Marisol Malaret, 42, of Bath, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007, in the Hospice of the V.N.A. of St. Lukes, Bethlehem, after a courageous battle with scleroderma. Born July 28, 1964, in Utuado, ...

Marisol Malaret, who in 1970 overcame a difficult childhood to become the first woman from Puerto Rico, and from the Caribbean, to win the Miss Universe pageant – and who then brokered her fame into a ...

Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres (left) on the passing of Miss Universe 1970 Marisol Malaret (right) and Puerto Rico's first Miss Universe titleholder: "Marisol was always ‘My Miss Universe’, whom I ...

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Marisol Malaret, 42, of Bath, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007, in the Hospice of the V.N.A. of St. Lukes, Bethlehem, after a courageous battle with scleroderma. Born July 28, 1964, in Utuado, ...

Edging out Miss USA, Ms. Malaret — who was also the first winner from the Caribbean — brokered her fame to become a television host and magazine editor back home. By Alex Williams Marisol Malaret, who ...

Marisol Malaret Contreras (October 13, 1949 – March 19, 2023) was a Puerto Rican television host, model, and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1970, becoming the first Caribbean and Puerto Rican ...