Posted inBeauty Contests Deaths (Obituaries) East Harlem (Manhattan, NY) Hispanic-Americans Malaret, Marisol (1949-2023) Miss Universe Organization Puerto Rico South Bronx (Bronx, NY)
Marisol Malaret, First Puerto Rican Miss Universe, Dies at 73
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.