Murder of Miss Venezuela shocks the mecca of beauty queens

Model and telenovela actress Monica Spear and her ex-husband were killed, and their 5-year-old daughter was injured, in an apparent robbery while on vacation in Venezuela.CARACAS, Venezuela — The killing of Monica Spear, a former Miss Venezuela, on Monday night has shaken this country as it struggles to tame one of the world’s highest murder rates.The 29-year-old model and telenovela actress, who had been living in the United States, was on a family vacation in her native South American country. The car apparently broke down, robbers approached and fired bullets at the vehicle, killing Spear and her ex-husband, and wounding their 5-year-old daughter in the leg, a head investigator said in comments to local media.The authorities have made seven arrests in connection to the murders.Spear had recently posted video and photos onto her Instagram account, apparently from the holiday trip