Olga Antonetti
Encyclopedia
Olga "Olguita" Antonetti Núñez (February 19, 1945 – December 12, 1968) was the Miss Venezuela
titleholder for 1962, and the official representative of Venezuela
to the Miss International
1962 pageant held in Long Beach
, California
, USA
, on August 18, 1962, when she classified in the Top 15 semifinalists. Antonetti died in a plane crash
on December 12, 1968, at the age of 23.
Miss Venezuela
The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...
titleholder for 1962, and the official representative of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
to the Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
1962 pageant held in Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on August 18, 1962, when she classified in the Top 15 semifinalists. Antonetti died in a plane crash
Pan Am Flight 217
Pan Am Flight 217 was a Boeing 707, registration N494PA, 'Clipper Malay' which took off from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport on a flight to Caracas-Simon Bolivar International Airport on December 12, 1968...
on December 12, 1968, at the age of 23.