Michelle Dee received overwhelming support from her parents
The parents of beauty queen Michelle Dee, Melanie Marquez and Michelle Dee, reacted to her performance in the Miss Universe 2023 preliminary competition.
Michelle received positive feedback after the prelims. She wore the red swimsuit and a green evening gown to honor her mother who also wore a green gown when she won the Miss International 1979 crown.
The prelims was held on November 16 (PH time) and Michelle’s supporter showed that they were ready to cheer for her at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in El Salvador.
Following the prelims, based on the article in PEP, Derek Dee shared his thoughts on the performance of Michelle Dee. “All I can say is she worked hard for the contest. Even Melanie was surprised at how well Michelle is doing. Compared to Miss World, she has totally transformed,” he shared.
Derek also shared that Melanie flew on Wednesday and she was trembling not because of fear but because of Michelle’s transformation. “Her words, ‘I am so nervous because I think she can win the title,’” Derek shared what his ex-wife said. Previously, Melanie shared what she feels about the Miss Universe stint of her daughter.
The proud father of Michelle also said that the beauty queen inherited her grandmothers good traits. Derek said that his daughter was also molded by his mom. Michelle was taught by her grandma to let her inner beauty shine in order for her outer beauty to glow even brighter. Derek added that they transformed into bright good looking women.
Michelle Dee’s sister Maxine and her stepbrother Abraham Lawyer and her stepfather Adam Lawyer also went to El Salvador to personally show their support for her. On the other hand, no matter how Derek Dee wanted to be there to see her daughter’s performance, he could not travel for now because of the vehicular accident that he had a few months ago.