Keysi Sayago is preparing for Miss Universe, but it is quite difficult that she will be present during the Crowning Gala because she will need to arrive to Phoenix around November 7 for the Miss Universe finals and Diana Croce will be competing for the Miss International title in Tokio.
- • The upper age limit has been icreased from 25 to 28 years, to be in accordance with the new requirements of the Miss Universe Organization.
• The Regional Competitions of Zulia, Vargas and Anzoátegui were revived this year but with new franchise holders. This increases the number of Regional Contests to ten (10) by including the Táchira, Mérida, Centroccidental, Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda and Bolívar competitions.
• The announcement of the 24 official candidates will take place in a more modest show where will be present the final 40 preselected aspirants instead of a big show with around 200 hopefuls in stage.
• There will be fewer events, only the Press Presentation, Interview with the panel of judges and the Crowning Gala. The “Gala Interactiva” event was canceled and it will be included a segment during each episode of the TV Serie “La Magia de Ser Miss”, where the percentages of the votes and the variation of positions of each of the candidates will be monitored for every award of the "Gala Interactiva".
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