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	'''Mónica Spear Mootz''' (1 October 1984 – 6 January 2014) was a ~~Venezuelan~~ actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won ]. She ~~also~~ represented ] at ] in ], ] ~~where she~~ finished as 4th runner-up. ~~She~~ ~~was~~ ~~murdered~~ in ~~Venezuela~~ on 6 January 2014 in ~~front~~ of ~~her~~ five-year-old daughter.		'''Mónica Spear Mootz''' (1 October 1984 – 6 January 2014) was a ]n actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won ]. She represented Venezuela at ] in ], ] and finished as 4th runner-up. After her modeling career, she became a successful actress in Venezuelan telenovelas, and in the United States. Spear was murdered on 6 January 2014 along with her ex-husband, Thomas Berry, during a highway robbery while they vacationed in Venezuela with their five-year-old daughter, who survived the shooting. Spear's murder sparked a wave of anti-government ] over rising ].

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Mónica Spear Mootz was born to Rafael Spear Tudares and Ingeborg Mootz Gotera.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Velorio de Spear y su esposo será a partir de las 4 de la tarde\|url=http://www.el-carabobeno.com/portada/articulo/73701/velorio-de-spear-y-su-esposo-ser-a-partir-de-las-4-de-la-tarde\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=El Carabobeño\|date=9 January 2014\|author=Marcos Castillo\|language=es\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110092525/http://www.el-carabobeno.com/portada/articulo/73701/velorio-de-spear-y-su-esposo-ser-a-partir-de-las-4-de-la-tarde\|archive-date=10 January 2014}}</ref> Her maternal family emigrated from ],<ref>{{cite news\|title=Mónica Spear podría ser sepultada en Caracas\|url=http://acn.com.ve/monica-spear-podria-ser-sepultada-en-caracas/\|access-date=10 January 2014\|date=7 January 2014\|first= Ana \|last= Ramos\|language=es\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110093334/http://acn.com.ve/monica-spear-podria-ser-sepultada-en-caracas/\|archive-date=10 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=END>{{cite news\|title=Tía de Mónica Spear asegura que estaba en proceso de reconciliación con Berry\|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/tiademonicaspearaseguraqueestabaenprocesodereconciliacionconberry-1683717.html\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=El Nuevo Día\|date=7 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Abuela de Mónica Spear no se ha enterado que mataron a la actriz\|url=http://diariocontraste.com/es/abuela-de-monica-spear-no-se-ha-enterado-que-mataron-a-la-actriz/\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=Diario Contraste\|date=9 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref><ref name=Telegrafo/> and her paternal family has ] ancestry.<ref name=Telegrafo>{{cite news\|title=Mónica Spear fue asesinada en vía Pto. Cabello-Valencia\|url=http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/tele-mix/item/monica-spear-fue-asesinada-en-via-pto-cabello-valencia.html\|access-date=17 January 2014\|newspaper=El Telégrafo\|date=8 January 2014\|location=Quito\|language=es\|quote=Aunque físicamente era de tez canela, Mónica era hija de un descendiente inglés y una alemana (Rafael Spear e Ingeborg Mootz) \|trans-quote= Although physically (she) was swarthy, Mónica was the daughter of an English descendant and a German (Rafael Spear and Ingeborg Mootz).\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118065549/http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/tele-mix/item/monica-spear-fue-asesinada-en-via-pto-cabello-valencia.html\|archive-date=18 January 2014}}</ref>		Mónica Spear Mootz was born to Rafael Spear Tudares and Ingeborg Mootz Gotera.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Velorio de Spear y su esposo será a partir de las 4 de la tarde\|url=http://www.el-carabobeno.com/portada/articulo/73701/velorio-de-spear-y-su-esposo-ser-a-partir-de-las-4-de-la-tarde\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=El Carabobeño\|date=9 January 2014\|author=Marcos Castillo\|language=es\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110092525/http://www.el-carabobeno.com/portada/articulo/73701/velorio-de-spear-y-su-esposo-ser-a-partir-de-las-4-de-la-tarde\|archive-date=10 January 2014}}</ref> Her maternal family emigrated from ],<ref>{{cite news\|title=Mónica Spear podría ser sepultada en Caracas\|url=http://acn.com.ve/monica-spear-podria-ser-sepultada-en-caracas/\|access-date=10 January 2014\|date=7 January 2014\|first= Ana \|last= Ramos\|language=es\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110093334/http://acn.com.ve/monica-spear-podria-ser-sepultada-en-caracas/\|archive-date=10 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=END>{{cite news\|title=Tía de Mónica Spear asegura que estaba en proceso de reconciliación con Berry\|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/tiademonicaspearaseguraqueestabaenprocesodereconciliacionconberry-1683717.html\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=El Nuevo Día\|date=7 January 2014\|language=es\|archive-date=2 October 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002122920/https://www.elnuevodia.com/tiademonicaspearaseguraqueestabaenprocesodereconciliacionconberry-1683717.html/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Abuela de Mónica Spear no se ha enterado que mataron a la actriz\|url=http://diariocontraste.com/es/abuela-de-monica-spear-no-se-ha-enterado-que-mataron-a-la-actriz/\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=Diario Contraste\|date=9 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref><ref name=Telegrafo/> and her paternal family has ] ancestry.<ref name=Telegrafo>{{cite news\|title=Mónica Spear fue asesinada en vía Pto. Cabello-Valencia\|url=http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/tele-mix/item/monica-spear-fue-asesinada-en-via-pto-cabello-valencia.html\|access-date=17 January 2014\|newspaper=El Telégrafo\|date=8 January 2014\|location=Quito\|language=es\|quote=Aunque físicamente era de tez canela, Mónica era hija de un descendiente inglés y una alemana (Rafael Spear e Ingeborg Mootz) \|trans-quote= Although physically (she) was swarthy, Mónica was the daughter of an English descendant and a German (Rafael Spear and Ingeborg Mootz).\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118065549/http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/tele-mix/item/monica-spear-fue-asesinada-en-via-pto-cabello-valencia.html\|archive-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> Her father, Rafael, was a project engineer at Siemens Westinghouse.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel/> The family moved to ] in 2000 after her mother, Ingeborg, retired from her job with an oil company in Venezuela.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-07/news/os-monica-spear-miss-venezuela-killed-20140107_1_miss-venezuela-armed-robbers-late-monday\|title=Mónica Spear: UCF grad, former Miss Venezuela killed by armed robbers in Venezuela\|publisher=Orlando Sentinel\|date=7 January 2014\|access-date=31 August 2023 \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200219033918/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2014-01-07-os-monica-spear-miss-venezuela-killed-20140107-story.html \|archive-date= 19 February 2020\|last=Curtis \|first= Henry Pierson}}</ref> She was a naturalized United States citizen, resident in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Venezuelan-Actress-Monica-Spear-Mootz-and-Husband-Murdered-239073851.html\|title=Venezuelan Actress Monica Spear Mootz and Ex-Husband Murdered\|publisher=Channel 6 Miami\|date=7 January 2014\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=JusticeVowed/>

