Miss Venezuela 1981
Miss Venezuela 1981 was the 28th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caraballeda, Vargas state, Venezuela, on May 7, 1981, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Irene Sáez, Miss Miranda.
The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda, Vargas state. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Maye Brandt, crowned Irene Sáez of Miranda as the new Miss Venezuela.
Sáez, and Pilin León, that year's first runner-up, would later go on to become Miss Universe 1981 and Miss World 1981, respectively, marking the first time ever for Venezuela to win both major international beauty pageants in the same year.Results
- Miss Venezuela 1981 - Irene Sáez
The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Pilín León
- 2nd runner-up - Miriam Quintana
- 3rd runner-up - Norys Silva
- 4th runner-up - Ana Verónica Muñoz
- 5th runner-up -Irama Muñoz
- 6th runner-up - Miúrica Yánez
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic - Irene Sáez
- Miss Congeniality - Maricel Aizpúrua
- Miss Elegance - Miúrica Yánez
- Miss Amity - Miúrica Yánez
Delegates
The Miss Venezuela 1981 delegates are:
- Miss Amazonas - Maricel Aizpúrua Laguna
- Miss Apure - Norys Cristina Silva Correa
- Miss Aragua - Carmen Josefina León Crespo
- Miss Barinas - Mariela Pérez Rodríguez
- Miss Bolívar - Miúrica Yánez Callender
- Miss Carabobo - Diana Mercedes Iturriza Rondón
- Miss Departamento Vargas - Irama Muñoz Silva
- Miss Distrito Federal - Miriam Quintana
- Miss Falcón - Leonor Fernández Páez
- Miss Guárico - Rosana Mangieri Carmeniu
- Miss Lara - Ursula Elena Remien Schuchard
- Miss Mérida - Marle Yajaira Broccolo Castro
- Miss Miranda - Irene Lailín Sáez Conde
- Miss Monagas - Yesenia Maurera
- Miss Portuguesa - Olga Martínez
- Miss Sucre - Zulay Lorenzo
- Miss Táchira - Dulce Leonor Porras
- Miss Trujillo - Hodalys Pavía
- Miss Zulia - Ana Verónica Muñoz Blum
