Mariela Pérez

Mariela Pérez
Born	María Elena Pérez Branger (1946-02-14) February 14, 1946 Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown

María Elena ‘Mariela’ Pérez Branger (born February 14, 1946) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1967 and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1967 pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States, on July 15, 1967, when she won the title of 1st Runner-up. The judges gave preference to American Sylvia Hitchcock.

In December 1970 Mariela Perez married a Dominican businessman Jose María Vicini Cabral. In 1978, their first-son was born José Leopoldo. And five years later he had a brother, Marco Antonio. The family moved to Santo Domingo but Mariela sometimes comes home, where still is the queen of Caracas society.

She was and remains an icon of beauty and style both in Venezuela and abroad. In 2001, Mariela Perez was in the jury of the contest Miss Venezuela 2001.

Select family tree of the Vicini family
Angelo Maria Vicini Anna Canepa Mercedes Laura Perdomo Santamaría Juan Bautista Vicini 1847–1900 María Burgos Brito 1853–? Giuseppe Vicini Maria Trabucco José María Cabral y Báez 1864–1937 María Petronila Bermúdez Rochette 1872–1942 Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos 1871–1935 Isabel Beatriz Burgos Vicini 1874–1964 Armando Alberto Mieses Ramírez Angiolino Vicini Dilia Ariza Lapuente Amelia María Cabral Bermúdez 1899–1996 Felipe Augusto Vicini Perdomo 1883–1936 Juan Bautista Vicini Perdomo 1881–1949 Consuelo Amelia de Marchena Damirón 1885–1975 Héctor Atilano Vicini Perdomo María Mercedes Rogers de Moya Franklin Mieses Burgos 1907–1976 Amadeo Barletta 1894–1975 Nelia Ricart Castillo Hugo Maximiliano Guiliani Cury b. 1940 Milady Dolores Coronado Henríquez 1942–2015 Amadeo Barletta Ricart Laura Amelia Vicini Cabral Alma Stella Lluberes Henríquez 1936–1992 Juan Bautista Vicini Cabral 1924–2015 Felipe de Jesús Vicini Cabral 1936–1997 María Elena Pérez Branger b. 1946 José María Vicini Cabral 1926–2007 Felipe Augusto Vicini Lluberes b. 1960 Eliza Margarita Bonetti Galván Amelia Stella Vicini Lluberes b. 1974 Carlos Ros Juan Bautista Vicini Lluberes b. 1975 Laura Guiliani Coronado José Leopoldo Vicini Pérez Eliana Anatole Marco Antonio Vicini Pérez Felipe Ernesto Vicini Bonetti Juan Enrique Vicini Bonetti Lisa Alexia Vicini Bonetti Alma Estela Ros Vicini Uma Vicini Guiliani Juan Bautista Vicini Guiliani
Notes: Executive Presidents of INICIɅ (formerly "VICINI" and originally "Casa Vicini") are shown with a red border. Other shareholder executives are shown with a green border.

External links

• "En el Tiempo de Mariela"
• Miss Venezuela Official Website
• Miss Universe Official Website