Carmen María Montiel

Carmen María Montiel
Montiel in 2021
Born
Carmen María Montiel Ávila

(1964-12-19) December 19, 1964
EducationCentral University of Venezuela
East Tennessee State University (BA)
Political partyRepublican
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)
Miss Venezuela 1984 (winner)
Miss Sudamérica 1984 (winner)
Miss Universe 1984 (2nd runner-up)

Carmen María Montiel Ávila (born December 19, 1964) is a Venezuelan-American journalist, politician, writer, activist and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 1984. She is the author of the 2020 memoir Stolen Identity: A Story of Love, Violence and Liberation.