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	Pageant News Bureau - Mpule Kwelagobe
		Mpule Kwelagobe is spokesperson for Clairol Professional's Textures and Tones.
		Kwelagobe does not mind being a beauty queen, but she does not want to be regarded as only a beauty queen.
		Mpule Kwelagobe says she wants to be the first guest on the PNB yacht in the Mediterranean.
	www.pageant.com /mpulekwelagobe (528 words)

	Mpule Kwelagobe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mpule Kwelagobe of Lobatse, Botswana was crowned Miss Universe in May of 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago.
		Mpule beat out more than 80 other countries vying for the Miss Universe crown including Miriam Quiambao of the Philippines who was the 1st runner up.
		Her subsequent withdrawal from the pageant and supposed pregnancy became the basis of the final question, which Mpule answered with aplomb, and many believe that was what snared her the coveted title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mpule_Kwelagobe (214 words)

	missuniverse
		Kwelagobe took the title late on Wednesday, the first time her country entered the pageant, which has been running since 1952.
		Kwelagobe was one of 10 finalists chosen from a field of 84 contestants and was crowned by last year's Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam, from Trinidad and Tobago.
		Kwelagobe's homeland has a population of about 1,6 million and one of the highest numbers per capita of Aids cases in the world.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1999/05/28/foreign/MISSUNIV.HTM (376 words)

	[08 Feb 2000]: PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN POPULATION FUND
		Kwelagobe said she would also try to help break the generational gap that existed not only in Botswana but in other parts of Africa between parents and children, so that sex education and HIV/AIDS awareness might start at home.
		Kwelagobe said she was a PACT member, and that they tried to use their influence positively, because they knew that they had a greater chance of doing so than their parents.
		Kwelagobe would be returning to Botswana in two weeks and would be working with UNFPA officials there.
	www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/2000/20000208.unfpaprcf.doc.html (1071 words)

	Face to Face: Celebrity Spokespersons: Kwelagobe, Mpule
		Mpule was born the youngest of three children to Justice and Dibelang Kwelagobe in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.
		Mpule is an active athlete; in 1992 she broke the record in the 100 meters and the high jump, and she still holds these records back in her hometown.
		Mpule Kwelagobe is continuing her education at Columbia University in New York.
	www.facetoface.org /sp_14.html (500 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		Mpule refuted claims that she had applied to be a citizen of the United States.
		Mpule said as soon as she graduates at the end of this year, she will be moving to Los Angeles where she is hoping to play a role in a movie alongside Robert de Niro.
		Mpule said after being admitted at the Columbia University, she came to Botswana to inquire about scholarship but she was told that the deadline had long passed.
	www.mmegi.bw /2005/August/Thursday11/412471458534.html (693 words)

	Daily Nation On the Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mpule, the 19-year-old Botswanan beauty, was crowned in Trinidad, the island, it is claimed, that created the carnival and gave it to the world, and what a carnival this was.
		Mpule had scored top marks in the swimsuit competition and the gold gown she wore for the evening was a definite winner.
		Mpule displayed the most confidence and beat her two final challengers, Miss Spain who didn't really finish her answer and Miss Philippines who choked on it, saying that a pregnant Miss Universe obviously hadn't been a good example.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/130699/Features/SE1.html (1215 words)

	Daily Free Press -Online frontpage Wednesday, October 20, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kwelagobe, who attended a special high school in Botswana for students interested in electronics and science, describes her activism in perfect, eloquent English, peppered in places by the rich accent of her homeland.
		Kwelagobe was in Boston yesterday for a forum on the challenges facing women with HIV and AIDS — particularly those in developing nations — and the importance of prevention.
		To combat the pandemic, Kwelagobe is targeting the group she believes is particularly susceptible to the virus — women.
	www.collegepublisher.com /media/paper87/DFPArchive/frontpage/1020991.cfm (624 words)

	[08 Feb 2000] POP/750 : MISS UNIVERSE, MPULE KWELAGOBE, APPOINTED UNFPA GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR BOTSWANA
		Kwelagobe is the first person from Botswana to enter the Miss Universe pageant, which she won last year.
		Kwelagobe’s first assignments as Goodwill Ambassador will be to travel to Botswana later this month to launch an initiative called “The Month of Youth against AIDS”, and take part in a national conference on AIDS.
		Kwelagobe was born the youngest of three children to Justice and Dibelang Kwelagobe in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2000/20000208.pop750.doc.html (853 words)

	Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative: Conferences and Events-1999: Giving Voice to a Silent Epidemic
		Mpule Kwelagobe (Mmm-poo-lay Kwhe-la-hobay), MISS UNIVERSE®; 1999, is the first delegate ever from her home country of Botswana to enter the MISS UNIVERSE Pageant...
		Mpule will work hand in hand with the Miss Universe Organization to plan a meaningful year around her personal and professional goals.
		Mpule is an active athlete; in 1992 she broke the record in the 100 meters and the high jump, and still holds these records back in her hometown.
	www.hsph.harvard.edu /hai/conferences_events/1999/women_aids_forum/miss_universe.html (441 words)

