SASHES AND TIARAS.....Who Will Win "Miss Venezuela 2013" this Thursday? My Predictions

Giving Up The Crown: "Miss Venezuela Universe 2012" Maria Gabriela Isler

The 61st Annual Miss Venezuela pageant will be held tomorrow October 10th at the massive Poliedro de Caracas. The "Miss Venezuela" is arguably one of the most important--and most watched--national pageants because of its track record for choosing future "Miss Universes", "Miss Internationals" and so on. Fashion-watchers also love watching the show for its famed "Evening Gown Competition" showing Haute Couture-worthy gowns.

Last Year's Top: (left to right) Miss Venezuela Universe 2012 Maria Gabriela Isler, Miss Venezuela International 2012 Elian Herrera, Miss Venezuela Tierra (Earth) 2012 Alyz Henrich

The top three of this "Miss Venezuela 2013" will go on to compete at "Miss Universe 2014", "Miss International 2014" as well as "Miss Earth 2014".

The 26 contestants for "Miss Venezuela 2013"

The 4 hour-long pageant will be televised live on Venevision tomorrow and then shown on Saturday afternoon in the US on Univision (a much shorter edited version). The outgoing "Miss Venezuela", Maria Gabriela Isler will crown the new winner. Now, her job isn't done yet, since she still has to go to Russia to compete in this year's Miss Universe 2013 in November. There are 26 contestants vying for the crown and here are the favorites, according to some "pageant followers":