The debacle of Miss Venezuela? The 2023 edition of the competition leaves behind its history in the imposing Poliedro de Caracas and will take place in the shopping center

Following Miss Venezuela It already has a new headquarters. The beauty pageant, which has been held every year since 1952, is moving back to its facilities as it will no longer be a venue polyhedron of Caracas, where the candidates for the 2023 edition walk.

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Information about the change of venue was announced on May 17 at a joint press conference attended by participants in the preparation of the event, and which the Organization itself published on its Instagram profile.

That’s how it is known Miss Venezuela 2023 is moving to “Espacio”, the event center located in the upper part of the buildings Leader shopping centerwhich is located in the city of Caracas, and has a capacity for five thousand people.

“Espacio has the ideal dimension and scale to hold Miss Venezuela, it also has vertical communication, parking and is easily accessible, even by public transport,” reads a post on the @missvenezuela Instagram profile.

For years, the beauty pageant was characterized as a large-scale event under the coordination and production of the late Joaquín Riviere, María Kallay and Mery Cortez, and with the so-called “beauty emperor” Osmel Sousa at the helm as president. However, the play was adapting to new circumstances.

That’s why the organizers highlight CC Líder facilities for holding this year’s fair.

“The dimension of the fair is perfectly adapted to the objects and the show that is being designed for this year,” explained the executive vice president of Venevisión Media, Manuel Fraiz-Grijalba.

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The facility chosen this year has an innovative design that allows you to enjoy the best climate in the city of Caracas, has good acoustics and has a privileged view of El Ávila.

Gustavo García, executive director of the Líder shopping center, expressed to the media his excitement about this alliance with which they seek to build “Venezuela with the basic principles of social and cultural influence”.

“It will be a show that will not lack anything, with first-class ingredients. As always, we will have a show that will not disappoint the public or the media,” said the entrepreneur.

From the Poliedro de Caracas to the terrace of the shopping center

This news puts Miss Venezuela in the spotlight because the pageant has been held for years in the Poliedro de Caracas and has been led by impressive presenters such as Gilberto Correa, Carmen Victoria Pérez, Maita Delgado, Daniel Sarcos or Leonardo Villalobos.

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The competition, which gained international prestige in the 80s of the last century, has undergone important and significant changes, from the organizational structure of the event, with the departure of Osmel Sousa in 2018, to the change of location.

This will be the first time Miss Venezuela will be held in a mall after editions in impressive locations such as the Intercontinental Hotel Tamanaco, the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Vargas State, the Palacio de Eventos in Maracaibo, the Teresa Carreño Theater and even the Venevisión Studio, according to El Nacional de Venezuela.

“It is neither very big like the Poliedro de Caracas, nor very small like the canal study”, mentioned Manuel Fraiz-Grijalba, and this is how he was quoted by the newspaper from Caracas.

“It’s good that they finally took him out of Studio 1”; “Excellent, moreover, they should do it every year in different parts of the country”; “On the terrace of the shopping center?? oops”; “Everything is great, as long as it doesn’t take place in studio 1 of Venevision”; “But isn’t it too small?” exclaimed some followers on Miss Venezuela’s IG account.

There are currently no dates for the competition, nor more details about the big event that celebrates the most beautiful night of the year in Venezuela. (AND)