			Spear began her studies in Florida as a chemical engineering major, before switching to theater on her father's advice.<ref name=Curtis8January/> She was fluent in Spanish, English and French.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel/>
	The Spear–Mootz family moved to ] in 2000 after her mother, Ingeborg, retired from her job with an oil company in Venezuela. Her father, Rafael, was a project engineer at Siemens Westinghouse.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-07/news/os-monica-spear-miss-venezuela-killed-20140107_1_miss-venezuela-armed-robbers-late-monday\|title=Mónica Spear: UCF grad, former Miss Venezuela killed by armed robbers in Venezuela\|publisher=Orlando Sentinel\|date=7 January 2014\|access-date=9 January 2014\|author=Curtis, Henry Pierson}}</ref> Spear began her studies in Florida as a chemical engineering major, before switching to theater on her father's advice.<ref name=Curtis8January/>

	Spear married a British businessman, Thomas Henry Berry (whose nationality was later misidentified as Irish) in June 2008. ~~She~~ ~~gave~~ ~~birth to~~ a daughter later that year.~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/?p=23551\|title=Monica Mootz and Thomas Henry Berry murdered\|access-date=6 January 2014\|date=January 2014}}</ref>~~ The couple divorced in 2012, but remained friendly, and at the time of their death they were attempting to reconcile.<ref name=END/><ref name=ABC>{{cite news\|title=El trágico viaje de reconciliación de la Miss Venezuela\|url=http://www.abc.es/internacional/20140108/abci-tragico-viaje-reconciliacion-miss-201401082215.html\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=ABC\|date=9 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref> She was a naturalized United States citizen, resident in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/Venezuelan-Actress-Monica-Spear-Mootz-and-Husband-Murdered-239073851.html\|title=Venezuelan Actress Monica Spear Mootz and Ex-Husband Murdered\|publisher=Channel 6 Miami\|date=7 January 2014\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=JusticeVowed/> She is a cousin of ], a Venezuelan model. Spear was fluent in Spanish, English and French.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel/>		Spear married British businessman Thomas Henry Berry (whose nationality was later misidentified as Irish) in June 2008 and they had a daughter later that year. The couple divorced in 2012, but remained friendly, and at the time of their death in 2014, they were attempting to reconcile.<ref name=END/><ref name=ABC>{{cite news\|title=El trágico viaje de reconciliación de la Miss Venezuela\|url=http://www.abc.es/internacional/20140108/abci-tragico-viaje-reconciliacion-miss-201401082215.html\|access-date=10 January 2014\|newspaper=ABC\|date=9 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref>

	==Pageantry==		==Pageantry==
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	===Miss Universe 2005===		===Miss Universe 2005===
	Spear made the top 15 after Ana Karina Áñez (]) failed to make the top 15 in ], which was the first time in 22 years that Venezuela failed to place.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2004/Octubre/20041019.htm\|title=Noticias de 19 October 2004\|publisher=Bellezavenezolana.net\|date=26 October 1976\|access-date=8 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223524/http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2004/Octubre/20041019.htm\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spear went on to place in the Top 5 after the evening gown and swimsuit competitions. During the final question round, she stumbled while ~~answering~~ ~~the~~ ~~question~~ ~~given~~ by Miss Mexico, ], and eventually finished as 4th runner-up.		Spear made the top 15 after Ana Karina Áñez (]) failed to make the top 15 in ], which was the first time in 22 years that Venezuela failed to place.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2004/Octubre/20041019.htm\|title=Noticias de 19 October 2004\|publisher=Bellezavenezolana.net\|date=26 October 1976\|access-date=8 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223524/http://www.bellezavenezolana.net/news/2004/Octubre/20041019.htm\|archive-date=23 September 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Spear went on to place in the Top 5 after the evening gown and swimsuit competitions. During the final question round, she stumbled while responding to a question by Miss Mexico, ], and eventually finished as 4th runner-up.

	Prior to being named the fifth runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant<ref name= JusticeVowed/> Spear completed a bachelor's degree in ] from the ]<ref name= Curtis8January>{{cite news \|first1= Henry Pierson \|last1= Curtis \|first2= Rafael \|last2= Palacio \|title= Former Miss Venezuela killed by robbers in South America \|work= South Florida Sun Sentinel\|date= 8 January 2014 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref> before returning to ] to compete in the national pageant. Her participation in ] garnered notoriety when she was asked during the traditional "breakfast with press" the day after the pageant, because of her degree, which Venezuelan ] she liked the most, to which she answered, "]",<ref name=Perfeccion>{{cite web \|first= Manuel \|last= Lebon \|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/09/25/til_art_cul1.shtml\|title= Hacia la perfeccion \|trans-title = Towards perfection \|language=es\|publisher=El Universal\|access-date=31 August 2023 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918192118/https://www.eluniversal.com/2004/09/25/til_art_cul1.shtml\|archive-date= 18 September 2008 }}</ref> a Colombian writer.		Prior to being named the fifth runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant<ref name= JusticeVowed/> Spear completed a bachelor's degree in ] from the ]<ref name= Curtis8January>{{cite news \|first1= Henry Pierson \|last1= Curtis \|first2= Rafael \|last2= Palacio \|title= Former Miss Venezuela killed by robbers in South America \|work= South Florida Sun Sentinel\|date= 8 January 2014 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref> before returning to ] to compete in the national pageant. Her participation in ] garnered notoriety when she was asked during the traditional "breakfast with press" the day after the pageant, because of her degree, which Venezuelan ] she liked the most, to which she answered, "]",<ref name=Perfeccion>{{cite web \|first= Manuel \|last= Lebon \|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/09/25/til_art_cul1.shtml\|title= Hacia la perfeccion \|trans-title = Towards perfection \|language=es\|publisher=El Universal\|access-date=31 August 2023 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918192118/https://www.eluniversal.com/2004/09/25/til_art_cul1.shtml\|archive-date= 18 September 2008 }}</ref> a Colombian writer.

