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Miss Venezuela 1986
2026-11-15 01:02:03 · Cedar Herald Index
Miss Venezuela 1986 was the 33rd Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on May 9, 1986, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Bárbara Palacios, Miss Trujillo.
The pageant was broadcast live on Venevisión from the Teatro Municipal in Caracas. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Silvia Martínez, crowned Bárbara Palacios of Trujillo as the new Miss Venezuela.

Results
Placements
Miss Venezuela 1986 - Bárbara Palacios Teyde (Miss Trujillo) Miss World Venezuela 1986 - María Begoña Juaristi (Miss Zulia)

The runners-up were: 1st runner-up - Nancy Gallardo (Miss Portuguesa) 2nd runner-up - Laura Fazzolari (Miss Táchira) 3rd runner-up - Maite Delgado (Miss Anzoátegui) 4th runner-up - Catherine Fulop (Miss Departamento Vargas) 5th runner-up - Raquel Lares (Miss Sucre) 6th runner-up - Yoelis Sánchez (Miss Guárico)

Special awards
Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Maite Delgado (Miss Anzoátegui) Miss Congeniality - Grizel Herrera (Miss Delta Amacuro) Miss Elegance - Nancy Gallardo (Miss Portuguesa)
Contestants
The Miss Venezuela 1986 delegates are:
Miss Amazonas - Yukency Teresita Sapucki Tovar
Miss Anzoátegui - Maite Coromoto Delgado González
Miss Apure - María Luisa Palazón Valverde
Miss Aragua - Indira Mass Lafont
Miss Barinas - Betzabeth Emilia Coelles Araujo
Miss Bolívar - Hilda De Estéfano Fuenmayor
Miss Carabobo - Lorena María Tosta Jentsch
Miss Delta Amacuro - Grizel Beatriz Herrera Villegas
Miss Departamento Libertador - Marisol Ayala Vera
Miss Departamento Vargas - Catherine Amanda Fulop García
Miss Distrito Federal - Jackeline Alberdi Villanueva
Miss Falcón - Leonela Lanz Alvarez
Miss Guárico - Yoelis Sánchez Azpúrua
Miss Lara - Laura Schettini Fanelli
Miss Mérida - Elvira Moreno Rivero
Miss Miranda - Lucía Carolina Perpetuo González
Miss Monagas - María Carolina Pacheco
Miss Nueva Esparta - Clara Catherine Taormina Severino
Miss Portuguesa - Nancy Josefina Gallardo Quiñones
Miss Sucre - Raquel Teresa Lares Rivero
Miss Táchira - Laura Inés Fazzolari Scurria
Miss Trujillo - Bárbara Palacios Teyde
Miss Yaracuy - Alicia Lammensdorf Beliauskaite
Miss Zulia - María Begoña Juaristi Mateo
External links
Miss Venezuela official website
1986 beauty pageants
1986 in Venezuela