Overview

• Raúl González confirmed her passing live on Despierta América on June 9 while fans and colleagues shared shock and condolences on social media.
• She first gained prominence as a 1997 Miss Venezuela finalist and as the 1998 Miss South America winner before transitioning to broadcast journalism.
• Fuenmayor emigrated to the United States in 2015 following her husband’s kidnapping in Venezuela and became a New York correspondent for Despierta América.
• Her journalism career included roles at Venevisión, E! Latinoamérica and Teledeporte and hosting De Boca en Boca, where she interviewed stars such as Shakira and Marc Anthony.
• She is survived by her husband, surgeon Jorge Safar Perez, and their daughter and son.