	==Professional life==		==Professional life==
	After modeling, Mother Agency Mariela Centeno, Spear became one of the most successful actresses in Venezuela for her main roles in telenovelas.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1450063\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918082136/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1450063\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 September 2012\|title=Mónica Spear fue galadronada\|publisher=Univision.com\|date=26 February 2008\|access-date=8 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref> Her first role as a protagonist was in the ] telenovela ''Mi Prima Ciela'' (''My Cousin Ciela''), in which she played a high-school student battling ]. The show was a success in Venezuela and other parts of South America, and it was televised in the US by ]. Spear held the starring role in ]'s telenovela ''La Mujer Perfecta'' in 2010, and ~~recently~~ had a lead role in ''Flor Salvaje''; a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the Miami-based television network ] and RTI Producciones. She had lived in Miami since she began working for Telemundo.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/07/monica-spears-dead_n_4554456.html\|title=Monica Spear Dead\|work=The Huffington Post\|date=7 January 2014\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref>		After modeling, Mother Agency Mariela Centeno, Spear became one of the most successful actresses in Venezuela for her main roles in telenovelas.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1450063\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918082136/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1450063\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 September 2012\|title=Mónica Spear fue galadronada\|publisher=Univision.com\|date=26 February 2008\|access-date=8 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref> Her first role as a protagonist was in the ] telenovela ''Mi Prima Ciela'' (''My Cousin Ciela''), in which she played a high-school student battling ]. The show was a success in Venezuela and other parts of South America, and it was televised in the US by ]. Spear held the starring role in ]'s telenovela ''La Mujer Perfecta'' in 2010, and later had a lead role in ''Flor Salvaje'', a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the Miami-based television network ] and RTI Producciones. She had lived in Miami since she began working for Telemundo.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/07/monica-spears-dead_n_4554456.html\|title=Monica Spear Dead\|work=The Huffington Post\|date=7 January 2014\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref>

	Venezuelan channel Venevisión broadcast'' ]'' in honor of Spear and a foundation aid for people with ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.notitarde.com/Espectaculos/Venevision-retransmitira-La-mujer-perfecta-en-honor-a-Spear/2014/01/07/294576\|title=Venevisión retransmitirá "La mujer perfecta" en honor a Spear\|work=Notitarde\|date=9 January 2014\|access-date=7 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110003040/http://www.notitarde.com/Espectaculos/Venevision-retransmitira-La-mujer-perfecta-en-honor-a-Spear/2014/01/07/294576\|archive-date=10 January 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Same television special will Mónica Spear, led by the former Miss Venezuela, cheerleader and actress ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.periodico24.com/venevision-rendira-homenaje-televisivo-a-monica-spear/noticia/47129\|title= Venevisión rendirá homenaje televisivo a Mónica Spear \|work=Periódico 24\|date=9 January 2014\|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref>		Venezuelan channel Venevisión broadcast'' ]'' in honor of Spear and a foundation aid for people with ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.notitarde.com/Espectaculos/Venevision-retransmitira-La-mujer-perfecta-en-honor-a-Spear/2014/01/07/294576\|title=Venevisión retransmitirá "La mujer perfecta" en honor a Spear\|work=Notitarde\|date=9 January 2014\|access-date=7 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110003040/http://www.notitarde.com/Espectaculos/Venevision-retransmitira-La-mujer-perfecta-en-honor-a-Spear/2014/01/07/294576\|archive-date=10 January 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Same television special will Mónica Spear, led by the former Miss Venezuela, cheerleader and actress ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.periodico24.com/venevision-rendira-homenaje-televisivo-a-monica-spear/noticia/47129\|title= Venevisión rendirá homenaje televisivo a Mónica Spear \|work=Periódico 24\|date=9 January 2014\|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref>
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	==Death==		==Death==

