Mpule Kwelagobe

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Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe of Lobatse, Botswana was crowned Miss Universe in May of 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago. She was the first woman ever to represent Botswana in the Miss Universe pageant, and the first Black African to win the title. Like Angela Visser, Mpule participated in the Miss World pageant (in 1997) but did not place.

The Miss Universe 1999 pageant was marred by the rumor that Miss Guam, Tisha Heflin, was pregnant. Her subsequent withdrawal from the pageant and supposed pregnancy became the basis of the final question, which Mpule perfectly answered, causing many to believe that this was what snared her the coveted title.

A recipient of the Jonathan Mann Human Rights Award, she was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in February 2000.


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Preceded by:
Wendy Fitzwilliam		 Miss Universe
1999		 Succeeded by:
Lara Dutta
Miss Universe Organization
Titleholders 1999
Miss Universe
Mpule Kwelagobe		 Miss USA
Kimberly Pressler		 Miss Teen USA
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