Mpule Kwelagobe
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Botswana businesswoman, model, and beauty queen
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5 total works indexed
- Incidental Pathologic Findings from Orthodontic Pretreatment Panoramic Radiographs
· 2023 · cited 16x
- Socio-cultural factors and capacity building in Interaction Design: Results of a video diary study in Botswana
· 2020 · cited 4x
- Beyond public administration? HIV/AIDS policy networks and the transformation of public administration in Botswana
· 2008 · cited 4x
- Audit of dental record-keeping at a university dental hospital
· 2023 · cited 3x
- Clinical Equipment as a Potential Impediment to Optimal Intrapartum Monitoring and Delivery for Pregnant Women in South Africa
· 2023 · cited 1x
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Quotes
- “Great challenges can also be areas of great strength.”
- “We ought to tackle this problem [HIV/AIDS] and further improve our behaviour.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe , ( 1979-11-14 ) 14 November 1979 (age 46) , Gaborone , Botswana
- Alma mater
- Columbia University
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Spouse
- Abhijoy Gandhi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
- Title
- Miss Botswana 1997 Miss Universe Botswana 1999 Miss Universe 1999
- Hair color
- Black
- Eye color
- Brown
- Major competition s
- Miss World 1997 , (Unplaced), Miss Universe 1999 , (Winner)
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Encyclopedic overview
Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe (born 14 November 1979) is a Motswana investor, businesswoman, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1999. She was the first black African woman to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, the first woman from Botswana to win, and the first from a nation making their debut in nearly four decades, as well as the third African woman to win a Miss Universe title. Kwelagobe had previously been crowned Miss Botswana 1997 and Miss Universe Botswana 1999, and competed in Miss World 1997.
Kwelagobe has been recognized as a human health rights activist, especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to have greater access to sexual reproductive education and services. She is the co-founder of QuesS Capital LLC, a private equity firm with investments in financial services, renewable energy and agriculture in Africa and South Asia.
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