Diana Croce

Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder

Elite Model Look Venezuela 2012
Miss Nueva Esparta 2016
Miss World Venezuela 2016
Miss International Venezuela 2017

Hair colorBlackEye colorLight brownMajor
competition(s)

Elite Model Look Venezuela 2012
(Winner)
Miss Venezuela 2016
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss World 2016
(Unplaced)
Miss International 2017
(2nd Runner-Up)

Diana Macarena Croce García (born April 17, 1997) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was 1st Runner-Up at Miss Venezuela 2016 and represented Venezuela at Miss World 2016. She represented Venezuela at the Miss International 2017 pageant and finished as 2nd Runner-up.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2016

Croce competed as Miss Nueva Esparta 2016, one of 24 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, where she obtained the Miss Glamour award at the Interactive Beauty Gala, the preliminary of Miss Venezuela 2016. The final night of the contest was on October 6, 2016, in Caracas, where she placed 1st Runner-Up.^[5]

Miss World 2016

Croce was appointed by Osmel Sousa, the national director of the Miss Venezuela pageant, to represent Venezuela at the Miss World 2016 pageant in National Harbor in Washington, D.C., United States on December 18, 2016, where she unplaced.^[6]

Croce was officially crowned Miss World Venezuela 2016 by the outgoing titleholder Anyela Galante, Miss World Venezuela 2015, on November 5, 2016, in Estudio 1 of Venevision.^[7]

Miss International 2017

Croce was appointed by Osmel Sousa, the national director of the Miss Venezuela pageant, to represent Venezuela at the Miss International 2017 pageant which was held in the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on November 14, 2017. She placed third, earning the 2nd Runner-Up title.

References

^ "Venezuelia: Diana Croce García". missworld.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ "Venezuela - Diana CROCE GARCIA". Miss World Organisation. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
^ "Diana Croce: De Calabozo para el mundo". 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ "Diana Croce from Calabozo, representing Nueva Esparta state in Miss Venezuela 2016" (in Spanish). 29 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Diana Croce, Miss Nueva Esparta 2016 - 1st Runner-Up of MISS VENEZUELA 2016". notiespartano. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^ "Diana Croce representará a Venezuela en el Miss Mundo". El Nacional. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
^ "Diana Croce es oficialmente Miss Venezuela Mundo 2016" (in Spanish). Etiqueta Caribe. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Felicia Hwang	Miss International 2nd Runner-Up 2017	Succeeded by Reabetswe Sechoaro
Preceded by Jessica Duarte	Miss International Venezuela 2016	Succeeded by Mariem Velazco
Preceded by Anyela Galante	Miss World Venezuela 2016	Succeeded by Ana Carolina Ugarte
Preceded by Génesis Saavedra	Miss Nueva Esparta 2016	Succeeded by Yerardy Montoya

Miss World 2016 national titleholders

Miss World delegates of: 51; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 66; 67; 68; 69; 70; 71; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 80; 81; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 90; 91; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 00; 01; 02; 03; 04; 05; 06; 07; 08; 09; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 21; 23; 25

v t e Miss International 2017 national titleholders
Marta Stępień Vanessa Pulgarin Kevin Lilliana Niti Shah Darelys Santos Diana Croce