	Clairol Professional
		Mpule is very familiar with the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS, because it is the largest socioeconomic issue in her country.
		Additionally, Mpule was on hand with the Botswana Ministry of Health, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Harvard AIDS Institute to open the Second National Conference on HIV/AIDS in Botswana.
		Mpule is thrilled to be the new Textures & Tones spokesperson and to be associated with a company that is equally committed to the care and support of women and children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa, and throughout the globe.
	www.thecreativestudio.com /main.jsp?nav=about/news/news_april00 (641 words)

	Off the runways
		Chatting with Mpule Kwelagobe, then the newly crowned "Miss Universe 1999" just weeks into her reign, the stately 19-year-old said that she wanted a cosmetics/beauty contract.
		A beaming Mpule, who was also just appointed the Goodwill Ambassador to Botswana for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), said that she was first introduced to the Textures & Tones brand at the 1999 Miss Universe pageant by Chuck Hezekiah, Manager of Education for the brand.
		Mpule also spoke of the success of her official pageant cause, which is HIV/AIDS Education and Awareness.
	www.s2smagazine.com /content/content.asp?issueid=200006&listid=10 (666 words)

	BBC News \| ENTERTAINMENT \| Miss Botswana takes the crown
		A 19-year-old Botswanan woman, Mpule Kwelagobe, has won the 1999 Miss Universe beauty contest held in Trinidad and Tobago.
		Ms Kwelagobe reacted with shock and then surprise when the result was announced.
		Mpule Kwelagobe, who said she wanted to continue her studies to become an electronics engineer, won after responding to a final question about whether Miss Universe should be allowed to keep her crown if she became pregnant.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/353957.stm (351 words)

	1999 Miss Universe Pageant Photo Results
		Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Botswana is introduced onstage at the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant.
		Mpule Kwelagobe appears in native Botswana dress during the parade of nations costume event.
		Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Botswana, greets the crowd as the newly crowned Miss Universe 1999.
	pageantcenter.com /new-mu99.html (105 words)

	HEALTH: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador leads the fight against AIDS
		Kwelagobe is a UN Population Fund goodwill ambassador, a Botswana national and a former Miss Universe.
		Kwelagobe wore a really cool Afro, simple shirt and slacks - no beauty queen gloves or gown - when she addressed the conference Thursday.
		Kwelagobe was joined at Thursda's meeting by Belgian TV star, Goedele Liekens, who also has visited Botswana as a UNFPA goodwill ambassador several times.
	www.aegis.com /news/ips/2001/IP010508.html (774 words)

	UNFPA - UN Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		UNFPA is an advocate for the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and ICPD+5 goals which include reproductive health and rights, improvement of the status of women, longer life expectancy, lower infant and maternal mortality, closing the gender gap in population and development strategies, and increasing awareness and resources for population and development.
		In February 2000 UNFPA appointed Mpule Kwelagobe as its Goodwill Ambassador for Botswana.
		Ms Kwelagobe was the first person from Botswana to enter the Miss Universe pageant, which she won in 1999.
	www.unbotswana.org.bw /unfpa.html (1092 words)

	Mmegi Online ::> news we need to know
		Mpule Kwelagobe who made Botswana proud in 1999 said yesterday that lack of support nearly knocked her out of the beauty pageant.
		Mpule was speaking at a colourful breakfast meeting co-organised by UNFPA and Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA).
		Mpule said that the lack patriotism was manifested when she left for the contest because there were few people at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport to bid her farewell, as is the norm in other countries.
	www.mmegi.bw /2005/August/Wednesday10/2231637731720.html (448 words)

	Daily Excelsior... World
		Mpule Kwelagobe, the 19-year-old Miss Botswana, has won the Miss Universe 1999 title - one of the few fl women ever to capture the title.
		Kwelagobe took the title yesterday, the first time her country entered the pageant, which has been running since 1952.
		Kwelagobe was one of ten finalists chosen from a field of 84 contestants and was crowned by last year’s miss universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam, from Trinidad and Tobago.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /99may28/inter.htm (1401 words)

	Essence: The Royal Treatment - Mpule Kwelagobe - makeup - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		But what Mpule Kwelagobe (mmm-poo-lay kwhe-la-hobay) enjoys most is the platform she has created to discuss her most passionate interest: AIDS awareness.
		She has established a trust fund to support Botswanian AIDS organizations, as well as a children's village for 400 orphans, who are either HIV-positive or have lost one or both parents to the disease.
		He rimmed Mpule's eyes in Sketch, a deep plum eye shadow, and highlighted her lids and brow bone in Camel.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1264/is_12_30/ai_61185289 (542 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Former Miss Universe, Mpule Kwelagobe is a native of Botswana, and as a U.N. goodwill ambassador, she turned home recently to assess her country's fight against the disease.
		KWELAGOBE (voice-over): My home country, Botswana, was one of the world's poorest when it gained independence from Britain in 1966.
		KWELAGOBE: Helen Mhone was devastated when she tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, but counseling and talking with others living with the disease helped her come to terms with her diagnosis.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0106/30/i_if.00.html (3644 words)

	UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors: Mpule Kwelagobe
		Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for Botswana.
		Kwelagobe was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the UNFPA in February 2000.
		KWELAGOBE SPEAKS TO U.S. UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Miss Universe 1999, Mpule Kwelagobe, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Financial Services in Washington in April 2000.
	www.unfpa.org /ambassadors/mpule.htm (304 words)

	CBS News \| The First Time's The Charm \| December 13, 1999 05:19:08
		But whereas her predecessors hemmed and hawed, 19-year-old Mpule Kwelagobe was proudly resolute.
		Kwelagobe was the first Botswana contestant to enter the pageant.
		After Kwelagobe was crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe, Trinidad's Wendy Fitzwilliam, she said she wanted to follow her example in fighting AIDS.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/1999/05/27/world/main48766.shtml (499 words)

	Jet: Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Botswana, Crowned Miss Universe; Third Black To Win Title.(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe, 19, recently was crowned Miss Universe, making her the third Black to hold the coveted title in the pageant's 48-year history.
		Her crowning at the Universe Center in Chaguaramas, Trinidad, was a major accomplishment for the southern African nation with its first-ever contestant at the beauty pageant.
		Her crowning was historic in that it marked the first time that an outgoing Black queen, Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago, passed the title to another Black.
	static.highbeam.com /j/jet/june141999/mpulekwelagobemissbotswanacrownedmissuniversethird (221 words)

	Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative: News Releases
		BOSTON -Miss Universe, Mpule Kwelagobe will co-host Giving Voice to a Silent Epidemic: HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention for Women at HAI on Tuesday, October 19, 4:00-6:00 PM in the Harvard Medical School’s Carl W. Walter Amphitheater.
		Mpule Kwelagobe, the first woman from Botswana to hold the Miss Universe crown, travels the world speaking on behalf of her official cause, HIV/AIDS education and awareness.
		"It is fitting to have a speaker such as Mpule to discuss the reality of HIV and AIDS for women in Africa, where HIV prevalence rates in Botswana are among the highest in the world," said Richard Marlink, executive director of HAI.
	www.hsph.harvard.edu /Organizations/hai/news_publications/news_releases/press_missuniverse.html (439 words)

	The Midweek Sun:: The news you can trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Contrary to procedure, former Miss Universe Mpule Kwelagobe got a partial sponsorship gift from the Department of Student Placement and Welfare to study at an Ivy League college in the United States.
		Kwelagobe had not applied for the sponsorship and unlike other beneficiaries, was not even required to submit her O’ Level and Tirelo Sechaba certificates.
		Kwelagobe’s win in 1999 transported the nation to cloud nine and she was given a heroine’s welcome when she visited briefly from her base in New York.
	www.midweeksun.co.bw /914570101385.html (672 words)

	Introduction to Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mpule’s luggage, including all her show dresses, went missing in London for 3 days on the way to Trinidad.
		Mpule Kwelagobe (with Robert Mpabanga of Air Botswana) gives a last smile for Botswana before leaving Sir Seretse Khama Airport in Botswana for Trinidad and Tobago.
		Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe, at her first official appearance on the morning after being crowned.
	www.munibot.bw /mu1999.htm (486 words)

	Introduction to Botswana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mpule's Auction for her foundation trust was conducted by Charlie Sheldon, assisted by Connie Masilo (also a beauty queen from Lobatse, now a TV star)
		Mpule has a long association with this community which was recognised in 1997 with the planting of a Mowana (Baobab) tree.
		Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe, Festus Mogae, President of Botswana, and Cathy Gould,Vice President of the Miss Universe organization.
	www.munibot.bw /welcome.htm (1216 words)

	Kwelagobe, Mpule - Biography
		Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999, is the first delegate ever from her home country of Botswana to enter the Miss Universe Pageant.
		She has worked on behalf of the official cause of the Miss Universe Organization, HIV/AIDS, using her title to champion HIV/AIDS prevention, particularly among adolescents, and to promote the rights of women and youth to gain access to information on family planning and receive proper sexual and reproductive health care and services.
		Recently named the Goodwill Ambassador to Botswana for the United Nations Population Fund, she opened the Mpule Kwelagobe Children's Village in Botswana, which provides shelter, counseling, and medical attention to 400 children affected and infected with HIV.
	www.webmd.com /content/Biography/6/1756_51502.htm (136 words)

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