Miss Venezuela 2003 was the fiftieth Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Venevisión Studio 1 in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 16, 2003.
Mariangel Ruiz of Aragua crowned Ana Karina Añez of Lara as her successor at the end of the event.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Venezuela 2003 – Ana Karina Añez Miss Venezuela World 2003 – Valentina Patruno Miss Venezuela International 2003 – Eleidy Aparicio 1st Runner-Up – Silvana Santaella 2nd Runner-Up – Mercedes Pulido Top 10 – María Fernanda Tóndolo – Aura Avila – Paola Cipriani – Francys Sudnicka – Hilda Fleitas Top 20 – Rossy Rincón – María Eugenia Hernández – Ivana Lo Mónaco – Karla de Abreu – Leonella Bracho – Carolina Chópite – Ingrid Mora – Pámela Djalil – Victoria Troconis
Special awards Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Hilda Fleitas (Miss Vargas) Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda) Miss Popularity (voted by SMS Messages) - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda) Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Venezuela contestants) - Ana Indira Sánchez (Miss Bolívar) Miss Personality - Eleidy Aparicio (Miss Costa Oriental) Best Smile - Hilda Fleitas (Miss Vargas) Miss Figure - Paola Cipriani (Miss Dependencias Federales) Miss Elegance - Ana Karina Añez (Miss Lara) Best Face - Valentina Patruno (Miss Miranda) Best Skin - Mercedes Pulido (Miss Distrito Capital) Best Hair - Pamela Djalil (Miss Sucre)
Contestants The Miss Venezuela 2003 delegates are: State Contestant Age Height Hometown Amazonas Rossy Raquel Rincón Rodríguez 21 Barquisimeto Anzoátegui Maria Fernanda Tóndolo Paz 18 Valencia Apure Marinely Auxiliadora Rivas Torres 21 Mérida Aragua Aura Rebeca Avila Serrano 18 Maracay Barinas Venudesa María Lionza Pacé Salazar 20 Valencia Bolívar Ana Indira Sánchez Báez 21 Ciudad Guayana Canaima Ivana Erika Lo Mónaco D´Anna 21 Caracas Carabobo Karla Jennifer De Abreu De Abreu 24 El Hatillo Cojedes Alba María Arias Acevedo 24 Caracas Costa Oriental Eleidy María Aparicio Serrano 20 Cabimas Delta Amacuro Eglee Cañizalez Perdomo 22 Trujillo Dependencias Federales Paola Sofía Cipriani Huszczo 23 Caracas Distrito Capital Mercedes Alejandra Pulido Silva 20 El Hatillo Falcón Leonella Mercedes Bracho Coll 18 Barquisimeto Guárico Marjorie Andrea Olivares Martínez 22 Caracas Guayana Esequiba Diana Carolina Díaz Pérez 19 Caracas Lara Ana Karina Añez Delgado 18 Barquisimeto Mérida Ana Karina Ramírez Vallenilla 22 Mérida Miranda Valentina Patruno Macero 21 Caracas Monagas Joan Carolina Chópite Sute 23 Maturín Nueva Esparta Ingrid Alejandra Mora Wandelt 19 Porlamar Península de Araya María Eugenia Hernández Ereu 22 Maracay Península Goajira Julimar Coromoto Queipo Silva 20 Maracaibo Península de Paraguaná Silvana Santaella Arellano 19 Caracas Portuguesa Maria Valentina González González 19 Barquisimeto Roraima Yanneris Pilar Carrizo Soto 21 Cabimas Sucre Pamela Fátima Djalil Salazar 19 Cumaná Táchira Victoria Isabella Troconis Alcalde 18 San Cristóbal Trujillo Francys Mayela Barraza Sudnicka 23 Valencia Vargas Hilda Socorro Fleitas Espinoza 22 Valencia Yaracuy Tania Jazmín Destongue Quiroz 24 Barquisimeto Zulia Joana Carolina Cufiño Estrada 19 Maracaibo
Notes Valentina Patruno placed as semifinalist in Miss World 2003 in Sanya, China. She previously won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2001 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. Eleidy Aparicio placed as finalist in World Coffee Queen 2004 in Houston, Texas, United States. Silvana Santaella won Miss Italia Nel Mondo 2004 in Salsomaggiore, Italy. She also placed as 2nd runner up in Reinado Internacional del Café 2004 in Manizales, Colombia, and 2nd runner up in Miss Earth 2007 in Quezon City, Philippines. María Fernanda Tóndolo placed as 1st runner up in Reina Sudamericana 2003 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Paola Cipriani placed as 3rd runner up in Reina Internacional de la Caña de Azúcar 2003 in Cali, Colombia. Ana Indira Sánchez won Miss Mash Queen International 2004 in Georgetown, Guyana. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss Mundo Latino Internacional 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Marinely Rivas placed as semifinalist in Miss Bikini International 2006 in Humen, China. Tania Destongue placed as semifinalist in Miss Tourism International 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Carolina Chópite previously won Miss Globe International 2000 in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus. Ingrid Mora previously placed as semifinalist in Miss Teen International 2002 in San José, Costa Rica. Francys Barraza Sudnicka won Miss Tourism World 2000 in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. She also won Miss Poland 2005, represented the country in Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States and placed Top 8 in Miss Earth 2006 in Manila, Philippines.
References
External links Miss Venezuela official website