Mister Venezuela 1996 Explained

Winner:	José Gregorio Faría
Represented:
Date:	July 17, 1996
Broadcaster:	International: Official broadcaster:
Entrants:	20
Placements:	5
Next:	1997

Mister Venezuela 1996 was the 1st edition of the Mister Venezuela competition, held on July 17, 1996, at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela.^{[1] [2] [3]}

At the end of the event, Carla Steinkopf, Miss Venezuela International 1995 and Pilín León, Miss World 1981 titled José Gregorio Faría of Zulia as Mister Venezuela 1996.^[4]

The 1st Runner-Up position went to Johnny Essig of Distrito Federal.

Results

Color key

Placement	Contestant	International placement
Mister Venezuela 1996	– José Gregorio Faría^[5] ^[6]
1st Runner-Up	– Jhonny Essig
Top 5	– Eduardo Quintana – Christian Zia^[7] ^[8] – Alberto Bahamonde

International Male Model Venezuela 1999

Pageant

Selection committee

Final telecast

• Sonia Roffé – Miss Venezuela Organization dermatologist
• Carla Steinkopf – Miss International Venezuela 1995 and Top 15 in Miss International 1996
• Carmen Montoya – Eurobuilding Hotel public relations and advertising manager
• Pilín León – 1st Runner-Up in Miss Venezuela 1981 and Miss World 1981
• Mónica Lei – Lawyer, Miss World Venezuela 1993 and 4th Runner-Up in Miss World 1993
• Irene Ferreria – Miss World Venezuela 1994 and 2nd Runner-Up in Miss World 1994
• Minorka Mercado – Miss Venezuela 1993 and 2nd Runner-Up in Miss Universe 1994
• Luisa Guardia-Machado – Caracas high society lady
• Elizabeth Otaola de Rotundo – Caracas high society lady
• Luna Sultán Aserrath – Caracas high society lady

Contestants

20 contestants competed for the title.^[9]

	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
1	Alberto Bahamonde	24		Caracas
2	Eduardo Quintana García^[10] ^[11]	25		Caracas
3	Alexander Camerlingo	23
4	Johnny Essig Tortolero	25		Caracas
5	Ángel Pérez	21
6	Winston Teofilactes Vallenilla Hazell^[12]	22		Caracas
7	Pierre Merson	21
8	Alejandro Perronis	18
9	Enrique Castañeda	21
10	Manuel Andara	25		Caracas
11	Christian Zia	22		Maracay
12	Héctor Ragussa	20
13	Simone Angelini	21
14	Giovanni Donnis
15	Marcelo Crudele	24
16	Javier Gómez	23
17	Roberto Rondón	18
18	Rodolfo José Renwick Vargas	23		Caracas
19	Pablo Ernesto Martin Escobar^[13] ^[14]	24		Caracas
20	José Gregorio Faría Ojeda^[15]	25		Maracaibo

Notes

• José Gregorio Faría (#20) unplaced in Mister World 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey.^{[16] [17]}
• Roberto Rondón (#17) won the International Male Model 1999 competition in Guatemala City, Guatemala.^[18]
• Johnny Essig (#4), Eduardo Quintana (#2), Rodolfo Rendwick (#18) and Pablo Martin (#19) became actors. Winston Vallenilla (#6), also an actor entered later into politics.^{[19] [20] [21]}

External links

• Miss Venezuela Official Website

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Mister Venezuela 1996 - 2017 . 2024-04-30 . www.historyofbeauty.com.
3. primer mister venezuela 1996 . en . 2024-05-01 . www.youtube.com.
4. Web site: Mister Venezuela - The official Web Site . 2024-05-01 . web.archive.org.
5. Web site: 2006-05-10 . Mister Venezuela 1996 . 2024-04-30 . web.archive.org.
6. Web site: Aular . Axel . 2021-07-17 . Colgar la bufanda . 2024-05-01 . Últimas Noticias . es.
7. Web site: 2023-03-01 . El Tom Cruise venezolano reveló su identidad: se llama Cristian Zia, es deportista y fue participante del Míster Venezuela hace 25 años . 2024-05-01 . El Universo . es.
8. Web site: NTN24 . Cristian Zia: El "Tom Cruise venezolano" del que todos hablan en las redes sociales NTN24.COM . 2024-05-01 . NTN24 . es.
9. Web site: 2005-11-26 . Mister Venezuela 1996 . 2024-05-01 . web.archive.org.
10. Web site: Eduardo Quintana (@eduartquintana) - Instagram.
11. Web site: 2021-09-13. 2007-03-27. es. Chepa Candela. Televisión Venezolana e Internacional.
12. Web site: 2021-09-13. 2009-05-18. El Rey Midas De La. Belleza. MISTERS DE VENEZUELA Y EL MUNDO: Mister Venezuela 1996 - Participante Winston Vallenilla. MISTERS DE VENEZUELA Y EL MUNDO.
13. Web site: 2021-09-13. en-gb. PABLO MARTIN. Forodeactoresmexicanosyextranjeros.
14. Web site: 2021-09-13. Pablo Martin se destapa. www.vencor.narod.ru.
15. Web site: 2021-09-13. 2012-05-27. Ombin. Matagi Mag Beauty Pageants: José Gregorio Faría - Mister Venezuela 1996. Matagi Mag Beauty Pageants.
16. Web site: calfredob . 2016-02-07 . Misters Venezuela: Ayer y Hoy – 1ra Entrega . 2024-04-30 . El Mundo de la Belleza . es.
17. Web site: PAGEANTOPOLIS BY DONALD WEST - MRW1996 . 2024-05-01 . sites.google.com . en-US.
18. Web site: Clasificación de Venezolanas en Certámenes Internacionales 1937 - 2003 PDF Venezuela . 2024-05-01 . Scribd . en.
19. Web site: González . Elvis . ¡Dios mío que susto! El antes y después del animador venezolano Winston Vallenilla . 2024-05-01 . Meridiano.net . es.
20. Web site: 2013-02-10 . Winston ¡El barbarazo! - La Voz . 2024-05-01 . diariolavoz.net . es.
21. Web site: Rodolfo Renwick Actor . 2024-05-01 . IMDb . en-US.