	On 6 January 2014, Spear was in her native Venezuela on vacation with her ex-husband and their five-year-old daughter. While inside their car waiting for assistance after the vehicle had broken down on a highway in central ], Spear and her ex-husband were killed during an attempted robbery and their daughter shot and wounded in the leg. The police reported that the incident occurred around 9 or 10 p.m.<ref>{{cite web~~\|last=Pierson\|first=Henry~~\|url=http://~~www~~.~~orlandosentinel~~.com/~~news~~/~~local~~/~~breakingnews~~/os-monica-spear-~~miss~~-~~venezuela~~-~~killed-20140107,0,3770931.story~~\|title=~~Mónica~~ ~~Spear:~~ ~~UCF~~ ~~grad,~~ ~~former Miss Venezuela~~, ~~killed~~ ~~by armed robbers~~\|publisher=~~Orlando Sentinel~~\|access-date=8 January 2014~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite~~ ~~web~~\|url=http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/07/22216314-venezuelan-soap-star-monica-spear-ex-husband-murdered\|~~title~~=~~Venezuelan~~ ~~soap~~ ~~star~~ ~~Monica~~ ~~Spear, husband murdered~~\|~~publisher=Worldnews.nbcnews.com\|access~~-~~date~~=8 ~~January 2014~~}}</ref> It has been theorized that the ~~thieves~~ ~~tried to rob them and~~ the ~~couple~~ ~~resisted~~.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Sandra Guerrero/Tibisay Romero\|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/escenas/Informan-asesinada-actriz-Monica-Spear_0_332966727.html\|title=Asesinados la actriz Mónica Spear y su pareja\|publisher=El-nacional.com\|language=es\|access-date=8 January 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108045025/http://www.el-nacional.com/escenas/Informan-asesinada-actriz-Monica-Spear_0_332966727.html\|archive-date=8 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite ~~web\|author=Staff~~\|url=http://www.clarin.com/mundo/Matan-balazos-asalto-Miss-Venezuela_0_1061894074.html\|title=Matan a balazos durante un asalto a una ex Miss Venezuela\|date=7 January 2014 \|publisher=Clarin.com\|language=es\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref>		On 6 January 2014, Spear was in her native Venezuela on vacation with her ex-husband and their five-year-old daughter. While inside their car waiting for assistance after the vehicle had broken down on a highway in central ], Spear and her ex-husband were killed during an attempted robbery and their daughter shot and wounded in the leg. The police reported that the incident occurred around 9 or 10 p.m.<ref name=OrlandoSentinel/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/07/22216314-venezuelan-soap-star-monica-spear-ex-husband-murdered\|title=Venezuelan soap star Monica Spear, husband murdered\|publisher=Worldnews.nbcnews.com\|access-date=8 January 2014 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140108031002/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/07/22216314-venezuelan-soap-star-monica-spear-ex-husband-murdered \|archive-date= 8 January 2014 \|url-status= dead}}</ref> It has been theorized that the couple resisted the robbery attempt.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Sandra Guerrero/Tibisay Romero\|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/escenas/Informan-asesinada-actriz-Monica-Spear_0_332966727.html\|title=Asesinados la actriz Mónica Spear y su pareja\|publisher=El-nacional.com\|language=es\|access-date=8 January 2014\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108045025/http://www.el-nacional.com/escenas/Informan-asesinada-actriz-Monica-Spear_0_332966727.html\|archive-date=8 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.clarin.com/mundo/Matan-balazos-asalto-Miss-Venezuela_0_1061894074.html\|title=Matan a balazos durante un asalto a una ex Miss Venezuela\|date=7 January 2014 \|publisher=Clarin.com\|language=es\|access-date=8 January 2014 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140107154937/https://www.clarin.com/mundo/Matan-balazos-asalto-Miss-Venezuela_0_1061894074.html \|url-status = dead \| archive-date= 7 January 2014}}</ref>

	On the initial suggestion that her former husband was Irish, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs was investigating the incident. However, local police said he was travelling on a British passport.<ref name=FormerMiss/>		On the initial suggestion that her former husband was Irish, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs was investigating the incident. However, local police said he was travelling on a British passport.<ref name=FormerMiss/> Spear's daughter has been in the care of her grandparents since her parents' death.<ref name=People6Apr/><ref name=Salazar>{{cite news \|first = Carolina \|last= Salazar \|title= Slain beauty queen's father laments violence \|work= The Orlando Sentinel \|date = 11 January 2015 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref>

			===Protests===
	===Investigation and aftermath===
	{{see also\|2014 Venezuelan protests}}		{{see also\|Timeline of the 2014 Venezuelan protests}}
	Spear's murder set off a ] against the ] under ], the President of Venezuela.<ref name = MostDangerous>{{cite web\| url= http://www.channel4.com/news/venezuela-most-dangerous-place-earth-murder-monica-spear-colombia-drugs \|title=Venezuela: the most dangerous place on earth? \|publisher=Channel 4 \|date= 8 January 2014 \| access-date =21 February 2014}}</ref><ref name= WhatTheHeck>{{cite web\| url = http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-18/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-venezuela-could-the-maduro-regime-fall \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219200335/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-18/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-venezuela-could-the-maduro-regime-fall \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 19 February 2014 \|title=What the Heck Is Going on in Venezuela? (Could the Maduro Regime Fall?) \|publisher=Business week \|date= 18 February 2014 \|access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> The international media highlighted the rising rate of crime in Venezuela,<ref name = MostDangerous/><ref name= WhatTheHeck/><ref name=FormerMiss>{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/former-miss-venezuela-and-ex-husband-killed-in-robbery-1.1647249\|title=Former Miss Venezuela and ex-husband killed in robbery\|publisher=The Irish Times\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> and Maduro blamed soap operas for escalating crime in Venezuela.<ref name= WorldChurns>{{cite news \|first= Fabiola \|last= Sanchez \|publisher= Associated Press \|work= The Commercial Appeal \|title= As the world churns \|date= 23 January 2014 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref>		Spear's murder set off a ] against the ] under ], the President of Venezuela.<ref name = MostDangerous>{{cite web\| url= http://www.channel4.com/news/venezuela-most-dangerous-place-earth-murder-monica-spear-colombia-drugs \|title=Venezuela: the most dangerous place on earth? \|publisher=Channel 4 \|date= 8 January 2014 \| access-date =21 February 2014}}</ref><ref name= WhatTheHeck>{{cite web\| url = http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-18/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-venezuela-could-the-maduro-regime-fall \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219200335/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-18/what-the-heck-is-going-on-in-venezuela-could-the-maduro-regime-fall \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 19 February 2014 \|title=What the Heck Is Going on in Venezuela? (Could the Maduro Regime Fall?) \|publisher=Business week \|date= 18 February 2014 \|access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref><ref name= VenezuelaOutraged/> The international media highlighted the rising rate of crime in Venezuela,<ref name = MostDangerous/><ref name= WhatTheHeck/><ref name= VenezuelaOutraged>{{cite news \|title= Venezuela outraged by murder of a former beauty queen: Government tries to stem furor after ex-Miss Venezuela slain in front of 5-year-old daughter \|last= Miroff \|first= Nick \|newspaper= The Washington Post \|date= 9 January 2014 \|id= {{ProQuest\|1476454239}} }}</ref><ref name=FormerMiss>{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/former-miss-venezuela-and-ex-husband-killed-in-robbery-1.1647249\|title=Former Miss Venezuela and ex-husband killed in robbery\|publisher=The Irish Times\|access-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> and the murder rate, which in 2014, was the second-highest in the world.<ref name= Salazar/> One month after Spear's murder, another beauty pageant winner, ], was killed by a shot to the head while protesting against the government in the same state as Spear.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Venezuelan beauty queen killed in protest: 22-year-old student dies in same state where a former Miss Venezuela was killed in January \|last= Diaz-Struck \|first= Emilia \|newspaper= The Washington Post \|id= {{ProQuest\|1500611248}} \|date= 19 February 2014}}</ref> Maduro blamed soap operas for escalating crime in Venezuela.<ref name= WorldChurns>{{cite news \|first= Fabiola \|last= Sanchez \|publisher= Associated Press \|work= The Commercial Appeal \|title= As the world churns \|date= 23 January 2014 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref>

