Miss Venezuela 1988
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| Miss Venezuela 1988 | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 5, 1988 |
| Presenters | Carmen Victoria Pérez Gilberto Correa Raúl Velasco |
| Entertainment | Chayanne, Karina, José Luis Rodríguez, Mirla Castellanos, Proyecto M |
| Venue | Teatro Municipal, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Broadcaster | Venevision |
| Entrants | 26 |
| Winner | Yajaira Vera Miranda |
Miss Venezuela 1988, the 35th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 5, 1988, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Yajaira Vera, Miss Miranda.
The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Teatro Municipal in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Inés Maria Calero, crowned Yajaira Vera of Miranda as the new Miss Venezuela. Two new titles were added for a total of 5 titles to be contested, a pageant first.
Results
- Miss Venezuela 1988 - Yajaira Vera (Miss Miranda)
- Miss World Venezuela 1988 - Emma Rabbe (Miss Distrito Federal)
- Miss Venezuela International 1988 - María Eugenia Duarte (Miss Península Goajira)
- Miss Venezuela Wonderland 1988 - Constanza Giner (Miss Aragua)
- Miss Venezuela Latina 1988 - Marilisa Maronese (Miss Portuguesa)
The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Nancy García (Miss Táchira)
- 2nd runner-up - Joanne Goiri (Miss Lara)
- 3rd runner-up - Livia Castellanos (Miss Municipio Libertador)
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Marilisa Maronese (Miss Portuguesa)
- Miss Congeniality - Livia Castellanos (Miss Municipio Libertador)
- Miss Elegance - Constanza Giner (Miss Aragua)
Delegates
| State | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) |
| Amazonas | Graciela Hubscher | 22 | 179 |
| Anzoátegui | Marietta Limia | 21 | 174 |
| Apure | Begoña Sánchez-Biezma Fernández | 22 | 172 |
| Aragua | Constanza Giner Barreto | 22 | 173 |
| Barinas | Yuli Karina García | 22 | 173 |
| Bolívar | Maria José Villaseco | 22 | 178 |
| Carabobo | Pamela Wildhaber | 20 | 172 |
| Costa Oriental | Marianellys Sánchez | 19 | 175 |
| Delta Amacuro | Elsa Maria Nóbrega | 19 | 170 |
| Distrito Federal | Emma Marina Irmgard Rabbe Ramírez | 19 | 175 |
| Falcón | Carolina Rode Pelckmann | 22 | 178 |
| Guárico | Bertha Fuentes | 20 | 174 |
| Lara | Joanne Goiri González | 21 | 175 |
| Mérida | Yazmín Quintero Dávila | 20 | 178 |
| Miranda | Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán | 23 | 173 |
| Monagas | Marisabel Valdés Fairfoot | 21 | 176 |
| Municipio Libertador | Livia Elizabeth Castellanos Leiva | 19 | 173 |
| Municipio Vargas | Rita Rosina Verreos | 19 | 175 |
| Nueva Esparta | Sara Cristina Salomón | 20 | 180 |
| Península Goajira | Maria Eugenia Duarte Lugo | 20 | 173 |
| Portuguesa | Marilisa Maronese Rivetta | 19 | 178 |
| Sucre | Marlene Klara Herner | 22 | 174 |
| Táchira | Nancy Elena García Amor | 21 | 180 |
| Trujillo | Francesca Cerro | 22 | 170 |
| Yaracuy | Elizabeth Tibisay López Villavicencio | 21 | 177 |
| Zulia | Maribel Colina Marín | 19 | 170 |
Contestants notes
- Marilisa Maronese Rivetta (Portuguesa) later became in Chayanne's wife.
- Rita Rosina Verreos (Municipio Vargas) competed on Survivor: Fiji (United States) in 2007.
