Cecilia Bolocco
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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Bolocco at the 2010 Chilean telethon
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| Born |
Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck May 19, 1965 Santiago, Chile |
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| Occupation | Television host, fashion designer |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 52.5 kg (116 lb) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Title(s) |
Miss Chile 1987 Miss Universe 1987 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Chile 1987 (Winner) Miss Universe 1987 (Winner) |
| Spouse |
Michael Young (1990-2001) Carlos Menem (2001–2011) (divorced) |
| Children | Máximo Menem (b. 2003) |
Cecilia Bolocco (born Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck on May 19, 1965) is a Chilean actress, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universo Chile 1987 and Miss Universe 1987.
She has worked as a journalist on the Spanish language edition of CNN, on Telemundo and on various programs for Chilean Television and she acted on the soap opera Morelia.
Between 2001 and 2011 she was married to former Argentine president Carlos Menem.
Bolocco was born in Santiago, Chile to Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi, a businessman, and Rose Marie Fonck Assler. She attended primary and secondary school at Santiago College. She then took a year of Civil Engineering at the University of Santiago, Chile, before dropping out to pursue Costume Design at INCA-CEA Institute.
Bolocco was selected Miss Chile for Miss Universe on April 20, 1987. On May 26, 1987 she beat 67 contestants to become the first Chilean to win the Miss Universe beauty pageant that was held in Singapore that year. During her year-long reign, she settled in Los Angeles, California.
Bolocco began a television career in Chile with the show Porque hoy es sábado ("Because it's Saturday") on TVN (Chile) Televisión Nacional de Chile. She then co-hosted Martes 13 ("Tuesday the 13th") on Channel 13.
In March 1990 Bolocco married American television producer Michael Young in Santiago. The local media covered the event as if it were a royal wedding.
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