| The numbers don't lie, Venezuela is indeed an absolute | | | | Once shortlisted for the pageant, the competitor begins |
| legend in beauty pageants. Venezuela has six Miss | | | | an intensive training program which can last for six |
| Universes, five Miss Worlds, five Miss Internationals and | | | | months. From 60 girls, only 28 are selected to |
| one Miss Earth, accumulating more international beauty | | | | compete in the Miss Venezuela Contest which is the |
| titles than any other country in the world. Miss | | | | country's most watched TV program .The winners or |
| Venezuela places into the Miss Universe semifinals | | | | titleholders are then asked to stay and live in the |
| each consecutive year, and always in the top six or | | | | school for another year for more vigorous training |
| higher every year from 1991 to 2003. | | | | before they embark on the mission to earn an |
| Venezuela has also twice held the Miss Universe and | | | | international crown. |
| Miss World titles simultaneously in 1981 and again in | | | | The time and effort Venezuelan girls put into training |
| 1995. In total, it has won over seventy international | | | | may well be the main reason why they hold the most |
| crowns. Other than Venezuela , no country had ever | | | | number of international beauty titles but other reasons |
| won the Miss Universe crown on consecutive years. | | | | may be cited for accomplishing such a feat. |
| Beauty in Venezuela is considered a national sport. | | | | Venezuela is home to the most contented and |
| Winning in pageants is comparable to China 's winning | | | | happiest people in the world. Living in a beautiful and |
| gold medals in the Olympic Games. | | | | diverse country, it is a melting pot of different |
| Each year thousands of young women, usually from | | | | nationalities producing unique physical features, not to |
| wealthy families and having spent much of their | | | | mention a rich cultural heritage. |
| growing up years in training to become beauty queens, | | | | In effect, the physical beauty one is born with paired |
| line up for entry into the Miss Venezuela competition. | | | | with the regal "walk and talk" of a queen as a result of |
| 500 girls are then picked to enter the state beauty | | | | proper and intensive schooling a Venezuelan beauty |
| competitions, after which the list is cut down to 60. | | | | becomes an absolute legend in the world of beauty. |