<p>Former Venezuelan beauty queen and actress Monica Spear was murdered during an attempted highway robbery here in presence of her five-year-old daughter. She was 29.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The incident took place Monday, after Spear's car broke down in the Puerto Cabello-Valencia highway here. Delinquents shot and killed her and her ex-husband, Henry Thomas Berry. The former couple's daughter Maya was shot in the leg, but she survived, reports eonline.com.<br /><br />The family had met with a small accident that stranded their rented Toyota Corolla, police said. Armed men approached the car and the family locked themselves inside. The assailants then opened fire.<br /><br />Spear, who lived in Miami, had been documenting their trip via Instagram before she was murdered.<br /><br />She had won the title of Miss Venezuela in 2004 and participated in Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand. She went on to appear in a number of Venezuelan soap operas like "La Mujer Perfecta" and "Calle Luna, Calle Sol" before acting in US show "Flor Salvaje".<br /><br />Spear's most recent TV show "Pasión Prohibida" was showcased in 2013.</p>
<p>Former Venezuelan beauty queen and actress Monica Spear was murdered during an attempted highway robbery here in presence of her five-year-old daughter. She was 29.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The incident took place Monday, after Spear's car broke down in the Puerto Cabello-Valencia highway here. Delinquents shot and killed her and her ex-husband, Henry Thomas Berry. The former couple's daughter Maya was shot in the leg, but she survived, reports eonline.com.<br /><br />The family had met with a small accident that stranded their rented Toyota Corolla, police said. Armed men approached the car and the family locked themselves inside. The assailants then opened fire.<br /><br />Spear, who lived in Miami, had been documenting their trip via Instagram before she was murdered.<br /><br />She had won the title of Miss Venezuela in 2004 and participated in Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand. She went on to appear in a number of Venezuelan soap operas like "La Mujer Perfecta" and "Calle Luna, Calle Sol" before acting in US show "Flor Salvaje".<br /><br />Spear's most recent TV show "Pasión Prohibida" was showcased in 2013.</p>