# Miss Venezuela 2012

Miss Venezuela 2012 was the 59th edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Salón Naiguatá, Hotel Tamanaco Intercontinental in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 30, 2012.
Irene Esser crowned Gabriela Isler of Guárico as her successor at the end of the event.

## 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 2012 | Guárico – Gabriela Isler | Miss Universe 2013 |
| Miss Venezuela International 2012 | Aragua – Elián Herrera | Unplaced |
| Miss Venezuela Earth 2012 | Falcon – Alyz Henrich | Miss Earth 2013 |
| 1st runner-up | Táchira – Ivanna Vale | Reina Internacional del Café 2013 |
| 2nd runner-up | Yaracuy – María Julia Alvarez |
| Top 10 | Amazonas – Hylenne Báez Bolívar – Keilys Rivero Cojedes – Milunay Freites Guajira Peninsula – Rocireé Silva Δ Miranda – Oriana Lucchesse |
Δ Winner of popular voting by internet.

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Photogenic | Mérida – Claudia Baratta |
| Miss Elegance | Guárico – Gabriela Isler |
| Miss Congeniality | Mérida – Claudia Baratta |
| Best Evening Gowns | Carabobo – María Luisa Zerpa (designed by Alejandro Fajardo) Guajira Peninsula – Rocireé Silva (designed by Hugo Espina) Yaracuy – María Julia Alvarez (designed by Gionni Straccia) |

### Gala Interactiva de la Belleza (Interactive Beauty Gala)

This preliminary event took place on August 11, 2012 at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión, co-hosted by Erika de la Vega and Mariela Celis. The following awards were given:
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Integral Beauty | Falcón – Alyz Henrich |
| Most Beautiful Hair | Guajira Peninsula – Rocireé Silva |
| Miss Interactive | Portuguesa – Nerys Díaz |
| Most Natural | Mérida – Claudia Baratta |
| Miss Personality | Zulia – Noedy Olivares |
| Most Beautiful Skin | Distrito Capital – Daniela Chalbaud |
| Best Presence | Barinas – María Teresa Solano |
| Most Beautiful Face | Miranda – Oriana Lucchesse |
| Most Beautiful Smile | Lara – Vicmary Rivero |

## Contestants

Twenty-four contestants competed for the title.
| State | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Notes |
| Amazonas | Hylenne Lyanne Báez Flores | 20 | Tumeremo | |
| Anzoátegui | Yoelys Adriana Escalante Salas | 19 | San Cristóbal | |
| Apure | Mariana Carolina Romero Pérez | 21 | Caracas | Later second place at Miss Latinoamérica 2014 |
| Aragua | Nicelín Elián Herrera Vásquez | 21 | Maracay | Later unplaced at Miss International 2013 |
| Barinas | María Teresa Solano Lobo | 21 | Caracas | Previously second place at Reinado Internacional del Trópico 2012 |
| Bolívar | Keilys del Carmen Rivero Rosillo | 22 | Puerto Ordaz | |
| Carabobo | María Luisa Zerpa Lera | 22 | Valencia | |
| Cojedes | Milunay Freites Hull | 20 | Ciudad Ojeda | Later won Miss World Next Top Model 2015 |
| Distrito Capital | Daniela Xanadú Chalbaud Maldonado | 21 | Caracas | Previously won Miss Intercontinental 2012 |
| Falcon | Alyz Sabimar Henrich Ocando | 21 | Punto Fijo | Later won Miss Earth 2013 |
| Guajira Peninsula | Rocireé del Carmen Silva Fernandez | 24 | Sinamaica | |
| Guárico | María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales | 24 | Maracay | Later won Miss Universe 2013 |
| Lara | Vicmary Alejandra Rivero Rodríguez | 19 | Barquisimeto | Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss América Latina 2014 |
| Mérida | Claudia Baratta Sarcinelli | 24 | San Cristóbal | |
| Miranda | Oriana Lucchese Baez | 19 | Valencia | |
| Monagas | Angela Karli Osmaira Ducallín Spadavecchia | 23 | Maracay | |
| Nueva Esparta | Fabiola del Valle Castillo Marcano | 23 | Puerto Ordaz | |
| Portuguesa | Nerys Margarita Díaz Ramirez | 23 | Maracaibo | Previously first runner-up at Reina Mundial del Banano 2012 |
| Sucre | Ingrid Karina Smith Quijada | 25 | Puerto Ordaz | |
| Táchira | Ivanna Mariam Vale Colman | 20 | San Cristóbal | Later won Reinado Internacional del Café 2013 |
| Trujillo | Desireé Coromoto Zambrano Sosa | 18 | San Cristóbal | |
| Vargas | Fanny Orián Moreno León | 25 | La Guaira | |
| Yaracuy | María Julia Alvarez Lera | 24 | Valencia | |
| Zulia | Noedy Carolina Olivares Gómez | 20 | Cabimas | |