1. Marisol Malaret Contreras was a Puerto Rican TV host, model and beauty queen who won the title of Miss Universe 1970, becoming the first Caribbean and Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe.
12 Facts About Marisol Malaret
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Marisol Malaret started to work from an early age due to the death of her father and chronic illness of her mother.
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Marisol Malaret was reportedly persuaded by Puerto Rican make-up artist Carmen Andino to compete in the Miss Puerto Rico pageant, then owned by Puerto Rican modeling guru and businesswoman Anna Santisteban.
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Marisol Malaret had one brother Jesus, and five half-siblings Joseph, Alicia, Rita, Antonio, and Raul.
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Marisol Malaret's parents were Lydia Contreras and Jose Antonio Malaret.
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Marisol Malaret was married three times; to former male model Butch James, musician Corky Stroman, with whom she had her only child Sasha, and Cuban-born engineer Frank Cue.
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Marisol Malaret died from complications of a pulmonary condition on March 19,2023, at age 73.
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The auburn-haired, blue-green-eyed Marisol Malaret won the title on July 11,1970, at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Marisol Malaret's victory made her the first Puerto Rican and the first Caribbean to win the Miss Universe title.
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Marisol Malaret was invited to the White House for a visit in the Oval Office with then-President Richard Nixon.
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Marisol Malaret's face graced the covers of many international and Puerto Rican entertainment and gossip magazines, such as Vea, Teve Guia, Artistas, Estrellas, and its smaller version Estrellitas.
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Marisol Malaret participated in many advertising campaigns, and performed occasionally as a motivational speaker to young women and aspiring business leaders.