Cristal Montañez
Venezuelan model (born 1960)
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Born | Cristal del Mar Montañez Arocha 1960 Caracas, Venezuela[1] |
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Cristal del Mar Montañez Arocha (born 1960) is a Venezuelan politician and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1977 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant held in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on July 16 of that year.[2]
During the presidency of Hugo Chavez she became active in politics. She participated in the Resistencia Civil de Venezolanos en el Exterior as an international coordinator, and was president of the International Venezuelan Council for Democracy from 2003 to 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b Interviews: Cristal Montañéz Baylor. The Freedom Collection. Dallas, Texas: George W. Bush Presidential Center. Accessed March 2023.
- ^ Miss Universe Coverage 1977
Preceded by Judith Castillo | Miss Venezuela 1977 | Succeeded by Marisol Alfonzo |
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Miss Universe 1977 national titleholders
- AUT: Eva Maria Düringer Cavalli
- FIN: Armi Aavikko
- IDN: Siti Mirza Nuria Arifin
- MEX: Felicia Mercado
- TTO: Janelle Commissiong
- USA: Kimberly Tomes
- VEN: Cristal Montañez