			===Memorials ===
⚫	On 8 January 2014, seven people were arrested by the ] (CICPC) for their alleged involvement in the murder. The suspects were José Ferreira Herrera (18), Jean Carlos Colina (19), Nelfrend Jiménez Álvarez (21), Alejandro Maldonado Pérez (21), Franklin Cordero Álvarez (28), Leonar Marcano Lugo (32) and Eva Armas Mejías (39).<ref name=Contreras>{{cite news\|title=Mónica Spear Murder Case: Gerardo Jose Contreras Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison \|last=Lucia Roiz \|first=Jessica \|url=https://www.latintimes.com/monica-spear-murder-case-gerardo-jose-contreras-sentenced-25-years-prison-318169 \|access-date=26 February 2019 \|newspaper=Latin Times \|date=21 May 2015}}</ref> At the time of the arrest, the Venezuelan authorities also confiscated several items believed to have been owned by Spear and Berry.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Suman 7 detenidos por asesinato de ex Miss venezolana\|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/el-mundo/2014/suman-7-detenidos-por-presunto-asesinato-de-ex-miss-978175.html\|access-date=9 January 2014\|newspaper=]\|date=9 January 2014\|language=es}}</ref>
			] re-ran shows that Spears had starred in; Venezuela's ] cancelled a special that was to honor Spear "out of fear that the government would retaliate against the station", according to a spokesperson for the show.<ref name= Salazar/>

			===Arrests and convictions ===
⚫	After two years, six of the people that were involved in their murder had received sentences, including Gerardo José Contreras Álvarez,<ref name= Contreras/> and Maldonado Pérez, Cordero Álvarez and Marcano Lugo, who each received sentences of 30 to 35 years.<ref name=PenaMaxima>{{cite news\|title=Pena Maxima para asesinos de Monica Spear\|trans-title= Maximum penalty for Monica Spear's killers \|url=http://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/chismes/pena-maxima-para-asesinos-de-monica-spear-fotos\|access-date=18 January 2016\|newspaper=]\|date= 18 January 2016\|language=es \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160219033512/http://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/chismes/pena-maxima-para-asesinos-de-monica-spear-fotos \|archive-date= 19 February 2016}}</ref> Colina, Ferreira Herrera and Jiménez Álvarez were each sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.<ref name= ThreeJailed/> Eva Armas Mejias received a 10-year sentence as an accomplice.<ref name= PenaMaxima/>
		⚫	On 8 January 2014, seven people were arrested by the ] (CICPC) for their alleged involvement in the murder. The suspects were José Ferreira Herrera (18), Jean Carlos Colina (19), Nelfrend Jiménez Álvarez (21), Alejandro Maldonado Pérez (21), Franklin Cordero Álvarez (28), Leonar Marcano Lugo (32) and Eva Armas Mejías (39).<ref name=Contreras>{{cite news\|title=Mónica Spear Murder Case: Gerardo Jose Contreras Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison \|last=Lucia Roiz \|first=Jessica \|url=https://www.latintimes.com/monica-spear-murder-case-gerardo-jose-contreras-sentenced-25-years-prison-318169 \|access-date=26 February 2019 \|newspaper=Latin Times \|date=21 May 2015}}</ref> At the time of the arrest, the Venezuelan authorities also confiscated several items believed to have been owned by Spear and Berry.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Suman 7 detenidos por asesinato de ex Miss venezolana\|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/el-mundo/2014/suman-7-detenidos-por-presunto-asesinato-de-ex-miss-978175.html\|access-date=9 January 2014\|newspaper=]\|date=9 January 2014\|language=es\|archive-date=2 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102150028/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/el-mundo/2014/suman-7-detenidos-por-presunto-asesinato-de-ex-miss-978175.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

