| Miss Venezuela 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 12, 1997 |
| Presenters | Napoleon Bravo Maite Delgado Alicia Machado Sandro Finoglio |
| Entertainment | Ilegales |
| Venue | Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Broadcaster | Venevision |
| Entrants | 29 |
| Placements | 8 |
| Winner | Veruska Ramírez Táchira |
| Congeniality | Annarella Bono Anzoátegui |
| Photogenic | Christina Dieckmann Nueva Esparta |
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Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by Veruska RamírezofTáchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of Carabobo. 29 delegates competed for the crown.
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Venezuela 1997 | |
| Miss Venezuela World 1997 | |
| Miss Venezuela International 1997 |
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| Top 8 |
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The Miss Venezuela 1997 delegates are:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | Ana Karina Casanova Santibañez | 22 | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Anzoátegui | Annarella María Bono Morales | 21 | 172 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Ciudad Guayana |
| Apure | Lucia Amalia Pérez Sosa | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Aragua | Daniela Kosán Montcourt | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Maracay |
| Barinas | Claudia Virginia La Gatta Quintana | 17 | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Bolívar | Linda Gabriela Avila Romero | 18 | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Los Teques |
| Carabobo | Heidi Angélica García Adragna | 18 | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | Valencia |
| Cojedes | Maylen María Noguera | 21 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Caracas |
| Costa Oriental | Peggy Andreína Valbuena Benítez | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |
| Delta Amacuro | Jeinar Moreno Ortega | 21 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | La Fría |
| Dependencias Federales | Catalina García Benito | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Distrito Capital | Jairam Caric Navas Domínguez | 18 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Falcón | Ana Maria Tomicevic Dodig | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Guárico | Denysse Carolina Carrillo Lozada | 18 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Lara | Adriana Elena Bustillos Fernández | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Mérida | Jéssica Alejandra Madureri Perea | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Miranda | Maria Alejandra Márquez Llorca | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Monagas | Jennipher Sofia Rodríguez Chacín | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Caracas |
| Municipio Libertador | Graciela Zavatti Acuña | 25 | 174 cm (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Municipio San Francisco | Andrea Gabriela Garay Carroz | 17 | 176 cm (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
| Municipio Vargas | Yosmely Eglee Soto León | 22 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Maiquetía |
| Nueva Esparta | Christina Dieckmann Jiménez | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Caracas |
| Península Goajira | Iohanna Beatriz Molero Urdaneta | 23 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Maracaibo |
| Portuguesa | Zita Marlene de Andrade de Andrade | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Caracas |
| Sucre | Ysabel Margarita Sanabria Marcano | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Táchira | Veruska Tatiana Ramírez | 18 | 181 cm (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) | Táriba |
| Trujillo | Helen Margaret Terán Henríquez | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Yaracuy | Sandra Buseth Koplin | 19 | 174 cm (5 ft8+1⁄2 in) | Caracas |
| Zulia | Patricia Fuenmayor Hernández | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | Maracaibo |
