Miss Venezuela 1997
Miss Venezuela 1997 was the 44th edition of Miss Venezuela pageant was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 September 1997. The pageant was won by Veruska Ramírez of Táchira, who was crowned by outgoing queen Marena Bencomo of Carabobo. 29 delegates competed for the crown.
Results
Special awards
- Miss Photogenic - Christina Dieckmann
- Miss Internet - Christina Dieckmann
- Miss Congeniality - Annarella Bono
- Miss Figure - Daniela Kosán
- Best Hair - Annarella Bono
- Best Smile - Maylen Noguera
- Most beautiful Eyes - Veruska Ramírez
- Miss Elegance - Heidi García
- Best Legs - Maria Alejandra Márquez
Delegates
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Amazonas | Ana Karina Casanova Santibañez | 22 | Caracas | |
| Anzoátegui | Annarella María Bono Morales | 21 | Ciudad Guayana | |
| Apure | Lucia Amalia Pérez Sosa | 20 | Caracas | |
| Aragua | Daniela Kosán Montcourt | 23 | Maracay | |
| Barinas | Claudia Virginia La Gatta Quintana | 17 | Caracas | |
| Bolívar | Linda Gabriela Avila Romero | 18 | Los Teques | |
| Carabobo | Heidi Angélica García Adragna | 18 | Valencia | |
| Cojedes | Maylen María Noguera | 21 | Caracas | |
| Costa Oriental | Peggy Andreína Valbuena Benítez | 19 | Maracaibo | |
| Delta Amacuro | Jeinar Moreno Ortega | 21 | La Fría | |
| Dependencias Federales | Catalina García Benito | 21 | Caracas | |
| Distrito Capital | Jairam Caric Navas Domínguez | 18 | Caracas | |
| Falcón | Ana Maria Tomicevic Dodig | 17 | Caracas | |
| Guárico | Denysse Carolina Carrillo Lozada | 18 | Caracas | |
| Lara | Adriana Elena Bustillos Fernández | 21 | Caracas | |
| Mérida | Jéssica Alejandra Madureri Perea | 17 | Caracas | |
| Miranda | Maria Alejandra Márquez Llorca | 21 | Caracas | |
| Monagas | Jennipher Sofia Rodríguez Chacín | 19 | Caracas | |
| Municipio Libertador | Graciela Zavatti Acuña | 25 | Caracas | |
| Municipio San Francisco | Andrea Gabriela Garay Carroz | 17 | Maracaibo | |
| Municipio Vargas | Yosmely Eglee Soto León | 22 | Maiquetía | |
| Nueva Esparta | Christina Dieckmann Jiménez | 20 | Caracas | |
| Península Goajira | Iohanna Beatriz Molero Urdaneta | 23 | Maracaibo | |
| Portuguesa | Zita Marlene de Andrade de Andrade | 20 | Caracas | |
| Sucre | Ysabel Margarita Sanabria Marcano | 21 | Valencia | |
| Táchira | Veruska Tatiana Ramírez | 18 | Táriba | |
| Trujillo | Helen Margaret Terán Henríquez | 19 | Caracas | |
| Yaracuy | Sandra Buseth Koplin | 19 | Caracas | |
| Zulia | Patricia Fuenmayor Hernández | 19 | Maracaibo |