Miss Venezuela 2006 was the 53rd Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 14, 2006.
Jictzad Viña of Sucre crowned Ly Jonaitis of Guárico as her successor at the end of the event.
Results Miss Sucre 2006 was the first disabled candidate in the history of the pageant.
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Venezuela 2006 – Lydimar JonaitisMiss Venezuela World 2006 – Claudia Paola SuárezMiss Venezuela International 2006 – Vanessa Jackeline Peretti1st Runner-Up – Silvana Marando2nd Runner-Up – Bárbara SánchezTop 10 – Joshil Morales – Mónica Pallota – Andreína Bruni – Andreína Vilachá – Patricia Jurado-Blanco
Special awards Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Bárbara Sánchez (Miss Amazonas) Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Joshil Morales (Miss Aragua) Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Marygrey Quero (Miss Costa Oriental) Miss Personality - Vanessa Peretti (Miss Sucre) Best Body - Andreina Bruni (Miss Distrito Capital) Best Smile - Silvana Marando (Miss Miranda) Miss Beauty - Ly Jonaitis (Miss Guárico) Miss Elegance - Claudia Suárez (Miss Mérida) Best Face - Ly Jonaitis (Miss Guárico)
Contestants
The Miss Venezuela 2006 delegates were: State Contestant Age Height Hometown Amazonas Jhomneidy de Jesús (Bárbara) Sánchez Romero 21 El Tigre Anzoátegui Maryury Alejandra Suárez Hernández 21 Altagracia de Orituco Apure Sofía Graciela Douzoglou Muñoz 17 Maracay Aragua Joshil Valentina Morales Arenas 18 Maracay Barinas Mabel Coromoto Ramírez Marcano 22 Porlamar Bolívar Rina Candelaria Byer Ariza 18 Ciudad Guayana Canaima Denisse Ortiz Pérez 18 Caracas Carabobo Mónica Isabel Pallota Peña 19 Valencia Cojedes Saelix Menisa Hernández Seijas 20 Caracas Costa Oriental Marygrey Quero Rojas 25 Cabimas Delta Amacuro Yasmín Terán Gutiérrez 25 Caracas Dependencias Federales Marianne Vegas Brandt 24 Caracas Distrito Capital María Andreina Bruni Puigbó 23 Caracas Falcón Angie Lurey Velazco López 20 Petare Guárico Lidymar Carolina Jonaitis Escalona 20 Valencia Lara Aymar Alejandra Aristiguieta Herrera 22 Barquisimeto Mérida Claudia Paola Suárez Fernández 19 Mérida Miranda María Silvana Continanza Marando 19 Chacao Monagas Francis Nohemí Lugo Golindano 18 Maturín Nueva Esparta Andreina González Vilachá 21 Porlamar Península Goajira Zaida Josefina Arellano Alvarez 20 Maracaibo Portuguesa Rosa Elisa Martínez Gerig 22 El Tigre Sucre Vanessa Jacqueline Gómez Peretti 20 Cumaná Táchira Chiquinquirá (Chiqui) Montiel 18 San Cristóbal Trujillo María Daniela Torrealba Pacheco 18 San Cristóbal Vargas Patricia Jurado-Blanco Ganem 20 Caracas Yaracuy Sara Johanna Angelini Giacche 18 Valencia Zulia Paola Andreína Gómez Gudiño 18 Maracaibo
Notes Ly Jonaitis placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico and Miss Interamericana 2008 in Dominican Republic Claudia Suárez placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China. She also placed as 2nd runner up in Miss Atlántico Internacional 2008 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Vanessa Peretti placed as semifinalist in Miss International 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. Peretti was the first deaf woman to compete in the Miss Venezuela pageant. She competed in Miss International 2007 on October 15 in Japan against another deaf woman, Sophie Vouzelaud from France. Peretti classified in Top 15 semifinalists. It is the first time in the history of Miss International that two deaf contestants participated in the event. Silvana Marando placed as a semifinalist in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2010 pageant, held in Jesolo, Italy. Mónica Pallotta placed as semifinalist in Top Model of the World 2006 in Kunming, China. She previously placed as semifinalist in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2005 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. Francis Lugo placed as 1st runner up in Miss Continente Americano 2007 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. María Daniela Torrealba placed as finalist in Miss Earth 2008 in Pampanga, Philippines. Patricia Jurado-Blanco placed as finalist in Miss Global Beauty Queen 2007 in Ningbo, China. Sara Angelini placed as a semifinalist in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2010 pageant, held in Jesolo, Italy.
References
External links Miss Venezuela official website