Miss Venezuela 1961


Miss Venezuela 1961 was the eighth edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Tamanaco Intercontinental Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 1, 1961. The winner of the pageant was Ana Griselda Vegas, Miss Caracas.
That year, Camay Soaps, the most important sponsor of the Miss Venezuela, included in the newspapers coupons to vote for the delegates, which were considered during the event.

Results

Special awards

  • Miss Fotogénica - Alba Cárdenas

Contestants

Miss Amazonas - Flor NúñezMiss Anzoátegui - Nélida PonceMiss Apure - Zulema FernándezMiss Aragua - Bexi Romero TostaMiss Barinas - Dalia RosalesMiss Carabobo - Elizabeth BelloMiss Caracas - Ana Griselda Vegas AlbornozMiss Departamento Libertador - Gisela Parra MejíasMiss Departamento Vargas - Raquel Luy FranklinMiss Distrito Federal - Gloria Lilué ChaljubMiss Falcón - Yolanda Francisca SierraltaMiss Guárico - Cecilia UrbinaMiss Lara - Elvia Pacheco VivasMiss Mérida - Gloria ParraMiss Miranda - Isabel Martínez ToledoMiss Portuguesa - Zenaida Hurtado OmañaMiss Sucre - Migdalia Quijada GuillénMiss Táchira - Alba Cárdenas GómezMiss Trujillo - Sara PorrasMiss Yaracuy - Maria Margarita RivasMiss Zulia - Norma Nash