The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda , Vargas state . At the conclusion of the final night of competition , outgoing titleholder Irene Sáez , Miss Venezuela 1981 and Miss Universe 1981 , crowned Ana Teresa Oropeza of Guárico as the new Miss Venezuela . Veteran Mexican presenter Raúl Velasco joined the hosting team for the first time during that year 's pageant , the first time it would be aired via satellite to the United States and all over Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America
Miss Universe 1981
Miss Universe 1981
Miss Venezuela 1982