Showing posts with label Miss Universe death death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miss Universe death death. Show all posts

Monday, February 28, 2011

Amparo Muñoz actress dies

The actress Amparo Muñoz, Miss Universe was proclaimed, the first Spanish and only one to receive this award, died on Sunday night at age 56 in Malaga. According to a statement issued by his brother, Pedro Muñoz, former model and actress died "after a long illness and was always surrounded by his family, which calls for absolute privacy at the funeral," he said.

Amparo Muñoz achieved notoriety in the 70s to be elected Miss Costa del Sol and Miss Spain in 1973 and a year later, on July 22, 1974, was crowned Miss Universe pageant held in Manila (Philippines), making in the first Spanish woman to this title. After that his life has been marked by controversy beginning with the reign of Miss he resigned a few months for not wanting to feel manipulated.