User:Mauriziok/Venezuela at the Big Seven men's international beauty pageants

This is a list of Venezuela's representatives and their placements at the Big Seven men's international beauty pageants. Venezuela, widely considered a beauty pageant powerhouse with an extensive and successful history in beauty pageants, is also referred as the most powerful country in beauty pageants, has won in all four pageants multiple times, with a total of Mister Venezuela and Mister Venezuela, counting:
 * One — Manhunt International title (1999)
 * One — Mister World title (1998)
 * One — Mister International title (2013)
 * One — Mister Universe title (2011)
 * One — Mister Supranational title (2017)

Hundreds of men's beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Seven are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. Various news agencies collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Seven" namely: Manhunt International, Mister World, Mister International, Mister Universe, Mister Global, Mister Supranational and Man of the World.

National franchises and organizations
Venezuela franchise holders of the seven men's major beauty pageants are:


 * Gabriela Isler, Jacqueline Aguilera, Nina Sicilia and Jonathan Blum (Grupo Cisneros) – Miss Venezuela Organization for Miss Universe Venezuela, Miss World Venezuela and Miss International Venezuela.
 * Prince Julio César and Alyz Henrich (Miss Earth Venezuela Organization) – Miss Earth Venezuela.

'' The criteria for the Big Seven inclusion are based on specific standards such as the pageant's international prominence and prestige accepted by mainstream media; the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees; the winner's post pageant activities; the pageant's longevity, consistency, and history; the execution of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity across the globe. ''

History
On May 7, 1905, Manuela Victoria Mujica Antich, representative of the Lara state, was elected by popular vote as the first Miss Venezuela. Many authors and scholars of the history of the Miss Venezuela pageant consider her as the first Miss Venezuela that existed and that vote as a precursor to the pageant as it is known today.

National pageants
The following are national pageants which serve as qualifiers for the Big Seven pageants.

Mister Venezuela
The Miss Venezuela pageant was officially founded in 1952 by Pan Am, together with the businesswoman Gloria Sánchez, for the advertising and tourism purpose of sending a Venezuelan representative to the Miss Universe pageant, in Long Beach, California, United States, which had It was created that same year by the Pacific Mills Company to promote its new bikini brand Catalina's.

Mister Tourism Venezuela
Miss Venezuela World (in Spanish: Miss Venezuela Mundo) was a contest with a recognizable national acceptance. The owners of the contest were the Cisneros Organization and the Miss Venezuela Organization, whose president was Osmel Sousa. The bearer of the title represented Venezuela in the Miss World. The pageant was formally held until 2015; two years later it is again incorporated into the main pageant, Miss Venezuela.

For 2018, the winner of Miss Venezuela, Isabella Rodríguez, was the one who represented the country in the Miss World 2019 pageant.

In 2020, the current administration of the Miss Venezuela Organization announced that the pageant would be held under the name of Miss Venezuela World.

Participation in international pageant competitions
With 5 victorious titles, Venezuela has reputedly won more than any other country in pageantry. Venezuela is also the first and only country to win all the four pageants multiple times. Venezuela has twice won two Big Four crowns in one year, winning Miss Universe 1981 and Miss World 1981 and then Miss Universe 2013 and Miss Earth 2013. In the past, the main organiser for Venezuelan pageants was the former famed beauty queen maker, Osmel Sousa. The current National Director is Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013.

Con five victories, Venezuela se ha convertido en uno de los países más victoriosos en concursos masculinos de belleza a nivel internacional. En el pasado, el principal organizador para los concursos masculinos de Venezuela fue el conocido y afamado hacedor de concursos de belleza, Osmel Sousa a través del Mister Venezuela. Otros concursos que han contribuido en el país son Mister Turismo Venezuela, Mister Handsome Venezuela, Mister Global Venezuela (anterior Mister Deporte Venezuela), Mister Universo Venezuela, Mister Supranational Venezuela and Caballero Venezuela.

Venezuelan Summary
As of the crowning of Gabriel Correa as Mister Supranational 2017 on December 2, 2017, there have been Mister Venezuela of the Big Seven men's international beauty pageants from Venezuela.

The following table details the placing of the Venezuela's representatives in the Big Seven men's pageants. Declared as winner
 * Color key

Ended as runner-up

Ended as top 5/8 qualification

Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

× Did not compete ↑ No pageant held

Historic placement positions

 * Absences

Margarita Island Summary
Declared as winner
 * Color key

Ended as runner-up

Ended as top 5/8 qualification

Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

× Did not compete ↑ No pageant held

Historic placement positions

 * Absences

Hosting
Venezuela had never host a major international pageant.

List of crossovers
Crossover winners of a major national pageant or crossover representatives in the line of international beauty pageants.
 * Sandro Finoglio – was the first crossover candidate to accomplish this feat. Finoglio won Mister Venezuela 1997. He placed as 1st Runner-Up in Manhunt International 1997 and then won the Mister World 1998 title.
 * Christian Nunes – Nunes won Mister Universe Venezuela 2014. He went to compete in Mister Universe 2015 placing in the Top 13 and then was designated to participate in Mister Global 2018 where he finished as Top 10.