Brook Lee

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Brook Lee (1997)

Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee (born January 8, 1971 in Pearl City , Hawaii ) is an American beauty queen and was the 1997 winner of Miss Hawaii , Miss USA and Miss Universe .

Life

Lee's grandfather was a Korean immigrant who had lived in Hawaii since the 1950s. She attended the Punahou School in Honolulu for six years and graduated from the Kamehameha School. She then completed a degree in communication science at the University of Hawaii , but could not complete this because she was elected Miss USA .

On May 25, 2007, she gave birth to their son Fynnegan Marvin Kealaokamalamalama Euy Son Mell .

Beauty pageants

Miss Hawaii

Lee took part in the Miss Hawaii election for the first time and won it straight away.

Miss USA

This entitled her to take part in the Miss USA election, which she won on February 5, 1997. In the final round of the last three, she was asked how she dealt with weight gain. She answered:

I know I'll still be the same girl as I was when I was crowned and it doesn't matter how I look on the outside at all, as I won for what it looks like in my heart. So if I get thicker, thinner, bigger, smaller, my nose bigger or smaller, I will still be the same as I was when I had the crown on.

With this answer, she impressed the jury and was crowned Miss USA .

Miss Universe

Three months later, on May 16, 1997, Lee took part in the Miss Universe election. In the final, she was asked what crazy things she would do if she didn't have to follow any rules for a day. She answered:

"I would eat everything there is in the world! You don't understand me! I would eat everything - twice!"

Then she won the election and is still the oldest Miss Universe of all time at the age of 26 .

Wendy Fitzwilliam from Trinidad and Tobago was her successor .

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Commons : Brook Lee  - Collection of Images
predecessor Office Successor
Alicia Machado Miss Universe
1997 		Wendy Fitzwilliam
personal data
SURNAME Lee, Brook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lee, Brook Antoinette Mahealani (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American beauty queen
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Pearl City , Hawaii , United States