Carmen María Montiel

Carmen María Montiel
Born Carmen María Montiel Ávila
(1964-12-19) December 19, 1964
Maracaibo,Venezuela
Education East Tennessee State University (BA)
Title Miss Venezuela 1984
Miss Sudamérica 1984
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Venezuela 1984 (Winner)
Miss Sudamérica 1984 (Winner)
Miss Universe 1984 (2nd runner-up)

Carmen María Montiel Ávila is a Venezuelan and American politician and journalist.[1] She is a former beauty queen known for holding the title Miss Venezuela 1984,[2] and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1984 pageant held in Miami, Florida, United States, on July 9, 1984, when she won the title of 2nd Runner Up.[3]

Career

After the Miss Universe, Montiel became part of the TV program "Good Morning Venezuela". Later, she was part of the first group of "complices" in the morning variety program Complicidades, issued in the mid-eighties in Venevisión.[4]

Montiel worked as a television news anchor at Telemundo in Houston, Texas and later became a journalist.[5]

In 2018, Montiel stood as a candidate for the Republican Party in Texas's 29th congressional district, but was defeated in the runoffs by Phillip Aronoff.[6][7]

Personal life

Montiel was born in Venezuela.[1] She studied Arts at Universidad Central of Venezuela prior to entering her first beauty pageant.[1] Montiel earned a degree in broadcast journalism from East Tennessee State University.[8] She divorced in 2013.[5]

Public service

Montiel joined the Board of Directors of UNICEF in 2009. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Interview with Carmen Maria Montiel". Working Mother. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. ↑ Habib, Yamily (2018-04-27). "A Latino candidate who wants to vindicate the Republican Party". AL DÍA News. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Ex Miss Venezuela se postula como republicana al Congreso". el Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Las Cómplices". Cuando era Chamo (in Spanish). 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. 1 2 Edelman, Susan (2017-04-16). "Former beauty queen was roughed up on United flight: suit". New York Post. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  6. ↑ Tallet, Olivia P. (2018-03-02). "Q&A: Carmen Maria Montiel". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  7. ↑ "Sylvia Garcia, Phillip Aronoff win Texas 29th Congressional District primaries". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (2018-03-02). "11 battle to replace Democrat Gene Green in Congress". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-09-14.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Venezuela Paola Ruggeri		 Miss Sudamérica
1984		 Succeeded by
Venezuela Silvia Martínez
Preceded by
Paola Ruggeri		 Miss Venezuela
1984		 Succeeded by
Silvia Martínez
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