Who is Marissa Perez Cardona?
Born in 1978, Marissa Perez hails from Meriden, Connecticut, just like Miguel Cardona. Her parents are Mrs and Mr Luis A Perez. She started competing in beauty pageants at the age of 16 and participated in various competitions, according to a 2002 report by Hartford Courant. In 2001, she was crowned Miss Connecticut after being the runner-up in the previous two years. She also participated in the Miss America Pageant in 2001.
Marissa with husband Miguel (Facebook/Marissa Perez Cardona)
During her days in the Miss Connecticut pageant, Perez visited several alcohol abuse prevention centers in Connecticut and worked on a documentary about the topic called It s Not Your Fault .