The cool and composed michellemdee opens up about growing up with two siblings with autism, winning the Miss World Philippines crown, and dealing with the pressures that come with being the daughter of a former title holder. Read more HERE:
It wasn’t too long ago when GMANetwork.com sat down with Michelle to talk about pageantry. Back then, she just quietly shrugged the idea of ever joining a beauty pageant, not knowing that four months later, her life would do a complete 360.
Not very many people know that while Michelle appears to be enjoying the most successful chapter of her life, she went through a brutal couple of years prior to joining the competition. She adds, “If I had joined three years ago, I really feel that I wouldn’t have survived or gone as far as I did now.” Born on April 24, 1996, Michelle Dee is the daughter of Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez and former action star Derek Dee. An adrenaline junkie, she grew up in a household that fostered independence.
For the young Michelle, it was a natural course to take as the cause was close to her heart. “I think it’s because while I was being raised, I was already taught certain values and I really took it to heart,” she says. “It’s just that at that age, around 16 or 17, that’s when I truly joined a foundation.”
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