Miss Venezuela 1953

Miss Venezuela 1953
DateJune 27, 1953
VenueValle Arriba Golf Club, Caracas, Venezuela
Entrants12
Placements4
Debuts
Withdrawals
WinnerGisela Bolaños †
Carabobo
CongenialityIrma Fadul (Barinas)
Miss FriendshipAura Santos (Anzoátegui)

Miss Venezuela 1953 was the 2nd Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Valle Arriba Golf Club in Caracas, Venezuela on June 27, 1953.[1]

At the end of the event, Sofía Silva of Bolívar crowned Gisela Bolaños of Carabobo as Miss Venezuela 1953. It is the first victory of Carabobo in the pageant's history. Contestants from 12 states competed in this year's pageant.

Results

Placements

  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   Did not placed
Placement Contestant International placement
Miss Venezuela 1953
UnplacedMiss Universe 1953
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Friendship

Contestants

Twelve contestants competed for the title.

State Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Anzoátegui Aura Santos Silva 18 Aragua de Barcelona
Barinas Irma Margarita Fadul Aragón 21 Barinas
Carabobo Gisela Bolaños Scarton 18 Valencia
Cojedes Carmen Emilia Monagas
Distrito Federal Úrsula Quero Pérez
Falcón Margot Léidenz Navas
Lara Bertha De Lima
Mérida Ruth Margarita Tirado[2] 20 Santa Cruz de Mora
Monagas Delmira Antonetti Núñez
Sucre Cristina Martínez Raffalli
Táchira Elena Ruiz
Trujillo Libia Hernández Rosales
Notes
  • Beatriz Grieco Michelangelli, Apure and Vilma Hermoso Scannone, Aragua retired from the competition.

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ Ago, Nayita238in #spanish • 4 Years (2019-01-04). "Miss Venezuela 1953". Steemit. Retrieved 2023-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Entrevista a Ruth Tirado: Miss Mérida 1953 por Tony Hidalgo" [Interview with Ruth Tirado: Miss Mérida 1953 by Tony Hidalgo]. Revista Todo Lo Chic (in Spanish). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2023.