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Miss Venezuela 2011-12: These Heavenly Bodies!

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Diana Wood (Amazonas)

Catiuska Zapata (Anzoategui)

Jesserly Gutierrez (Apure)

Alexandra Hernandez (Aragua)

Astrid Lozada (Barinas)

Fanny Ottati (Bolivar)

Isabela Ramos (Carabobo)

Angela Ramirez (Cojedes)

Ivany Guzman (Delta Amacuro)

Gabriella Ferrari (Dtto.Capital)

Haydee Castillo (Falcon)

Blanca Aljibes (Guarico)

Carla Rodrigues (Lara)

Yasmeira Molina (Merida)

Isabel Zamora (Miranda)

Rossana Medina (Monagas)

Gabriela Quinones (N. Esparta)

Andrea Baptista (Portuguesa)

Irene Esser (Sucre)

Milagro Manrique (Tachira)

Ma.delosAngeles Vera (Trujillo)

Sara Coello (Vargas)

Osmariel Villalobos (Yaracuy)

Ma. Gabriella Criollo (Zulia)

Tagging these ladies as just sexy would be an understatement. Their individual bodies are way too heavenly, near close to perfection if you will (unless you have an issue with ladies whose heads are not directly proportionate to their body built.) I just love how 90% of them have cuts in the right places and know how to maximize the same for shapeliness’ sake.

So from among these two dozen Miss Venezuela 2011-12 Official Candidates, I took the liberty of short-listing my personal five with the best figures (with face as secondary consideration):
Miss Barinas, Astrid Lozada
Miss Distrito Capital, Gabriella Ferrari
Miss Tachira, Milagro Manrique
Miss Monagas, Rossana Medina
and
Miss Carabobo, Isabela Ramos

Now some of you might quip that lucky shots or right angles come in the way of distinguishing the ones with the great curves. But then again, if you combine these with gorgeous faces and vibrant aura, the real stand-outs can be spotted right away.

Osmel Sousa must be incessantly nodding his head in approval of what he’s seeing so far. After 2010′s debacle with Marelisa Gibson and 2011′s so-so performance from Vanessa Goncalves, he is tightening his grip even more to make sure that the right ladies win come October 15.

Your turn, my dear readers. Who catches your fancy among these curvily-suited Venezuelans? ;-)

Miss Venezuela 2011 Candidates: Who do you like so far?

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Diana Wood (Amazonas)

Catiuska Zapata (Anzoategui)

Jeserly Gutierrez (Apure)

Alexandra Hernandez (Aragua)

Astrid Lozada (Barinas)

Fanny Ottati (Bolivar)

Isabela Ramos (Carabobo)

Angela Ramirez (Cojedes)

Ivany Guzman (Delta Amacuro)

Gabriella Ferrari (Dtto Capital)

Haydee Castillo (Falcon)

Blanca Alijibes (Guarico)

Carla Rodrigues (Lara)

Yasmeira Molina (Merida)

Isabel Zamora (Miranda)

Rossana Medina (Monagas)

Gabriela Quinones(N.Esparta)

Andrea Baptista (Portuguesa)

Irene Esser (Sucre)

Milagro Manrique (Tachira)

Ma.delosAngeles Vera (Trujillo)

Sara Coello (Vargas)

Osmariel Villalobos (Yaracuy)

Maria Gabriela Criollo (Zulia)

Venezuelan beauties are at it again!

One fact that remains indisputable with the annual Miss Venezuela Pageant is the high quality of delegates Osmel Sousa and his team present year after year. Slim pickings are two words that will never be part of their vocabulary. 2011 has another batch of really outstanding contenders. It is easy to remove the few who do not come on as strong bets and hard to determine the winners from among the great majority of the rest.

Four of these lovelies will become the country’s representatives to Miss World 2011, Miss Universe 2012, Miss International 2012 and Miss Earth 2012. And thus far, I am starting to like the following:

Miss Tachira, Milagro Manrique
Miss Distrito Capital, Gabriella Ferrari
Miss Lara, Carla Rodrigues
Miss Zulia, Maria Gabriela Criollo
Miss Barinas, Astrid Lozada
Miss Cojedes, Angela Ramirez
Miss Portuguesa, Andrea Baptista

But these seven are not my final picks yet. There is still more than a handful of deserving ones that I need to review further. Suffice it to say, this will be a better year than the last. Most definitely. ;-)

By the way, the finals of Miss Venezuela 2011 will be on October 15, 2011.

