Mister Venezuela 2003

Mister Venezuela 2003
Date	July 26, 2003
Presenters	Viviana Gibelli
Entertainment	Daniel Elbittar Propuesta Indecente Voz Veis Yaire
Venue	Estudio 1 de Venevisión, Caracas, Venezuela
Broadcaster	International: Venevisión Continental DirecTV Official broadcaster: Venevisión
Entrants	16
Placements	10
Winner	Andrés Mistage Carabobo

Mister Venezuela 2003 was the 7th edition of the Mister Venezuela competition, held on July 26, 2003, at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.

At the end of the event, Daniel Navarrete of Vargas titled his successor Andrés Mistage of Carabobo as Mister Venezuela 2003.[1]

The 1st Runner-Up position went to Jacinto Oropeza of Delta Amacuro.

Results

Color key

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as top 5/8 qualification
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
•   Ended as special awards winner

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Mister Venezuela 2003	Carabobo – Andrés Mistage	Top 10 – Mister World 2003
1st Runner-Up	Delta Amacuro – Jacinto Oropeza
2nd Runner-Up	Anzoátegui – Claudio de la Torre	Top 15 – Manhunt International 2005

Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 2002

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Mr. Handsome International Venezuela 2002	Vargas – Alberto Bachour	Mr. Handsome International 2002 (Margarita Island representative) (Resigned)

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best Body	Delta Amacuro – Jacinto Oropeza
Mister Etiquette	Miranda – Irwing Ríos
Mister Popularity	Mérida – Vito Gasparrini

Pageant

Selection committee

Final telecast

• Luisa Lucchi – Fashion entrepreneur
• Sabiha de Moussa – Brahim Houssein Moussa's wife, Moroccan ambassador in Venezuela
• Maruja Beracasa – Antiquarian and ¡Sálvese quien pueda! host
• Titina Penzini – Jewelry designer
• Patricia de Cohen – Caracas high society lady
• Dorián Caro – Zenit Center project coordinator
• Patricia Plizonoth
• Eugenia Sánchez Bueno – Underwear designer
• Miriam Roubicek
• Eglantina de Parés
• Martina Thorogood – Miss Venezuela 1999 and 1st Runner-Up in Miss World 1999
• Jacqueline Aguilera – Miss World Venezuela 1995 and Miss World 1995
• Desideria D'Caro – Actress
• Verónica Schneider – Actress and Miss World Venezuela 1998
• Carolina Perpetuo – Actress, TV host and Miss Miranda 1986

Contestants

16 contestants competed for the title.[2]

State	Contestant	Age[a]	Height	Hometown
Anzoátegui	Claudio Alfredo de la Torre Laya	22	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Barcelona
Aragua	Alain Roy Ruz Blanco	22	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Maracay
Bolívar	Julio César Vívenes Villavicencio	21	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	San Diego
Canaima	Iván Guillermo Medina Valbuena	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Maracaibo
Carabobo	Andrés Eduardo Mistage Parilli	21	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Valencia
Cojedes	Antonio José Rojas Cabrera	22	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Caracas
Delta Amacuro	Jacinto Rafael Oropeza Soteldo	23	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Barquisimeto
Dependencias Federales	Richard De Stefano Jiménez	26	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Caracas
Guárico	Simón Lorenzo Goncalves Rubio	21	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	La Guaira
Lara	José Manuel Pereiro Barbera	19	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	Barquisimeto
Mérida	Vito Ernesto Gasparrini Domínguez	27	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	Caracas
Miranda	Irwing Enrique Ríos Torres	22	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Caracas
Nueva Esparta	César Augusto Flores Mendoza	22	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Caracas
Península Goajira	Michele Giurdanella Mesci	26	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Maracaibo
Portuguesa	Eddy Rafael Márquez Guzmán	24	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Caracas
Zulia	Ángel Alberto Pérez Angulo	27	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Maracaibo

• Claudio de la Torre (Anzoátegui) and César Augusto Flores (Nueva Esparta) became actors.[3][4]

Eliminated in reality show

12 contestants were eliminated from the competition in a previous round.

State	Contestant	Age[a]	Height	Hometown
Amazonas	Roberto José Urbano Belisario	23	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Caracas
Apure	Oliver Rosnay Ruiz Chirinos	23	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Barquisimeto
Barinas	Marcos Antonio Pinto Rengifo	23	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Caracas
Costa Oriental	Eric José Caruyo Criollo	23	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Maracaibo
Distrito Capital	Alfonso Jesús Marrero Cermeño	24	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Caracas
Falcón	José Antonio Romero Soto	18	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Barquisimeto
Monagas	Rafael Simón Urbina Brito	23	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Maturín
Sucre	Ender Eduardo Escobar Rivas	21	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Caracas
Táchira	José Leonardo Santos Mata	23	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Caracas
Trujillo	Adrián Mauricio Oscher Barrientos	24	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Caracas
Vargas	Alberto Bachour Abdulmesih	21	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Cagua
Yaracuy	Daniel José Torres Mendoza	19	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	Caracas

• Alberto Bachour (Vargas) won the Mister Handsome International 2002 competition as a Margarita Island representative in the Dominican Republic resigning later to the title.

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "Pageant News Bureau (PNB) - Pageant News". 2004-02-14. Archived from the original on 2004-02-14. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
2. "Candidates". mistervenezuela.com. 2004-06-06. Archived from the original on 2004-06-06. Retrieved 2024-05-01 – via Internet Archive.
3. Mag, Redacción (2023-06-23). "Estuvo cerca de ser "Mister Venezuela": quién es Claudio de la Torre, el actor de "Mía es la venganza"". Mag. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-01.
4. Medina, Carlos. "César Flores". Retrieved 2024-05-01.

External links

• Miss Venezuela Official Website