Miss Venezuela 1961

8th edition of the Miss Venezuela competition

Miss Venezuela 1961
Date	July 1, 1961
Venue	Tamanaco Intercontinental Hotel, Caracas, Venezuela
Entrants	21
Placements	3
Winner	Ana Griselda Vegas Caracas
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Miss Venezuela 1961 was the eighth edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Tamanaco Intercontinental Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 1, 1961.^[1] The winner of the pageant was Ana Griselda Vegas, Miss Caracas.^[2]

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

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Venezuela 1961	Caracas – Ana Griselda Vegas
1st runner-up	Distrito Federal – Gloria Lilué
2nd runner-up	Aragua – Bexi Romero

Special awards

Miss Fotogénica (Miss Photogenic) - Alba Cárdenas (Miss Táchira)

Contestants

Miss Amazonas - Flor Núñez
Miss Anzoátegui - Nélida Ponce
Miss Apure - Zulema Fernández
Miss Aragua - Bexi Romero Tosta
Miss Barinas - Dalia Rosales
Miss Carabobo - Elizabeth Bello
Miss Caracas - Ana Griselda Vegas Albornoz
Miss Departamento Libertador - Gisela Parra Mejías
Miss Departamento Vargas - Raquel Luy Franklin
Miss Distrito Federal - Gloria Lilué Chaljub
Miss Falcón - Yolanda Francisca Sierralta
Miss Guárico - Cecilia Urbina
Miss Lara - Elvia Pacheco Vivas
Miss Mérida - Gloria Parra
Miss Miranda - Isabel Martínez Toledo
Miss Portuguesa - Zenaida Hurtado Omaña
Miss Sucre - Migdalia Quijada Guillén
Miss Táchira - Alba Cárdenas Gómez
Miss Trujillo - Sara Porras
Miss Yaracuy - Maria Margarita Rivas
Miss Zulia - Norma Nash

References

^ "Sulenma Fernández "El Cuerpo Perfecto del Miss Venezuela 1961" | REVISTA TODO LO CHIC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
^ Aldaca, Mariano U. de (1961-09-08). "Srta. Ana Griselda Vegas" (in Spanish). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)