Miss Venezuela 1997
Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by Veruska Ramírez of Táchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of Carabobo. 29 delegates competed for the crown.
Results
Placements
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic - Christina Dieckmann
- Miss Internet - Christina Dieckmann
- Miss Congeniality - Annarella Bono
- Miss Figure - Daniela Kosán
- Best Hair - Annarella Bono
- Best Smile - Maylen Noguera
- Most beautiful Eyes - Veruska Ramírez
- Miss Elegance - Heidi García
- Best Legs - Maria Alejandra Márquez
Contestants
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Ana Karina Casanova Santibañez | 22 | Caracas | |
| Anzoátegui | Annarella María Bono Morales | 21 | Ciudad Guayana | |
| Apure | Lucia Amalia Pérez Sosa | 20 | Caracas | |
| Aragua | Daniela Kosán Montcourt | 23 | Maracay | |
| Barinas | Claudia Virginia La Gatta Quintana | 17 | Caracas | |
| Bolívar | Linda Gabriela Avila Romero | 18 | Los Teques | |
| Carabobo | Heidi Angélica García Adragna | 18 | Valencia | |
| Cojedes | Maylen María Noguera | 21 | Caracas | |
| Costa Oriental | Peggy Andreína Valbuena Benítez | 19 | Maracaibo | |
| Delta Amacuro | Jeinar Moreno Ortega | 21 | La Fría | |
| Dependencias Federales | Catalina García Benito | 21 | Caracas | |
| Distrito Capital | Jairam Caric Navas Domínguez | 18 | Caracas | |
| Falcón | Ana Maria Tomicevic Dodig | 17 | Caracas | |
| Guárico | Denysse Carolina Carrillo Lozada | 18 | Caracas | |
| Lara | Adriana Elena Bustillos Fernández | 21 | Caracas | |
| Mérida | Jéssica Alejandra Madureri Perea | 17 | Caracas | |
| Miranda | Maria Alejandra Márquez Llorca | 21 | Caracas | |
| Monagas | Jennipher Sofia Rodríguez Chacín | 19 | Caracas | |
| Municipio Libertador | Graciela Zavatti Acuña | 25 | Caracas | |
| Municipio San Francisco | Andrea Gabriela Garay Carroz | 17 | Maracaibo | |
| Municipio Vargas | Yosmely Eglee Soto León | 22 | Maiquetía | |
| Nueva Esparta | Christina Dieckmann Jiménez | 20 | Caracas | |
| Península Goajira | Iohanna Beatriz Molero Urdaneta | 23 | Maracaibo | |
| Portuguesa | Zita Marlene de Andrade de Andrade | 20 | Caracas | |
| Sucre | Ysabel Margarita Sanabria Marcano | 21 | Valencia | |
| Táchira | Veruska Tatiana Ramírez | 18 | Táriba | |
| Trujillo | Helen Margaret Terán Henríquez | 19 | Caracas | |
| Yaracuy | Sandra Buseth Koplin | 19 | Caracas | |
| Zulia | Patricia Fuenmayor Hernández | 19 | Maracaibo |
;Notes
- Veruska Ramírez placed as 1st runner-up in Miss Universe 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
- Christina Dieckmann was unplaced at Miss World 1997, failing to reach the semi-finals.
- Daniela Kosán won Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1997 in Miami, Florida, United States. She also placed as 1st runner up in Miss International 1998 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Patricia Fuenmayor won Reina Sudamericana 1997 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
- Jairam Navas won Reinado Internacional del Café 1998 in Manizales, Colombia.
- Maylen Noguera placed as semifinalist in Miss América Latina 1998 in Costa del Sol, El Salvador.
- Denisse Carrillo won Miss Blond International 1998 in Millstatt, Austria.
- Claudia La Gatta was placed as 4th runner up in Miss Italia Nel Mondo 1998 in Salsomaggiore, Italy.
- Andrea Garay was placed as semifinalist in Super Top Model of the World 1998 in Athens, Greece.