Cristal del Mar Montañez Arocha is a pageant titleholder, was born in Caracas, Venezuela on February 8, 1960.
She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1977, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1977 pageant held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 16, 1977, when she classified in the Top 12 semifinalists.Cristal is the former Executive Director of Hashoo Foundation USA (2006-2018), a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas, founded by the Hashwani Family and headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Her work as a human freedom and pro-democracy activist is highlighted at the Freedom Collection at George W.
Bush Presidential Center.
She participated in international networks, such as the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (AAPC), Global Philanthropists Circle, The Synergos Institute, Salzburg Global Seminar Session 465, an important global meeting that crafted a common framework and identified strategies to leverage more effectively philanthropic investments in women and girls.