v t e Venezuelan placements in Miss World
Miss World	Susana Duijm (1955) Pilín León (1981) Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984) Ninibeth Leal (1991) Jacqueline Aguilera (1995) Ivian Sarcos (2011)
1st runner-up	Albany Lozada (1987) Martina Thorogood (1999)
2nd runner-up	Sharon Luengo (1990) Francis Gago (1992) Irene Ferreira (1994) Adriana Vasini (2010)
4th runner-up	Marzia Piazza (1969)
Top 5-7	María Conchita Alonso (1975) Ruddy Rodríguez (1985) María Begoña Juaristi (1986) Emma Rabbe (1988) Mónica Lei (1993) Ana Cepinska (1996)
Top 10	Goizeder Azúa (2002)
Top 15-17	Betzabé Franco (1962) Mercedes Hernández (1964) Ana María Padrón (1971) Genoveva Rivero (1976) Patricia Tóffoli (1978) Hilda Abrahamz (1980) Federica Guzmán (2006) Claudia Suárez (2007) Hannelly Quintero (2008)
Top 20	Valentina Patruno (2003)
Top 30-40	Ana Carolina Ugarte (2017) Veruska Ljubisavljević (2018) Isabella Rodríguez (2019) Alejandra Conde (2021)
Unplaced	Celsa Pieri (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958) Bexi Romero (1961) Milagros Galíndez (1963) Nancy González (1965) Jeannette Köpp (1966) Irene Böttger (1967) Cherry Núñez (1968) Tomasita de las Casas (1970) Amalia Heller (1972) Edicta García (1973) Alicia Rivas (1974) Jacqueline van den Branden (1977) Tatiana Capote (1979) Michelle Shoda (1982) Carolina Cerruti (1983) Fabiola Candosin (1989) Christina Dieckmann (1997) Veronica Schneider (1998) Vanessa Cárdenas (2000) Andreína Prieto (2001) Andrea Milroy (2004) Susan Carrizo (2005) María Milagros Véliz (2009) Gabriella Ferrari (2012) Karen Soto (2013) Debora Menicucci (2014) Anyela Galante (2015) Diana Croce (2016) Ariagny Daboín (2023)
Did not compete	Miriam Estévez/Aura Rodríguez (1960)
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v t e Miss World Venezuela titleholders
1950s	Susana Duijm (1955) Celsa Pieri (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958)
1960s	Miriam Estévez/Aura Rodríguez (1960) Bexi Romero (1961) Betzabé Franco (1962) Milagros Galíndez (1963) Mercedes Hernández (1964) Nancy González (1965) Jeannette Köpp (1966) Irene Böttger (1967) Dolores Núñez (1968) Marzia Piazza (1969)
1970s	Tomasita de las Casas (1970) Ana María Padrón (1971) Amalia Heller (1972) Edicta García (1973) Alicia Rivas (1974) María Conchita Alonso (1975) Genoveva Rivero (1976) Jacqueline Branden (1977) Patricia Tóffoli (1978) Tatiana Capote (1979)
1980s	Hilda Abrahamz (1980) Pilín León (1981) Michelle Shoda (1982) Carolina Cerruti (1983) Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984) Ruddy Rodríguez (1985) María Begoña Juaristi (1986) Albany Lozada (1987) Emma Rabbe (1988) Fabiola Candosin (1989)
1990s	Sharon Luengo (1990) Ninibeth Leal (1991) Francis Gago (1992) Mónica Lei (1993) Irene Ferreira (1994) Jacqueline Aguilera (1995) Ana Cepinska (1996) Christina Dieckmann (1997) Veronica Schneider (1998) Martina Thorogood (1999)
2000s	Vanessa Cárdenas (2000) Andreína Prieto (2001) Goizeder Azúa (2002) Valentina Patruno (2003) Andrea Milroy (2004) Susan Carrizo (2005) Federica Guzmán (2006) Claudia Suárez (2007) Hannelly Quintero (2008) María Milagros Véliz (2009)
2010s	Adriana Vasini (2010) Ivian Sarcos (2011) Gabriella Ferrari (2012) Karen Soto (2013) Debora Menicucci (2014) Anyela Galante (2015) Diana Croce (2016) Ana Carolina Ugarte (2017) Veruska Ljubisavljević (2018) Isabella Rodríguez (2019)
2020s	Alejandra Conde (2021) Ariagny Daboín (2023)