Miss Venezuela 2011-2012: Always ahead of the rest

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Osmel Sousa (center) with some of his wards for Miss Venezuela 2011-2012. Photo courtesy of the Pageant's Facebook page (click on the image to check it out)

The 2011 Grand Slam Beauty Pageant season has not yet started, but Osmel Sousa is already prepping up his wards for Miss Venezuela 2011-2012 which will have its coronation night on October 12. Venezuela’s representatives for the 2011 Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth are just getting ready for their respective assignments abroad. This goes to show how their beauty queens are given intensive trainings and initial make-overs even before the national finals are conducted.

Ladies-in-waiting for their date with destiny come October 12, 2011.

More ladies-in-waiting for Miss Venezuela 2011-2012.

As is, most of the ladies in the photos above look outstanding. I reckon the October 12 pageant will yield another set of excellent Venezuelan reps for 2012.

You can check out the Miss Venezuela website HERE.

Watch out for more updates in the months to come! ;-)

Miss Venezuela 2011: The Vanessa Goncalves Makeover

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The “magic” has been put in place and what excellent results to wit!

First off, let’s take a look at Vanessa Goncalves when she was crowned Miss Venezuela Universe 2010-11…

Vanessa Goncalves of Miranda (Miss Venezuela Universe 2010-11)

Vanessa Goncalves when she was crowned Miss Venezuela Universe 2010-11 last year.

Fast forward to May 2011….Look at Vanessa Goncalves now and say WOW!

The "newly-transformed" Vanessa Goncalves!

A closer look at Vanessa Goncalves...spot the difference(s) with the older photos above.

One more look at the transformed Vanessa Goncalves...exquisite results indeed!

I really don’t mind these changes at all, if it will greatly help in boosting Vanessa’s confidence, as well as that of Osmel Sousa’s. The competition for Miss Universe 2011 is shaping up to be the toughest edition with candidates stepping up to the plate in a big way. And with the rumors that Venezuela might host Miss Universe 2012, the extra pressure is definitely on this South American nation to pocket another Miss Universe crown to their showroom stuffed with numerous international wins.

And I don’t even want to start a debate about natural beauty vs. enhanced beauty either because it just won’t see the light of resolution.

Suffice it to say that each country should consider all options to make their representatives stand out globally – regardless of the means – for as long as the changes won’t destroy the ladies’ post-pageant emotional spirit or future endeavors.

Comments? ;-)

Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 Kris Psyche Resus’ send-off to Miss Earth 2010

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More than ready for Miss Earth 2010, Kris Psyche Resus is! (Photo credit: Melvin Sia of OPMB Worldwide)

Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 Kris Psyche Resus has the sole distinction of being the country’s representative to the first-ever Miss Earth to be hosted by another country. All roads lead to Nha Trang, Vietnam between now and December 4, by which time Miss Earth 2010 will have already been crowned by last year’s winner, Larissa Ramos of Brazil.

At Villa Immaculada in Intramuros, Manila, Carousel Productions hosted a formal send-off for Kris Psyche Resus. She is all set to leave for Vietnam to join more than 80 other ladies from all over the world to vie for the most unique and noteworthy international beauty pageant title – Miss Earth. She knows that the chances of becoming the 2nd Filipina to win Miss Earth are not the brightest (since the people behind it are all Filipinos and making another Miss Philippines get the crown in only 2 years’ time might not sit well with most), but she is extremely focused and determined to give it her best shot.

Personally, I will be pleased seeing her place as high as the Top 8, if not one of the court elementals in the Final 4. To say that she will be facing extremely tough competition would be an understatement because majority of the delegates have either been selected as representatives in Miss Earth-dedicated searches or as part of the winners’ circle in their biggest national finals. In fact, Osmel Sousa has already acquired the ME franchise for Venezuela which means that he will be sending over one of his thoroughbreds starting this year, with a formally-conferred Miss Venezuela-Earth 2011 (Caroline Medina) coming to Manila next year. This goes to show that the pageant is already being taken seriously by all participating countries.

Lending their moral support during Kris Psyche Resus' send-off were Miss Earth-Air 2009 Sandra Seifert (L) and Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry (Photo credit: Melvin Sia of OPMB Worldwide)

Other well-wishers who graced the send-off were: (L) the gorgeous Miss Philippines-Air 2010 Emmerie Dale Cunanan and Miss Philippines-Eco-Tourism 2010 Angela Fernando (Photo credit: Melvin Sia of OPMB Worldwide)

Here’s wishing Kris Psyche Resus the best of luck in Miss Earth 2010! ;-)

Osmel Sousa and his Venezuelan Queens for 2010/11

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Osmel and his Queens: clockwise (from left) Vanessa Goncalves - Miss Venezuela Universe, Osmel Sousa, Jessica Barboza - Miss Venezuela International, Angela Ruiz - 1st Runner-Up, Caroline Medina, Miss Venezuela-Earth and Ivian Sarcos, Miss Venezuela-World. (Photo credit: www.bellezavenezolana.net)

And the guy is beaming with pride!

