| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Marena Josefina Bencomo Giménez April 15, 1974 Valencia, Venezuela |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Measurements | 90-58-90 (35.5-23-35.5) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Title(s) | Miss Venezuela 1996 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Venezuela 1996 (Winner) Miss Universe 1997 (1st runner-up) |
Marena Josefina Bencomo Giménez (born April 15, 1974 in Valencia, Carabobo) is Miss Venezuela 1996 and first runner-up to Miss Universe 1997.
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Bencomo competed in 1996 as Miss Carabobo in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela, capturing the crown and the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 1997.
As the official representative of her country to the 1997 Miss Universe pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida on May 16, 1997, she placed first runner-up to eventual winner Brook Lee of the USA.[1]
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Alicia Machado |
Miss Venezuela 1996 |
Succeeded by Veruska Ramírez |