Mariangel Ruiz is seen after being crowned Miss Venezuela 2002 in Caracas, Venezuela in this Sept. 20, 2002 file photo. For the first time in four decades, Miss Venezuela won't compete in the Miss Universe pageant because of economic problems in this South American country renown for its beauty queens. The Miss Venezuela Organization announced Friday it was unable to obtain U.S. dollars needed to send Ruiz to the June 3 pageant in Panama. (AP Photo/Leslie Mazoch) |