User:Mauriziok/Venezuela at the Big Seven men's international beauty pageants

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This is a list of Venezuela's representatives and their placements at the Big Seven men's international beauty pageants. Venezuela, widely considered a beauty pageant powerhouse with an extensive and successful history in beauty pageants, is also referred as the most powerful country in beauty pageants, has won in all four pageants multiple times, with a total of 48 placements and 5 victories, counting:

Hundreds of men's beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Seven are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. Various news agencies collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Seven" namely: Manhunt International, Mister World, Mister International, Mister Universe, Mister Global, Mister Supranational and Man of the World.

National franchises and organizations[edit]

Venezuela franchise holders of the seven men's major beauty pageants are:

The criteria for the Big Seven inclusion are based on specific standards such as the pageant's international prominence and prestige accepted by mainstream media; the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees; the winner's post pageant activities; the pageant's longevity, consistency, and history; the execution of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity across the globe.[3]

History[edit]

On May 7, 1905, Manuela Victoria Mujica Antich, representative of the Lara state, was elected by popular vote as the first Miss Venezuela. Many authors and scholars of the history of the Miss Venezuela pageant consider her as the first Miss Venezuela that existed and that vote as a precursor to the pageant as it is known today.[4]

National pageants[edit]

The following are national pageants which serve as qualifiers for the Big Seven pageants.

Mister Venezuela[edit]

The Miss Venezuela pageant was officially founded in 1952 by Pan Am, together with the businesswoman Gloria Sánchez, for the advertising and tourism purpose of sending a Venezuelan representative to the Miss Universe pageant, in Long Beach, California, United States, which had It was created that same year by the Pacific Mills Company to promote its new bikini brand Catalina's.

Mister Tourism Venezuela[edit]

Miss Venezuela World (in Spanish: Miss Venezuela Mundo) was a contest with a recognizable national acceptance. The owners of the contest were the Cisneros Organization and the Miss Venezuela Organization, whose president was Osmel Sousa. The bearer of the title represented Venezuela in the Miss World. The pageant was formally held until 2015; two years later it is again incorporated into the main pageant, Miss Venezuela.

For 2018, the winner of Miss Venezuela, Isabella Rodríguez, was the one who represented the country in the Miss World 2019 pageant.

In 2020, the current administration of the Miss Venezuela Organization announced that the pageant would be held under the name of Miss Venezuela World.

Mister Handsome Venezuela[edit]

Mister Sport Venezuela[edit]

Mister Universe Venezuela[edit]

Mister Supranational Venezuela[edit]

Caballero Venezuela[edit]

Participation in international pageant competitions[edit]

With 5 victorious titles, Venezuela has reputedly won more than any other country in pageantry. Venezuela is also the first and only country to win all the four pageants multiple times. Venezuela has twice won two Big Four crowns in one year, winning Miss Universe 1981 and Miss World 1981 and then Miss Universe 2013 and Miss Earth 2013. In the past, the main organiser for Venezuelan pageants was the former famed beauty queen maker, Osmel Sousa. The current National Director is Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013.

Con five victories, Venezuela se ha convertido en uno de los países más victoriosos en concursos masculinos de belleza a nivel internacional. En el pasado, el principal organizador para los concursos masculinos de Venezuela fue el conocido y afamado hacedor de concursos de belleza, Osmel Sousa a través del Mister Venezuela. Otros concursos que han contribuido en el país son Mister Turismo Venezuela, Mister Handsome Venezuela, Mister Global Venezuela (anterior Mister Deporte Venezuela), Mister Universo Venezuela, Mister Supranational Venezuela and Caballero Venezuela.

Venezuelan Summary[edit]

As of the crowning of Gabriel Correa as Mister Supranational 2017 on December 2, 2017, there have been 5 winners of the Big Seven men's international beauty pageants from Venezuela.

The following table details the placing of the Venezuela's representatives in the Big Seven men's pageants.