		⚫	After two years, six of the people that were involved in their murder had received sentences, including Gerardo José Contreras Álvarez,<ref name= Contreras/> and Maldonado Pérez, Cordero Álvarez and Marcano Lugo, who each received sentences of 30 to 35 years.<ref name=PenaMaxima>{{cite news\|title=Pena Maxima para asesinos de Monica Spear\|trans-title= Maximum penalty for Monica Spear's killers \|url=http://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/chismes/pena-maxima-para-asesinos-de-monica-spear-fotos\|access-date=18 January 2016\|newspaper=]\|date= 18 January 2016\|language=es \|url-status= dead \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160219033512/http://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/chismes/pena-maxima-para-asesinos-de-monica-spear-fotos \|archive-date= 19 February 2016}}</ref> Colina, Ferreira Herrera and Jiménez Álvarez were each sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.<ref name= ThreeJailed/> Eva Armas Mejias received a 10-year sentence as an accomplice.<ref name= PenaMaxima/>
	Spear's daughter has been in the care of her grandparents since her parents' death.<ref name=People6Apr/><ref> {{cite news \|first = Carolina \|last= Salazar \|title= Slain beauty queen's father laments violence \|work= The Orlando Sentinel \|date = 11 January 2015 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	! Year<ref name= PrimaCiela/> !! Project<ref>{{cite news \|title= Una ex miss de Estados Unidos crea un fondo para la hija de Monica Spear \|language = es \|trans-title= A US ex miss creates a fund for Monica Spear's daughter \|work= The Miami Herald \|date= 11 January 2014 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref> !! Role !! Notes		! Year<ref name= PrimaCiela/> !! Project<ref>{{cite news \|title= Una ex miss de Estados Unidos crea un fondo para la hija de Monica Spear \|language = es \|trans-title= A US ex miss creates a fund for Monica Spear's daughter \|work= The Miami Herald \|date= 11 January 2014 \|page= \|via= Newspapers.com}}</ref> !! Role !! Notes
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	\| 2006 \|\| '']''<ref>{{cite magazine \|title= R.I.P. telenovela actress Monica Spear \|magazine = Deadline \|date= 7 January 2014\|url= https://deadline.com/2014/01/monica-spear-dead-telenovela-660076/ \|access-date= 31 August 2014}}</ref> \|\| Tamara Campos \|\| Recurring role		\| 2006 \|\| '']''<ref>{{cite magazine \|title= R.I.P. telenovela actress Monica Spear \|magazine = Deadline \|date= 7 January 2014\|url= https://deadline.com/2014/01/monica-spear-dead-telenovela-660076/ \|access-date= 31 August 2014}}</ref> \|\| Tamara Campos \|\| Recurring role
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	\| 2007 \|\| '']''<ref name= PrimaCiela>{{cite web\|url=http://diariodecaracas.com/que-sucede/monica-spear-la-prima-ciela-venezuela-fotos\|title=Mónica Spear: La "Prima Ciela" de Venezuela (Fotos) \|trans-title= Monica Spear: the "Prima Ciela" of Venezuela (photos) \|language= es \|work= El Diario de Caracas \|date= 7 January 2014 \|access-date=9 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108133603/http://diariodecaracas.com/que-sucede/monica-spear-la-prima-ciela-venezuela-fotos\|archive-date=8 January 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|\| Graciela Andreína Zambrano Ávila "La Ciela"<ref>{{cite news		\| 2007 \|\| '']''<ref name= PrimaCiela>{{cite web\|url=http://diariodecaracas.com/que-sucede/monica-spear-la-prima-ciela-venezuela-fotos\|title=Mónica Spear: La "Prima Ciela" de Venezuela (Fotos) \|trans-title= Monica Spear: the "Prima Ciela" of Venezuela (photos) \|language= es \|work= El Diario de Caracas \|date= 7 January 2014 \|access-date=9 January 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108133603/http://diariodecaracas.com/que-sucede/monica-spear-la-prima-ciela-venezuela-fotos\|archive-date=8 January 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|\| Graciela Andreína Zambrano Ávila "La Ciela"<ref>{{cite news
	\|title= Doraluz Vargas \|work= El Nuevo Herald \|date= 23 May 2008\|page= \|via= Newspapers.com }}</ref> \|\| Lead role		\|title= Doraluz Vargas \|work= El Nuevo Herald \|date= 23 May 2008\|page= \|via= Newspapers.com }}</ref> \|\| Lead role
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	\|first= Linsey \|last= Davis \|date= 8 January 2014 \|work = ABC News \|title= Justice vowed after former beauty queen Monica Spear slain in front of daughter \|url= https://abcnews.go.com/International/justice-vowed-beauty-queen-monica-spear-slain-front/story?id=21457223 \|access-date= 31 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=ThreeJailed>{{cite news \|title= Monica Spear murder: Three jailed for killing former Miss Venezuela and her husband \|date= 24 September 2014 \|work= ] \|url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/three-jailed-over-murder-of-venezuelan-beauty-queen/5766844 \|access-date= 31 August 2023}}</ref>		\|first= Linsey \|last= Davis \|date= 8 January 2014 \|work = ABC News \|title= Justice vowed after former beauty queen Monica Spear slain in front of daughter \|url= https://abcnews.go.com/International/justice-vowed-beauty-queen-monica-spear-slain-front/story?id=21457223 \|access-date= 31 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=ThreeJailed>{{cite news \|title= Monica Spear murder: Three jailed for killing former Miss Venezuela and her husband \|date= 24 September 2014 \|work= ] \|url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/three-jailed-over-murder-of-venezuelan-beauty-queen/5766844 \|access-date= 31 August 2023}}</ref>
	\|\|Bianca Santillana<ref>{{cite news \|title= Un camino de 'amores prohibidos' \|~~lang~~=es \|trans-title= A road from 'prohibited loves'\|work= The Tampa Tribune \|date= 5 April 2013 \|pages = 13, \| via= Newspapers.com}}</ref> \|\| Lead role		\|\|Bianca Santillana<ref>{{cite news \|title= Un camino de 'amores prohibidos' \|language=es \|trans-title= A road from 'prohibited loves'\|work= The Tampa Tribune \|date= 5 April 2013 \|pages = 13, \| via= Newspapers.com}}</ref> \|\| Lead role
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Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder (1984–2014)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Spear and the second or maternal family name is Mootz.

Mónica Spear

Born	Mónica Spear Mootz (1984-10-01)1 October 1984 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Died	6 January 2014(2014-01-06) (aged 29) Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
Alma mater	University of Central Florida
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Venezuela 2004
Major competition(s)	Miss Venezuela 2004 (Winner) Miss Universe 2005 (4th Runner-Up)

Mónica Spear Mootz (1 October 1984 – 6 January 2014) was a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2004. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand and finished as 4th runner-up. After her modeling career, she became a successful actress in Venezuelan telenovelas, and in the United States. Spear was murdered on 6 January 2014 along with her ex-husband, Thomas Berry, during a highway robbery while they vacationed in Venezuela with their five-year-old daughter, who survived the shooting. Spear's murder sparked a wave of anti-government protests in Venezuela over rising crime in Venezuela.

Personal life

Mónica Spear Mootz was born to Rafael Spear Tudares and Ingeborg Mootz Gotera. Her maternal family emigrated from Germany, and her paternal family has English ancestry. Her father, Rafael, was a project engineer at Siemens Westinghouse. The family moved to Orlando, Florida in 2000 after her mother, Ingeborg, retired from her job with an oil company in Venezuela. She was a naturalized United States citizen, resident in Miami, Florida.

Spear began her studies in Florida as a chemical engineering major, before switching to theater on her father's advice. She was fluent in Spanish, English and French.

Spear married British businessman Thomas Henry Berry (whose nationality was later misidentified as Irish) in June 2008 and they had a daughter later that year. The couple divorced in 2012, but remained friendly, and at the time of their death in 2014, they were attempting to reconcile.

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2004

During the Miss Venezuela 2004 pageant, Spear won the national crown and represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand.

Miss Universe 2005

Spear made the top 15 after Ana Karina Áñez (Miss Venezuela 2003) failed to make the top 15 in Miss Universe 2004, which was the first time in 22 years that Venezuela failed to place. Spear went on to place in the Top 5 after the evening gown and swimsuit competitions. During the final question round, she stumbled while responding to a question by Miss Mexico, Laura Elizondo, and eventually finished as 4th runner-up.

