Miss Venezuela Meets Tragic Death

Pageant fans around the world are in shock when news of the tragic death of Monica Spears Mootz, 29, came out.

Monica who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2004 eventually placed as 2005 Miss Universe 4th Runner Up when the pageant was held that year in Bangkok, Thailand.

She and her husband Thomas Henry Berry, 39, were gunned down in front of their five-year-old daughter during a roadside robbery along the Puerto-Cabello - Valencia highway in Venezuela. 

They were held up after their car broke down. Their bodies were discovered in the vehicle.

They have also claimed that the couple's five-year-old daughter was injured in the leg and is now under police protection while being treated for her injuries.

She would always be remembered as the very fresh- looking and youthful Miss Venezuela who took Thailand by storm when she competed in the 2005 Misss UniversePageant along with our very own Giona Cabrera

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