Color key
  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as top 5/8 qualification
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Last edition 21st Manhunt International 10th Mister World 14th Mister International 12th Mister Universe 8th Mister Global 6th Mister Supranational 4th Man of the World
Year Manhunt International Mister World Mister International Mister Universe Mister Global Mister Supranational Man of the World
2023 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Omar Riera
TBA
2022 José Luis Trujillo
Top 16
Cancelled[a] Orangel Dirinot
2nd Runner-Up
Cancelled[a] × Anthony Gallardo
Top 20
César Leonardo Urbaneja
×
2021 Cancelled[a] Cancelled[a] Juan Carlos Da Silva
3rd Runner-Up
William Badell
2nd Runner-Up
Cancelled[a]
2020 × Cancelled[a] Cancelled[a]
2019 Cancelled[a] Jorge Eduardo Núñez
Top 29
Luis Rodríguez López
Top 15
Orlando Ruíz Delgado
×
Leonardo Carrero
4th Runner-Up
↑ No Delegate Sent
(established in 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Venezuela will send their first delegate in 2023.)
2018 × Cancelled Francisco Piscitelli
1st Runner-Up
Jaime Betancourt
2nd Runner-Up
Christian Nunes
Top 10
Jeudiel Condado
2017 Anderson Tovar
×
Ignacio Milles
Top 10
Jesús Zambrano × Gabriel Correa
WINNER
2016 Francisco Gil
Top 16
Renato Barabino
×
Walfred Crespo
Top 16
Luis Domingo Báez
1st Runner-Up
× Gustavo Acevedo
Top 10
2015 Cancelled Cancelled Rafael Angelucci
Top 10
Christian Nunes
Top 13
Yuber Jiménez
1st Runner-Up
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2016 in Warsaw, Poland.)
2014 Jesús Casanova Yarnaldo Morales
×
José Luis Fernández
1st Runner-Up
↑ No Delegate Sent
(established in 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Venezuela sent their first delegate in 2015.)
2013 Cancelled José Anmer Paredes
WINNER
Christian Rodríguez
Top 12
2012 Jeyco Estaba
Top 15
Jessus Zambrano Gary Pinha
Top 16
Julio César Torres
4th Runner-Up
2011 José Antonio Ampueda Cancelled Jeefry Rojas
Top 10
Juan Pablo Gómez
WINNER
2010 Henry Bolívar
Top 16
José Manuel Flores
Top 15
Francisco Emilio Sánchez
Top 15
Edgar Moreno
3rd Runner-Up
2009 Cancelled Cancelled Luis Nuzzo
Top 10
×
2008 Orlando Delgado
Top 15
Marco Antonio Chinea
Top 10
Julio Sánchez-Vega
Top 10
2007 Germán González Vito Gasparrini Alberto Augusto García
3rd Runner-Up
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2008 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.)
2006 Miguel Ángel Brito
Top 15
Cancelled Erbert Delgado
1st Runner-Up
2005 Claudio de la Torre
Top 15
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia and then it was transferred in 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.)
2004 Cancelled
2003 Andrés Mistage
Top 10
2002 Daniel Navarrete
4th Runner-Up
Cancelled
2001 Luis Nery
2nd Runner-Up
2000 José Gabriel Madonia
3rd Runner-Up
Alejandro Otero
Top 10
1999 Ernesto Calzadilla
WINNER
Cancelled
1998 Jossman Peñalver Sandro Finoglio
WINNER
1997 Sandro Finoglio
1st Runner-Up
Cancelled
1996 Cancelled José Gregorio Faría
1995 ↑ No Delegate Sent
(established in 1993 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Venezuela sent their first delegate in 1997.)
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1996 in England, United Kingdom.)
1994
1993

× Did not compete
No pageant held

Placements[edit]

Pageant Entrants Unplacements Placements Best result
Manhunt International 15 3 (1998 • 2007 • 2011) 12 (1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2005 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2016 • 2022) 1 Winner (1999)
Mister World 9 4 (1996 • 2007 • 2012 • 2014) 5 (1998 • 2000 • 2003 • 2010 • 2019) 1 Winner (1998)
Mister International 13 × 13 (2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2022) 1 Winner (2013)
Mister Universe 11 1 (2017) 10 (2008 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019) 1 Winner (2011)
Mister Global 3 × 3 (2015 • 2018 • 2021) 1st Runner-Up (2015)
Mister Supranational 6 1 (2018) 5 (2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022) 1 Winner (2017)
Man of the World × × × ×
Total 57 9 48 5 titles

