Michelle McLean

Michelle McLean
Michelle McLean
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Michelle McLean
July 30, 1972 (1972-07-30) (age 39)
Windhoek, Namibia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Hair color Honey Brown
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Namibia 1991
Miss Universe 1992
Major
competition(s)
Miss Namibia 1991
(Winner)
Miss World 1991
(4th runner-up)
Miss Universe 1992
(Winner)
Official website

Michelle McLean (born July 30, 1972 in Windhoek, Namibia) was crowned Miss Universe in 1992. She was 19 years old when she represented Namibia and became the first and only woman from Namibia to win the crown.

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Miss World

Before she became Miss Universe, McLean competed in Miss World 1991. In the preliminary competition she was tied in second place with a score of 51 along with Miss South Africa, behind the eventual winner, Venezuela's Ninibeth Leal; McLean eventually finished in the top 5.

Miss Universe

In the 1992 Miss Universe pageant she finished second in the preliminary with a score of 9.147, right behind Carolina Izsak of Venezuela, who won all three preliminary competitions. Nonetheless, McLean's warmth and love for children helped clinch the crown over Izsak, Paola Turbay of Colombia, and Madhushri Sapre of India.

In 1992 Michelle founded the Michelle McLean Children's Trust in Namibia, which focuses on the education and care of under-privileged children.

Life after Miss Universe

Michelle was instrumental in bringing the Miss Universe pageant to her country in 1995. Michelle married her longtime boyfriend, Neil Bierbaum, but they divorced in 2006.

In 2009 Michelle co-hosted the Miss World pageant held in South Africa.

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ronel Liebenberg
Miss Namibia
1991
Succeeded by
Anja Schröder



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