Michelle McLean is a Namibian businesswoman, television presenter and MC who won the 1991 Miss Namibia and 1992 Miss Universe modelling competitions. She also made it to the Top 5 of the 1991 Miss World pageant.
McLean attended Centaurus High School in Windhoek, Namibia, but moved to Cape Town, South Africa in 1989 to complete Std 9 and 10 in the same year.
After winning the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand in 1991, she relocated to Los Angeles where she studied acting.
She co-ordinated the 1995 Miss Universe pageant and MC'd the Miss Namibia pageant in 1993 and 2001.
Michelle is the founder of a number of organisations, including the Michelle McLean Primary School and the Michelle McLean Children's Trust, both in Namibia, as well as Donna Terra in Cape Town.