Historic placement positions[edit]

Pageant Total Winner
(1st Place)
1st Runner-Up
(2nd Place)
2nd Runner-Up
(3rd Place)
3rd Runner-Up
(4th Place)
4th Runner-Up
(5th Place)
Finalists
(Top 5/8)
Semifs./ Quarterfs.
(Top 9/29)
Manhunt International 12 1 (1999) 1 (1997) 1 (2001) 1 (2000) 1 (2002) × 7 (2005 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2016 • 2022)
Mister World 5 1 (1998) × × × × × 4 (2000 • 2003 • 2010 • 2019)
Mister International 13 1 (2013) 2 (2006 • 2018) 1 (2022) 1 (2007) × × 8 (2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017)
Mister Universe 10 1 (2011) 2 (2014 • 2016) 1 (2018) 1 (2010) 1 (2012) × 4 (2008 • 2013 • 2015 • 2019)
Mister Global 3 × 1 (2015) × 1 (2021) × × 1 (2018)
Mister Supranational 5 1 (2017) × 1 (2021) 0 () 1 (2019) × 2 (2016 • 2022)
Man of the World × × × × × × × ×
Total 48 5 6 4 4 3 26
Absences
Pageant Absences
Manhunt International 6 (1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 2017 • 2018 • 2020)
Mister World 1 (2016)
Mister International 1 (2014)
Mister Universe 1 (2009)
Mister Global 5 (2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2022)
Mister Supranational ×
Man of the World 4 (2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022)
Total 18

Margarita Island Summary[edit]

Color key
  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as top 5/8 qualification
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Last ed. 12th Mister Universe
Year Mister Universe
2022 Cancelled
2021
2020
2019 Carlos Alberto Guédez Díaz
2018 Jesús Abraham Urdaneta Aguilar
Top 12
2017 Douglas José Castro Mendoza
5th Runner-Up
2016 Florentino Rodríguez
2015 Mariano Javier Palacios Álvarez
2014 Edward Gregorio Rojas Pérez
2013 Octavio José Centeno Guerra
2012 ×
2011 Carlos Alberto Martínez
2010 ×
2009 ×
2008 Francisco Ismael Diaz

× Did not compete
No pageant held

Placements[edit]

Pageant Entrants Unplacements Placements Best result
Mister Universe 9 7 (2008 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2019) 2 (2017 • 2018) 5th Runner-Up (2017)
Total 9 7 2 0 titles

Historic placement positions[edit]

Pageant Total 5th Runner-Up
(6th Place)
Semifs./ Quarterfs.
(Top 9/29)
Mister Universe 2 1 (2017) 1 (2018)
Total 2 1 1
Absences
Pageant Absences
Mister Universe 3 (2009 • 2010 • 2012)
Total 3

Hosting[edit]

Venezuela had never host a major international pageant.

List of crossovers[edit]

Crossover winners of a major national pageant or crossover representatives in the line of international beauty pageants.

  • Sandro Finoglio – was the first crossover candidate to accomplish this feat. Finoglio won Mister Venezuela 1997. He placed as 1st Runner-Up in Manhunt International 1997 and then won the Mister World 1998 title.
  • Christian Nunes – Nunes won Mister Universe Venezuela 2014. He went to compete in Mister Universe 2015 placing in the Top 13 and then was designated to participate in Mister Global 2018 where he finished as Top 10.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Comité Ejecutivo". Miss Venezuela. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. ^ "El "Prince" de la polémica que comandó el Miss Earth Venezuela | Clímax". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ^ Banerjee, Sukanya (2015-06-13). "These 20 Countries Have The Highest Number Of Beauty Queens". www.scoopwhoop.com. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Albor (2005). Misses de Venezuela: reinas que cautivaron a un país : crónicas reportajes y testimonios del concurso Miss Venezuela (in Spanish). El Nacional. ISBN 978-980-388-206-8.

External links[edit]

[[Category:Beauty pageants in Venezuela]] [[Category:Venezuelan beauty pageants winners]] [[Category:Nations at beauty pageants]]