Christiane Martel

Christiane Martel
Martel, c. 1954
Born
Christiane Magnani

(1935-01-18) 18 January 1935 (age 89)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • beauty queen
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Spouse(s)Ronnie Morengo (divorced)
Miguel Aleman Velasco
Children4, including Miguel
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe 1953
Years active1954–1962
Major
competition(s)
Miss Cinémonde 1953
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1953
(Winner)
Martel in 1953

Christiane Martel (born Christiane Magnani on 18 January 1935) is a French actress, model and beauty queen. She became the second woman to win the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 1953.[2] She was the only French woman to hold the Miss Universe title until Iris Mittenaere in 2016. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

  1. ^ "New Miss Universe Is a Cute Parisian Dish". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 18 July 1953. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ Christiane Magnani, la “Miss Universo” que reina en el corazón de Miguel Alemán Velasco. Hola. 3 July 2013