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Mariela Pérez

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Mariela Pérez
Born
María Elena Pérez Branger

(1946-02-14) February 14, 1946 (age 78)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown

María Elena ‘Mariela’ Pérez Branger (born February 14, 1946) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1967 and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1967 pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, on July 15, 1967, when she won the title of 1st Runner-up. The judges gave preference to American Sylvia Hitchcock.[1][2][3]

In December 1970 Mariela Perez married a Dominican businessman Jose María Vicini Cabral. In 1978, their first-son was born José Leopoldo. And five years later he had a brother, Marco Antonio. The family moved to Santo Domingo but Mariela sometimes comes home, where still is the queen of Caracas society.[4]

She was and remains an icon of beauty and style both in Venezuela and abroad. In 2001, Mariela Perez was in the jury of the contest Miss Venezuela 2001.[5]


References

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  1. ^ Miss Universe Coverage 1967[usurped]
  2. ^ Branger, Carolina Jaimes (2023-08-14). "Mariela Pérez Branger: amor venezolano en República Dominicana". Runrun.es: En defensa de tus derechos humanos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. ^ "Mariela Pérez Branger en un Catalina". El Archivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Albor (2005). Misses de Venezuela: reinas que cautivaron a un país : crónicas reportajes y testimonios del concurso Miss Venezuela (in Spanish). El Nacional. ISBN 978-980-388-206-8.
  5. ^ "Conociendo el tiempo de Mariela Pérez Branger". www.chileancharm.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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Preceded by Miss Venezuela
1967 		Succeeded by
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