veruska Ljubisavljević, crowned Isabella Rodríguez of Portuguesa as the winner. She represented Venezuela at Miss World 2019 and made into top 40.
This was the first edition of Miss Venezuela not being under the chairmanship of Osmel Sousa, who was president for 40 years. After his resignation, the organization is now chaired by three former Venezuelan beauty queens: Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013, Jacqueline Aguilera, Miss World 1995 and Nina Sicilia, Miss International 1985. This marks the second time the winner goes to the Miss World pageant instead of Miss Universe, after Martina Thorogood, Miss Venezuela 1999, represented Venezuela at Miss World 1999.

## Results
### Placements
#### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as Runner-up
* Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
| Miss Venezuela 2018 | Portuguesa – Isabella Rodríguez | Top 40 — Miss World 2019 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Yaracuy – Alondra Echeverría |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Táchira – Oricia Domínguez |
| Top 5 | Distrito Capital – Arantxa Barazarte  Vargas – Juliette Lemoine |
| Top 10 | Anzoátegui – María Eloína Hurtado  Carabobo – Claudia María  Falcón – Fernanda Escobar  Guárico – Francis Armas  Zulia – María Eugenia Penoth |

## Challenge Events

Winners secured a place in the top ten.
| Fast Track | Finalists | Winner |
| Talent Competition | Anzoátegui – María Eloína Hurtado  Portuguesa – Isabella Rodríguez  Táchira – Oricia Domínguez  Zulia – María Eugenia Penoth | Guárico – Francis Armas |
| Sports Competition | Miranda – Andreína Aguirre  Sucre – Anabella Alsamarrai | Falcón – Fernanda Escobar |
| Top Model | Anzoátegui – María Eloína Hurtado  Barinas – Kelly Mejías | Portuguesa – Isabella Rodríguez |
| Beauty With a Purpose | Portuguesa – Isabella Rodríguez  Sucre – Anabella Alsamarrai | Táchira – Oricia Domínguez |

### Interactive Beauty Gala

The following awards were given by fan vote on missvenezuela.com and Twitter. This year, they were given during the telecast of the pageant on December 13.
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Smile | Aragua – Carla Viera |
| Miss Catwalk Hands | Mérida – Saraí Builes |
| Miss Precious Gem | Anzoátegui – María Eloína Hurtado |
| Miss Travel and Tours | Capital District – Arantxa Barazarte |
| Miss Health and Aesthetics | Carabobo – Claudia María |
| Miss Fitness | Cojedes – Daniela Vanieri |
| Miss Personality | Portuguesa – Isabella Rodríguez |
| Miss Glamour | Amazonas – Oxlaniela Oropeza |
| Miss Confidence | Barinas – Kelly Mejías |
| Miss Magic and Fantasy | Sucre – Anabella Alsamarrai |

## Contestants

Contestants from all 23 states and the Capital District of the country competed for the title.
| State | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Oxlaniela del Carmen Oropeza Rivero | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | María Eloína Hurtado Hernández | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Puerto La Cruz |
| Apure | María Fernanda Rodríguez Pacheco | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Aragua | Carla Daniela Viera González | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Maracaibo |
| Barinas | Kelly Jhuset Mejías Romero | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Charallave |
| Bolívar | María José Hernández García | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Valencia |
| Carabobo | Claudia Isabel María Rodríguez | 21< | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |
| Cojedes | Daniela Alexandra Venieri Surga | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Delta Amacuro | Ana Karina Noguera Andrade | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | La Grita |
| Capital District | Arantxa Marián Barazarte Mastropietro | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Maracay |
| Falcón | Fernanda Karina Escobar Rondón | 24 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Acarigua |
| Guárico | Francis Joselín Armas Martínez | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Ciudad Bolívar |
| Lara | Claudia Sofía Villavicencio Carrillo | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Mérida | Saraí Nazaret Builes Souquett | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Aragua de Maturín |
| Miranda | Andreína María Aguirre Ojeda | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Valencia |
| Monagas | Anaid Valentina Fuentes Jaouhari | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Maturín |
| Nueva Esparta | Beida Fernanda Fossi García | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Ocumare del Tuy |
| Portuguesa | María Isabel (Isabella) Rodríguez Guzmán | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Sucre | Annabella Alsamarrai Noguera | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Táchira | Oricia del Carmen Domínguez Dos Santos | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Carayaca |
| Trujillo | Karla Naylin Fermín Astudillo | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Cumaná |
| Vargas | Juliette Mercedes Lemoine Vegas | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Yaracuy | Misyel Alondra Echeverría Istúriz | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Los Teques |
| Zulia | María Eugenia Penoth Hernández | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Porlamar |