Cristal del Mar Montañez Arocha (born 1960) is a Venezuelan

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titleholder. She was

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for 1977, and was a semi-finalist in the

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pageant held in

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in the

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on July 16 of that year.Miss Universe Coverage 1977
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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.

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