Mónica Spear
Mónica Spear | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mónica Spear Mootz 1 October 1984 |
| Died | 6 January 2014 (aged 29) Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Alma mater | University of Central Florida |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Venezuela 2004 |
| 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 represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand and finished as 4th runner-up. After her modeling career, she became a successful actress in Venezuelan telenovelas, and in the United States. Spear was murdered on 6 January 2014 along with her ex-husband, Thomas Berry, during a highway robbery while they vacationed in Venezuela with their five-year-old daughter, who survived the shooting. Spear's murder sparked a wave of anti-government protests in Venezuela over rising crime in Venezuela.