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Michelle McLean Beauty pageant titleholder Born Michelle McLean
July 30, 1972
Windhoek, NamibiaHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Hair color Honey Brown Eye color Brown Title(s) Miss Namibia 1991
Miss Universe 1992Major
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.
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Awards and achievements Preceded by
Ronel LiebenbergMiss Namibia
1991Succeeded by
Anja SchröderMiss Universe titleholders (1980–1999) Shawn Weatherly (1980) · Irene Sáez (1981) · Karen Dianne Baldwin (1982) · Lorraine Downes (1983) · Yvonne Ryding (1984) · Deborah Carthy-Deu (1985) · Bárbara Palacios Teyde (1986) · Cecilia Bolocco (1987) · Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988) · Angela Visser (1989) · Mona Grudt (1990) · Lupita Jones (1991) · Michelle McLean (1992) · Dayanara Torres (1993) · Sushmita Sen (1994) · Chelsi Smith (1995) · Alicia Machado (1996) · Brook Mahealani Lee (1997) · Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998) · Mpule Kwelagobe (1999)
Complete list · (1952–1959) · (1960–1979) · (1980–1999) · (2000–2019) Miss Universe Organization titleholders (1992) Miss Universe
Michelle McLeanMiss Universe Organization titleholders of: 76 · 77 · 78 · 79 · 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 00 · 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 Major international pageant titleholders (1992) Miss Universe
Michelle McLeanMiss International
Kirsten DavidsonMajor International Pageants titleholders of: 80 · 81 · 82 · 83 · 84 · 85 · 86 · 87 · 88 · 89 · 90 · 91 · 92 · 93 · 94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 00 · 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 Categories:- Miss Universe winners
- Miss Universe 1992 contestants
- Miss World 1991 delegates
- Namibian female models
- Living people
- People from Windhoek
- 1972 births
- Model stubs
- Namibian people stubs
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