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Mónica Spear

Actor

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. The Spear–Mootz family moved to Orlando, Florida in 2000 after her mother, Ingeborg, retired from her job with an oil company in Venezuela. Her father, Rafael, is a project engineer at Siemens Westinghouse. Prior to being named the "fifth most beautiful woman in the universe," 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 Venezuelagarnered 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. She crowned her Miss Venezuela successor, Jictzad Viña, on 15 September 2005. Spear married a British businessman, Thomas Henry Berry (whose nationality was later misidentified as Irish) in J

Mónica Spear facts for kids

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

Quick facts for kids

Mónica Spear

Born

Mónica Spear Mootz


(1984-10-01)1 October 1984

Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

Died6 January 2014(2014-01-06) (aged 29)

Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela

Alma materUniversity of Central Florida
TitleMiss Venezuela 2004
Beauty pageant titleholder
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 also represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand where she finished as 4th runner-up.

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

Miss Spear was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2004 and was 4th runner-up in the 2005 Miss Universe Pageant. Prior to competing in beauty pageants, Miss Spear bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Central Florida. Miss Spear went on to become one of the most popular and successful soap opera stars. She married Henry Berry in June 2008 and welcomed daughter Maya in October 2008. They divorced in March 2010. Miss Spear and Mr. Berry were killed during a robbery when their car broke down in Puerto Cabello, near Caracas. The couple were there on vacation. Daughter Maya was injured but survived the attack. Spear's death triggered a wave of anger on social media directed at the populist government's poor record on crime. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lamented her death on a live television broadcast.

BornOctober 1, 1984

DiedJanuary 6, 2014(29)

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