Prior to being named the fifth runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant Spear completed a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Central Florida before returning to Venezuela to compete in the national pageant. Her participation in Miss Venezuela garnered notoriety when she was asked during the traditional "breakfast with press" the day after the pageant, because of her degree, which Venezuelan playwright she liked the most, to which she answered, "Gabriel García Márquez", a Colombian writer.

Professional life

After modeling, Mother Agency Mariela Centeno, Spear became one of the most successful actresses in Venezuela for her main roles in telenovelas. Her first role as a protagonist was in the RCTV telenovela Mi Prima Ciela (My Cousin Ciela), in which she played a high-school student battling leukemia. The show was a success in Venezuela and other parts of South America, and it was televised in the US by TeleFutura. Spear held the starring role in Venevisión's telenovela La Mujer Perfecta in 2010, and later had a lead role in Flor Salvaje, a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the Miami-based television network Telemundo and RTI Producciones. She had lived in Miami since she began working for Telemundo.

Venezuelan channel Venevisión broadcast La Mujer Perfecta in honor of Spear and a foundation aid for people with Asperger syndrome. Same television special will Mónica Spear, led by the former Miss Venezuela, cheerleader and actress Mariangel Ruiz.

Death

On 6 January 2014, Spear was in her native Venezuela on vacation with her ex-husband and their five-year-old daughter. While inside their car waiting for assistance after the vehicle had broken down on a highway in central Carabobo, Spear and her ex-husband were killed during an attempted robbery and their daughter shot and wounded in the leg. The police reported that the incident occurred around 9 or 10 p.m. It has been theorized that the couple resisted the robbery attempt.

On the initial suggestion that her former husband was Irish, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs was investigating the incident. However, local police said he was travelling on a British passport. Spear's daughter has been in the care of her grandparents since her parents' death.

Protests

Spear's murder set off a wave of protests against the growing violence in Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela. The international media highlighted the rising rate of crime in Venezuela, and the murder rate, which in 2014, was the second-highest in the world. One month after Spear's murder, another beauty pageant winner, Genesis Carmona, was killed by a shot to the head while protesting against the government in the same state as Spear. Maduro blamed soap operas for escalating crime in Venezuela.

Memorials

Telemundo re-ran shows that Spears had starred in; Venezuela's Televen cancelled a special that was to honor Spear "out of fear that the government would retaliate against the station", according to a spokesperson for the show.

Arrests and convictions

On 8 January 2014, seven people were arrested by the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC) for their alleged involvement in the murder. The suspects were José Ferreira Herrera (18), Jean Carlos Colina (19), Nelfrend Jiménez Álvarez (21), Alejandro Maldonado Pérez (21), Franklin Cordero Álvarez (28), Leonar Marcano Lugo (32) and Eva Armas Mejías (39). At the time of the arrest, the Venezuelan authorities also confiscated several items believed to have been owned by Spear and Berry.

After two years, six of the people that were involved in their murder had received sentences, including Gerardo José Contreras Álvarez, and Maldonado Pérez, Cordero Álvarez and Marcano Lugo, who each received sentences of 30 to 35 years. Colina, Ferreira Herrera and Jiménez Álvarez were each sentenced to at least 20 years in prison. Eva Armas Mejias received a 10-year sentence as an accomplice.

Filmography

Year	Project	Role	Notes
2006	El Desprecio	Tamara Campos	Recurring role
2007	Mi prima Ciela	Graciela Andreína Zambrano Ávila "La Ciela"	Lead role
2009	Calle luna, Calle sol	María Esperanza Rodríguez	Lead role
2010	Que el cielo me explique	Violetta Robles	Special participation
2010–11	La mujer perfecta	Micaela Gómez	Lead role
2011–12	Flor Salvaje	Amanda Monteverde "Flor Salvaje"	Lead role
2013	Pasión prohibida	Bianca Santillana	Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Premios 2 de Oro	New actress of the year	El Desprecio	Won
2008	El Galardón del Universo del Espectáculo	Best young lead actress	Mi prima Ciela	Won
2013	Premios Tu Mundo	Favorite Lead Actress	Pasión prohibida	Nominated

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Danielle Jones	Miss Universe 4th runner-up 2005	Succeeded by Tara Conner
Preceded by Ana Karina Áñez	Miss Venezuela 2004	Succeeded by Jictzad Viña
Preceded byMarjorie Olivares	Miss Guárico 2004	Succeeded byLorena Sánchez de León

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v t e Miss Universe 2005 national titleholders
ATG: Shermain Jeremy BRA: Carina Beduschi CAN: Natalie Glebova CHI: Renata Ruiz CRC: Johanna Fernández DOM: Renata Soñé EGY: Meriam George SLV: Irma Dimas FIN: Hanna Poulsen FRA: Cindy Fabre GER: Aslı Bayram GRE: Evangelia Aravani GUA: Aida Karina Estrada IND: Amrita Thapar IDN: Artika Sari Devi IRL: Mary Gormley ISR: Elena Ralph LVA: Ieva Kokoreviča LBN: Nadine Njeim MEX: Laura Elizondo PAN: Rosa María Hernández PAR: Karina Buttner PER: Débora Sulca PUR: Cynthia Olavarría ZAF: Claudia Henkel SUI: Fiona Hefti THA: Chananporn Rosjan TCA: Weniecka Ewing USA: Chelsea Cooley VEN: Mónica Spear VNM: Phạm Thu Hằng