Here they are…the Miss Venezuela 2010/11 winners!

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MISS VENEZUELA-UNIVERSE is…

Vanessa Goncalves (MIRANDA)

MISS VENEZUELA-WORLD is…

Ivian Sarcos (AMAZONAS)

MISS VENEZUELA-INTERNATIONAL is…

Jessica Barboza (DISTRITO CAPITAL)

MISS VENEZUELA-EARTH is…

Caroline Medina (ARAGUA)

First Runner-Up is…

Angela Ruiz (MONAGAS)

In what is deemed as the classiest (and probably the lengthiest) national pageant in the world, four ladies were crowned as the queens of Venezuela for 2010/2011. Vanessa Goncalves of Miranda, Ivian Sarcos of Amazonas, Jessica Barboza of Distrito Capital and Caroline Medina of Aragua took top spots as Miss Venezuela Universe, Miss Venezuela World, Miss Venezuela-International and Miss Venezuela Earth, respectively. Angela Ruiz of Monagas placed 1st Runner-Up.

Osmel Sousa must be very happy with his new set of winners! I’m sure Venezuela will perform strongly in all pageants next year.

Personally, my predictions this year aren’t that good. I accurately predicted Ivian Sarcos of Amazonas for the Miss Venezuela-World title and Miss Miranda Vanessa Goncalves to be in the Top 5, but that’s all. I’m a bit disappointed that Romina Palmisano of Carabobo did not place, but that’s life.

Congratulations to the new queens!!!

Previewing the Miss Venezuela 2010-2011 Candidates

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The ladies who will compete for the Miss Venezuela 2010-2011 titles have already been selected and they are being meticulously ‘prepared’ for the grand finals scheduled 2nd half of October.

Want a glimpse of some of the ladies? Here is a video featuring Misses GUARICO, COSTA ORIENTAL, ANZOATEGUI, TRUJILLO Y BARINAS being interviewed in Portadas…


video courtesy of YouTube/mvlanuevaeramb

Meanwhile, the video below shows this year’s candidates inviting everyone to visit www.missvenezuela.com for more information about the upcoming national pageant…


video courtesy of YouTube/LaRicachonaMV

And in the following two-part video, the official candidates are shown in a news report over Venezuelan TV. Osmel Sousa is likewise featured with the ladies…


videos courtesy of YouTube/mvlanuevaeramb

Looks like another very promising batch this year! ;-)

Osmel Sousa to Stella Marquez Araneta: “Finally, you sent a very strong girl this year!”

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Osmel Sousa, President, Miss Venezuela Organization

Those were the words of Miss Venezuela Organization President Osmel Sousa to Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc.’s Stella Marquez Araneta. Ms. Jade Kennedy of OPMB Worldwide, who has been covering the Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas for the past three weeks now, has witnessed the meeting between these two heavyweights in the pageant world.

BPCI Head Stella Marquez Araneta is smiling ear to ear nowadays. Venus Raj is one of the strongest bets to win Miss Universe 2010.

I’m waiting in bated breath and keeping my fingers crossed. There is a very good reason to hope this year. ;-)

With Marelisa Gibson, Venezuela will be seeking a rare Miss Universe three-peat!

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Miss Universe-Venezuela 2009 Marelisa Gibson is one of the heavy favorites for Miss Universe 2010.

Venezuela is one of the best-performing countries in the Miss Universe Pageant. With six previous wins (Maritza Sayalero in 1979, Irene Saez in 1981, Barbara Palacios Teyde in 1986, Alicia Machado in 1996, Dayana Mendoza in 2008 and Stefania Fernandez just last year), the country – which prides itself as the home of thoroughbred beauty queens – is not just hoping to nail win #7 (and tying the USA’s record of 7 wins in the contest) but also to establish a new world record by claiming the Miss Universe sash for the 3rd consecutive year! Talk about being in a league all their own!

Marelisa Gibson is all pumped up to become Miss Universe 2010 and score an almost unimaginable three-peat for Venezuela.

Marelisa Gibson is the encapsulation of a world-class beauty - tall, beautiful, queenly and smart!

And Osmel Sousa is not just dreaming because the signs are encouraging. He actually has very good prospects of doing for Venezuela what other country directors have not even achieved. Marelisa Gibson is, quite simply, drop-dead gorgeous and a cinch to make heads turn 360 degrees in Las Vegas. If he does up the ante high enough come August, the South American country should give him a National Artist award and be tax-free for life!

Let’s see what wonders Venezuela will come up with next month! ;-)