Christiane Martel

Christiane Martel (born Christiane Magnani; 18 January 1932) is a French actress and beauty queen. Miss Châtellerault in 1952, she became the second woman to win Miss Universe in 1953. She was the only Frenchwoman holding the Miss Universe title until Iris Mittenaere in 2016. Martel is married to Mexican politician Miguel Alemán Velasco.