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Michelle Renee Royer-Jefferson (born January 5, 1966) is an American television personality and beauty queen who won
Miss USA 1987 Miss USA 1987 was the 36th Miss USA pageant, televised live on February 17 from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted for the last time by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Michelle Royer of Texas was cro ...
and second runner-up to
Miss Universe 1987 Miss Universe 1987, the 36th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 27 May 1987 at the World Trade Centre in Singapore. Bárbara Palacios of Venezuela crowned her successor Cecilia Bolocco of Chile. 68 contestants competed in the pageant. Results ...
.


Early life

Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jefferson grew up in Keller, Texas, attended Keller High School where she was active in the high school band program, serving as drum major. She continued her education at Texas Wesleyan University. She is the daughter of a salesman, who changed jobs frequently.


Pageantry


Miss USA

She won the title of Miss Texas USA as the representative of Keller in August 1986 and was crowned Miss USA in February 1987, becoming the third of five consecutive winners from Texas during the 1980s.


Miss Universe

At the 1987 Miss Universe pageant, she placed first in the preliminary competition,
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in semifinal interview and third in
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and evening gown, finishing second runner-up to Cecilia Bolocco of Chile.


Life after Miss USA

She is married to Donald "Banana Don" Jefferson, a morning on-air personality at country-formatted radio station WITL-FM in
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. The pair met when she made a stop in Pittsburgh during an appearance shortly after winning her Miss USA title, and joined her husband briefly as half of the morning show behind the microphone when he accepted a new job as morning on-air personality at adult contemporary-formatted WSHH. They have two children together.


References


External links


Official Miss USA website - Past titleholders
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