# Michelle Royer

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{{Short description|American model}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name= Michelle Royer
| title= {{ubl|[Miss Texas USA 1987](/source/Miss_Texas_USA)|[Miss USA 1987](/source/Miss_USA_1987)}}
| image= MichelleRoyer.jpg
| caption = Royer in 1987
| competitions={{ubl|[Miss Texas USA](/source/Miss_Texas_USA) 1987|(Winner)|[Miss USA 1987](/source/Miss_USA_1987)|(Winner)|[Miss Universe 1987](/source/Miss_Universe_1987)|(2nd Runner-Up)}}
| other_names=Michelle Jefferson<ref name="wilx"/><br />{{nowrap|Michelle Royer-Jefferson<ref name="beaver"/>}}
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|01|05}}
| birth_place= [Keller, Texas](/source/Keller%2C_Texas), U.S.
| height= {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="usa"/>
| eye_color= Blue<ref name="usa"/>
| hair_color= Brown<ref name="usa"/>
| spouse = Donald Jefferson<br />(1988–present)
| children = 2
}}

'''Michelle Renee Royer-Jefferson''' (born January 5, 1966) is an American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who won [Miss USA 1987](/source/Miss_USA_1987) and second runner-up to [Miss Universe 1987](/source/Miss_Universe_1987).

==Early life==
Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jefferson grew up in [Keller, Texas](/source/Keller%2C_Texas), attended [Keller High School](/source/Keller_High_School) where she was active in the high school band program, serving as drum major.  She continued her education at [Texas Wesleyan University](/source/Texas_Wesleyan_University). She is the daughter of a salesman, who changed jobs frequently.<ref name="lansing"/>

==Pageantry==
===Miss USA===
She won the title of [Miss Texas USA](/source/Miss_Texas_USA) as the representative of [Keller](/source/Keller%2C_Texas) in August 1986<ref name="texas"/> and was crowned [Miss USA](/source/Miss_USA_1987) in February 1987,<ref name="usa"/> becoming the third of five consecutive winners from [Texas](/source/Texas) during the 1980s.<ref name="newsday"/>

===Miss Universe===
At the 1987 [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) pageant, she placed first in the [preliminary](/source/Miss_Universe_1987) competition, [second](/source/Miss_Universe_1987) in semifinal interview and [third](/source/Miss_Universe_1987) in [swimsuit](/source/swimsuit) and [evening gown](/source/Evening_gown), finishing second runner-up to [Cecilia Bolocco](/source/Cecilia_Bolocco) of [Chile](/source/Chile).<ref name="universe"/> Her national costume was a [cowgirl](/source/cowgirl).

==Life after Miss USA==
She is married to Donald "Banana Don" Jefferson, a morning on-air personality at country-formatted radio station [WITL-FM](/source/WITL-FM) in [Lansing, Michigan](/source/Lansing%2C_Michigan).<ref name="lansing"/> The pair met when she made a stop in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh) during an appearance shortly after winning her Miss USA title, and joined her husband briefly as half of the morning show behind the microphone when he accepted a new job as morning on-air personality at adult contemporary-formatted [WSHH](/source/WSHH). They have two children together.<ref name="lansing"/>

==References==
<references>
<ref name="texas">{{cite news|title=People|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CE8AA03EFD0C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)|date=August 6, 1986|quote=Michelle Royer, Miss Keller, is crowned TX Miss Texas USA by Miss USA Christy Fichtner Monday night in San Antonio.}}</ref>

<ref name="usa">{{cite news|title=Michelle Royer of Texas wins Miss Usa title|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CF1AF88304BD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)|date= February 18, 1987}}</ref>

<ref name="universe">{{cite news|title=New Miss Universe|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/93032254.html?dids=93032254:93032254&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+28,+1987&author=Compiled+by+Jim+MacDonald+from+wire+reports.&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=NEW+MISS+UNIVERSE&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104094436/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/93032254.html?dids=93032254:93032254&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+28,+1987&author=Compiled+by+Jim+MacDonald+from+wire+reports.&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=NEW+MISS+UNIVERSE&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[Orlando Sentinel](/source/Orlando_Sentinel)|date=May 28, 1987}}</ref>

<ref name="beaver">{{cite news|title=Ex-beauty queen hurt in accIdent|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=urkiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QLUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3399,1261014&dq=&hl=en|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[The Beaver County Times](/source/The_Beaver_County_Times)|date=March 7, 1989}}</ref>

<ref name="wilx">{{cite web|title=Remembering Bob Hope|url=http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/407222.html|access-date=29 October 2010|publisher=[WILX-TV](/source/WILX-TV)|date=July 28, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718082143/http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/407222.html|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="lansing">{{cite news|title=Former Miss USA adds glamour to fashion gala|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/lansingstatejournal/access/1825069161.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+07,+2003&author=Hughes+Mike&pub=Lansing+State+Journal&desc=Former+Miss+USA+adds+glamour+to+fashion+gala&pqatl=google|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[Lansing State Journal](/source/Lansing_State_Journal)|date=May 7, 2003|quote=Her husband is Banana Don Jefferson morning man for WITL100.7FM They have two children ages 10 and 8.}}

{{cite news|title=Hope gave DeWitt woman confidence|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/lansingstatejournal/access/1825065391.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+28,+2003&author=Hughes+Mike&pub=Lansing+State+Journal&desc=Hope+gave+DeWitt+woman+confidence&pqatl=google|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[Lansing State Journal](/source/Lansing_State_Journal)|date=May 28, 2003|quote=An at-home mom and the wife of WITL100.7FM morning man Banana Don Jefferson. Back in 87 she was Michelle Royer.}}

</ref>

<ref name="newsday">{{cite news|title=People|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104350159.html?dids=104350159:104350159&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19,+1987&author=Edited+by+Al+Cohn&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=PEOPLE&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104094402/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104350159.html?dids=104350159:104350159&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19,+1987&author=Edited+by+Al+Cohn&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=PEOPLE&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|access-date=29 October 2010|newspaper=[Newsday](/source/Newsday)|date=February 19, 1987}}</ref>
</references>

==External links==
*[http://missuniverse.com/missusa/contestant_profiles/past Official Miss USA website - Past titleholders]

{{S-start}}
{{S-ach}}
{{Succession box
| before=[Christy Fichtner](/source/Christy_Fichtner)
| title=[Miss Texas USA](/source/Miss_Texas_USA)
| years=1987
| after=[Courtney Gibbs](/source/Courtney_Gibbs)
}}
{{S-end}}
{{Miss USA titleholders}}
{{Miss Universe 1987 delegates}}
{{Miss Universe Organization titleholders
|Year = 1987
|Miss Universe= {{flagicon|Chile}} [Cecilia Bolocco](/source/Cecilia_Bolocco)
|Miss USA= {{flagicon|Texas}} '''Michelle Royer'''
|Miss Teen USA= {{flagicon|Mississippi}} [Kristi Addis](/source/Kristi_Addis)
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Royer, Michelle}}
Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:Miss Universe 1987 contestants
Category:Miss USA winners
Category:People from Keller, Texas
Category:Texas Wesleyan University alumni

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