Mónica Spear

Mónica Spear
Born
Mónica Spear Mootz

(1984-10-01)1 October 1984
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Died6 January 2014(2014-01-06) (aged 29)
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss 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.