v t e Venezuelan placements in Miss International
Miss International	Nina Sicilia (1985) Consuelo Adler (1997) Vivian Urdaneta (2000) Goizeder Azúa (2003) Daniela di Giacomo (2006) Elizabeth Mosquera (2010) Edymar Martínez (2015) Mariem Velazco (2018) Andrea Rubio (2023)
1st runner-up	Miriam Leyderman (1984) Ana María Amorer (1995) Daniela Kosán (1998) Aura Zambrano (2001) Jessica Barboza (2011)
2nd runner-up	Carolina Omaña (1989) Diana Croce (2017)
Top 12	Andrea Gómez (2005) Dayana Colmenares (2008)
Top 15	Gladys Ascanio (1960) Olga Antonetti (1962) Lisla Silva (1964) Cristina Keusch (1969) Marilyn Plessmann (1972) Hilda Carrero (1973) Betzabeth Ayala (1976) Miriam Quintana (1981) Nancy Gallardo (1986) Vicky García (1987) Vanessa Holler (1990) María Eugenia Rodríguez (1992) Faviola Spitale (1993) Milka Chulina (1994) Carla Steinkopf (1996) Andreína Llamozas (1999) Vanessa Peretti (2007) Laksmi Rodríguez (2009) Blanca Aljibes (2012) Melissa Jiménez (2019)
Unplaced	Gloria Lilué (1961) Norah Duarte (1963) Thamara Leal (1965) Cecilia Picón-Febres (1967) Jovann Navas (1968) Marzia Piazza (1970) Sonia Ledezma (1971) Marisela Carderera (1974) Yamel Díaz (1975) Betty Paredes (1977) Dora Fueyo (1978) Nilza Moronta (1979) Graciela La Rosa (1980) Amaury Martínez (1982) Donnatella Bottone (1983) María Eugenia Duarte (1988) Niurka Acevedo (1991) Cynthia Lander (2002) Eleidy Aparicio (2004) Elián Herrera (2013) Michelle Bertollini (2014) Jessica Duarte (2016) Isbel Parra (2022)
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v t e Miss International Venezuela titleholders
1960s	Gladys Ascanio (1960) Gloria Lilué (1961) Olga Antonetti (1962) Norah Duarte (1963) Lisla Silva (1964) Thamara Leal (1965) Cecilia Picón (1967) Jovann Navas (1968) Cristina Keusch (1969)
1970s	Marzia Piazza (1970) Sonia Ledezma (1971) Marilyn Plessmann (1972) Hilda Carrero (1973) Marisela Carderera (1974) Yamel Rodríguez (1975) Betzabeth Ayala (1976) Betty Paredes (1977) Dora Fueyo (1978) Nilza Sangronis (1979)
1980s	Graciela Guarneri (1980) Miriam Quintana (1981) Amaury Martínez (1982) Donnatella Tiranti (1983) Miriam Leyderman (1984) Nina Sicilia (1985) Nancy Gallardo (1986) Vicky García (1987) María Eugenia Duarte (1988) Carolina Omaña (1989)
1990s	Vanessa Holler (1990) Niurka Acevedo (1991) María Eugenia Rodríguez (1992) Faviola Spitale (1993) Milka Chulina (1994) Ana María Amorer (1995) Carla Steinkopf (1996) Consuelo Adler (1997) Daniela Kosán (1998) Bárbara Pérez/Andreína Llamozas (1999)
2000s	Vivian Urdaneta (2000) Aura Zambrano (2001) Cynthia Lander (2002) Goizeder Azúa (2003) Eleidy Aparicio (2004) Andrea Gómez (2005) Daniela di Giacomo (2006) Vanessa Peretti (2007) Dayana Colmenares (2008) Laksmi Rodríguez (2009)
2010s	Elizabeth Mosquera (2010) Jessica Barboza (2011) Blanca Aljibes (2012) Elián Herrera (2013) Michelle Bertolini (2014) Edymar Martínez (2015) Jessica Duarte (2016) Diana Croce (2017) Mariem Velazco (2018) Melissa Jiménez (2019)
2020s	Isbel Parra (2022) Andrea Rubio (2023) Sakra Guerrero (2024)