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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
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to the Miss Universe 1967 pageant held in
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, United States, on July 15, 1967, when she won the title of 1st Runner-up. The judges gave preference to American Sylvia Hitchcock. 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.


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"En el Tiempo de Mariela"Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss Universe Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Mariela 1946 births Living people Miss Universe 1967 contestants Miss Venezuela winners Models from Caracas Venezuelan expatriates in the Dominican Republic Naturalized citizens of the Dominican Republic