Mariela Pérez

María Elena ‘Mariela’ Pérez Branger (born February 14, 1946 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a pageant titleholder. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 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]

Mariela Pérez
Born
María Elena Pérez Branger

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

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.

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.

References
  1. Miss Universe Coverage 1967 Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by
Magaly Castro Egui		 Miss Venezuela
1967		 Succeeded by
Peggy Kopp
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