Marisol Malaret Contreras was a Puerto Rican television host, model, and beauty queen best known for being the first Caribbean and Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe in 1970. Marisol was forced to work from an early age cleaning houses and windows after her parents died when she was very young. She worked to help her aunt with money. She got into a Miss Puerto Rico contest through her aunt's friend who encouraged her to contest. She won and went on to contest for the Miss Universe wh... moreMarisol Malaret Contreras was a Puerto Rican television host, model, and beauty queen best known for being the first Caribbean and Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe in 1970. Marisol was forced to work from an early age cleaning houses and windows after her parents died when she was very young. She worked to help her aunt with money. She got into a Miss Puerto Rico contest through her aunt's friend who encouraged her to contest. She won and went on to contest for the Miss Universe which she won too. With the tittle of Miss Universe came with the opportunity to grace the covers of many international and Puerto Rican entertainment and gossip magazines, such as Vea, Teve Guía, Artistas and Estrellas.
Marisol also appeared in many advertisements and later became an actress, best known for the television drama Dallas. She also made career as a television host, editor and entrepreneur.
