Miss Venezuela 1953

2nd edition of the Miss Venezuela competition

Barinas
Cojedes
Falcón
Monagas
Sucre

Withdrawals

Amazonas
Aragua
Bolívar
Guárico
Miranda
Nueva Esparta
Yaracuy

WinnerGisela Bolaños †
CaraboboCongenialityIrma Fadul (Barinas)Miss FriendshipAura Santos (Anzoátegui)

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1955 →

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 Carabob in the pageant's history. Contestants from 12 states competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by

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	Carabobo – Gisela Bolaños†	Unplaced – Miss Universe 1953
1st Runner-Up	Monagas – Delmira Antonetti
2nd Runner-Up	Falcón – Margot Léidenz
3rd Runner-Up	Distrito Federal – Úrsula Quero

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Barinas – Irma Fadul
Miss Friendship	Anzoátegui – Aura Santos

Contestants

12 contestants competed for the title.

State	Contestant	Age^[a]	Hometown
Anzoátegui	Aura Santos Silva
Barinas	Irma Fadul Aragón
Carabobo	Gisela Bolaños Scarton†	18	Valencia
Cojedes	Carmen Emilia Monagas
Distrito Federal	Úrsula Quero Pérez^[2]
Falcón	Margot Léidenz Navas
Lara	Bertha De Lima
Mérida	Ruth Margarita Tirado^[3]
Monagas	Delmira Antonetti Núñez
Sucre	Cristina Martínez Raffalli
Táchira	Elena Ruiz
Trujillo	Libia Hernández Rosales

Notes

Beatriz Grieco Michelangelli, Apure and Vilma Hermoso, Aragua retired from the competition.

Notes

^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

^ 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)
^ "Miss Venezuela 1953". talentosmodelos.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
^ "Entrevista a Ruth Tirado: Miss Mérida 1953 por Tony Hidalgo | REVISTA TODO LO CHIC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-11.