Cristal is the former Miss Venezuela 1977.
She represented her country Venezuela in the Miss Universe pageant held in Dominican Republic.
There she met personalities such as President Joaquin Balaguer, Diana Ross and designer Roberto Cavalli, among others.

During her reign as Miss Venezuela she initiated a campaign on a national level and in conjunction with the Venezuelan Tennis Federation officials and presented her proposal to the government’s Department of Youth (Ministro de la Juventud) to popularize the sport by building more public tennis courts and facilitating trainers to teach the basics rules of the sport and engage the youth as a way to develop their mind, physical condition and keep out of trouble.
 The next step was to request the support of the Department of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) to help fund this initiative at national level.
As a result, several tennis courts were built in public places, and young people had the opportunity to experience and play tennis.

She also became a volunteer member of the Comité de Damas Voluntarias del Patronato Nacional de Ancianos Inválidos (National Volunteer Women Committee for the Disabled Elderly).
Cristal is the former Miss Venezuela 1977. She represented her country Venezuela in the Miss Universe pageant held in Dominican Republic. There she met personalities such as President Joaquin Balaguer, Diana Ross and designer Roberto Cavalli, among others.
During her reign as Miss Venezuela she initiated a campaign on a national level and in conjunction with the Venezuelan Tennis Federation officials and presented her proposal to the government’s Department of Youth (Ministro de la Juventud) to popularize the sport by building more public tennis courts and facilitating trainers to teach the basics rules of the sport and engage the youth as a way to develop their mind, physical condition and keep out of trouble.  The next step was to request the support of the Department of Justice (Ministerio de Justicia) to help fund this initiative at national level. As a result, several tennis courts were built in public places, and young people had the opportunity to experience and play tennis.
She also became a volunteer member of the Comité de Damas Voluntarias del Patronato Nacional de Ancianos Inválidos (National Volunteer Women Committee for the Disabled Elderly).
Cristal Montañez