Miss Universe 2005 national titleholders

v t e Venezuelan placements in Miss Universe
Miss Universe	Maritza Sayalero (1979) Irene Sáez (1981) Bárbara Palacios (1986) Alicia Machado (1996) Dayana Mendoza (2008) Stefanía Fernández (2009) Gabriela Isler (2013)
1st runner-up	Mariela Pérez Branger (1967) Judith Castillo (1976) Marena Bencomo (1997) Veruska Ramírez (1998) Claudia Moreno (2000) Mariángel Ruiz (2003) Amanda Dudamel (2022)
2nd runner-up	María Antonieta Cámpoli (1972) Carmen María Montiel (1984) Milka Chulina (1993) Minorka Mercado (1994) Ly Jonaitis (2007) Irene Esser (2012) Sthefany Gutiérrez (2018)
3rd runner-up	Peggy Kopp (1968) Silvia Martínez (1985) Inés María Calero (1987) Eva Ekvall (2001)
4th runner-up	Cynthia Lander (2002) Mónica Spear (2005) Ileana Márquez (2024)
Top 5-6	Jackeline Rodríguez (1991) Carolina Izsak (1992) Denyse Floreano (1995) Carolina Indriago (1999) Keysi Sayago (2017)
Top 10-13	Cristal Montañez (1977) Paola Ruggeri (1983) Yajaira Vera (1988) Eva Lisa Ljung (1989) Andreína Goetz (1990) Migbelis Castellanos (2014) Mariana Jiménez (2015) Diana Silva (2023)
Top 15-16	Susana Duijm (1955) Blanca Heredia (1956) Mercedes Revenga (1964) Bella La Rosa (1970) Vanessa Gonçalves (2011) Luiseth Materán (2021)
Top 20-21	Thalía Olvino (2019)
Unplaced	Sofía Silva (1952) Gisela Bolaños (1953) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958) Mary Quiróz Delgado (1960) Ana Griselda Vegas (1961) Virginia Bailey (1962) Irene Morales (1963) María De Las Casas (1965) Magaly Castro (1966) María José Yéllici (1969) Jeannette Donzella (1971) Desirée Rolando (1973) Neyla Moronta (1974) Maritza Pineda (1975) Marisol Alfonso (1978) Maye Brandt (1980) Ana Teresa Oropeza (1982) Ana Karina Áñez (2004) Jictzad Viña (2006) Marelisa Gibson (2010) Mariam Habach (2016) Mariángel Villasmil (2020)
Did not compete	Berta Landaeta (1954)
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v t e Miss Universe Venezuela titleholders
1950s	Sofía Silva (1952) Gisela Bolaños (1953) Berta Landaeta (1954) Susana Duijm (1955) Blanca Heredia (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958)
1960s	Mary Quiróz Delgado (1960) Ana Griselda Vegas (1961) Virginia Bailey (1962) Irene Morales (1963) Mercedes Revenga (1964) María de las Casas (1965) Magaly Castro (1966) Mariela Pérez Branger (1967) Peggy Kopp (1968) María José Yéllici (1969)
1970s	Bella La Rosa (1970) Jeannette Donzella (1971) María Antonieta Cámpoli (1972) Desireé Rolando (1973) Neyla Moronta (1974) Maritza Pineda (1975) Judith Castillo (1976) Cristal Montañez (1977) Marisol Alfonzo (1978) Maritza Sayalero (1979)
1980s	Maye Brandt (1980) Irene Sáez (1981) Ana Teresa Oropeza (1982) Paola Ruggeri (1983) Carmen María Montiel (1984) Silvia Martínez (1985) Bárbara Palacios (1986) Inés María Calero (1987) Yajaira Vera (1988) Eva Lisa Ljung (1989)
1990s	Andreína Goetz (1990) Jackeline Rodríguez (1991) Carolina Izsak (1992) Milka Chulina (1993) Minorka Mercado (1994) Denyse Floreano (1995) Alicia Machado (1996) Marena Bencomo (1997) Veruska Ramírez (1998) Carolina Indriago (1999)
2000s	Claudia Moreno (2000) Eva Ekvall (2001) Cynthia Lander (2002) Mariángel Ruiz (2003) Ana Karina Áñez (2004) Mónica Spear (2005) Jictzad Viña (2006) Ly Jonaitis (2007) Dayana Mendoza (2008) Stefanía Fernández (2009)
2010s	Marelisa Gibson (2010) Vanessa Gonçalves (2011) Irene Esser (2012) Gabriela Isler (2013) Migbelis Castellanos (2014) Mariana Jiménez (2015) Mariam Habach (2016) Keysi Sayago (2017) Sthefany Gutiérrez (2018) Thalía Olvino (2019)
2020s	Mariángel Villasmil (2020) Luiseth Materán (2021) Amanda Dudamel (2022) Diana Silva (2023) Ileana Márquez (2024) Stephany Abasali (2025)

v t e Miss Venezuela titleholders
1950s	Sofía Silva (1952) Gisela Bolaños (1953) Susana Duijm (1955) Blanca Heredia (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958)
1960s	Gladys Ascanio (1960) Ana Griselda Vegas (1961) Olga Antonetti (1962) Irene Morales (1963) Mercedes Revenga (1964) María de las Casas (1965) Magaly Castro (1966) Mariela Pérez Branger (1967) Peggy Kopp (1968) María José Yéllici/Marzia Piazza (1969)
1970s	Bella La Rosa (1970) Jeannette Donzella (1971) María Antonieta Cámpoli (1972) Desireé Rolando (1973) Neyla Moronta (1974) Maritza Pineda (1975) Elluz Peraza/Judith Castillo (1976) Cristal Montañez (1977) Marisol Alfonzo (1978) Maritza Sayalero (1979)
1980s	Maye Brandt (1980) Irene Sáez (1981) Ana Teresa Oropeza (1982) Paola Ruggeri (1983) Carmen María Montiel (1984) Silvia Martínez (1985) Bárbara Palacios (1986) Inés María Calero (1987) Yajaira Vera (1988) Eva Lisa Ljung (1989)
1990s	Andreína Goetz (1990) Carolina Izsak (1991) Milka Chulina (1992) Minorka Mercado (1993) Denyse Floreano (1994) Alicia Machado (1995) Marena Bencomo (1996) Veruska Ramirez (1997) Carolina Indriago (1998) Martina Thorogood (1999)
2000s	Eva Ekvall (2000) Cynthia Lander (2001) Mariangel Ruiz (2002) Ana Karina Áñez (2003) Mónica Spear (2004) Jictzad Viña (2005) Ly Jonaitis (2006) Dayana Mendoza (2007) Stefanía Fernández (2008) Marelisa Gibson (2009)
2010s	Vanessa Gonçalves (2010) Irene Esser (2011) Gabriela Isler (2012) Migbelis Castellanos (2013) Mariana Jiménez (2014) Mariam Habach (2015) Keysi Sayago (2016) Sthefany Gutiérrez (2017) Isabella Rodríguez (2018) Thalía Olvino (2019)
2020s	Mariángel Villasmil (2020) Amanda Dudamel (2021) Diana Silva (2022) Ileana Márquez (2023) Stephany Abasali (2024)

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