Melanie Michelle Cohn Bech is a Guatemalan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guatemala 2023 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2023, held in El Salvador.[1]

Michelle Cohn Bech
Born
Melanie Michelle Cohn Beck

Guatemala City, Guatemala
EducationGalileo University
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Guatemala 2023
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Biography

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Born in Guatemala City, Cohn is the daughter of an English father and a Guatemalan mother. She graduated from Galileo University, where she obtained a degree in public image and media. She is a model, television presenter and also does philanthropic work through her beach clothing venture.[2]

Beauty pageants

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Cohn won Miss Grand Guatemala 2013, as well as Miss Guatemala Latina 2013, and then represented her country at Miss Latin America in the Dominican Republic, where she reached the top five.[3]

Miss Guatemala 2023

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On August 10, 2023, Cohn won Miss Universe Guatemala. She is the first married woman with children to win the beauty pageant. She then represented her country at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Guatemala se convertirá en la primera concursante del Miss Universo casada y con hijos" (in Spanish). Infobae. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "LA PRIMERA MAMÁ EN PARTICIPAR EN MISS UNIVERSE SORPRENDE CON SU FIGURA EN BIKINI" (in Spanish). HOLA.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Esta latina se convirtió en la primera concursante del Miss Universo casada y con hijos en la historia" (in Spanish). Ecuavisa.com. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Michelle Cohn: madre, empresaria y representante de Miss Universo Guatemala" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.


Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Guatemala
2023
Succeeded by
Ana Gabriela Villanueva