Brook Lee is one of the most popular and richest Pageant Contestant who was born on January 8, 1971 in Pearl City, Hawaii, United States. She won her 1997 Miss USA crown from her predecessor, She received the 1997 Miss USA crown from her predecessor, Ali Landry..
Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee (born January 8, 1971, in Pearl City, Hawaii), known as Brook Lee, is an American actress, television host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 1997, Miss USA 1997, and Miss Universe 1997.
Immediately prior to winning the Miss USA and Miss Universe crowns Lee pursued graduate-level studies in communications at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She also attended University Lab School for one year, 1987–88. Lee graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1989.
She was raised within Pearl City, Hawaii. She got married Tory Mell in 2006. The couple has two kids.
She was the main factor for her involvement in the 1998 Miss Universe pageant being held in Hawaii.
Her Korean grandfather emigrated to Hawaii in the 1950s. She is of Chinese, Korean, Native Hawaiian, Filipino, Portuguese, French, Dutch and English ancestry. Lee’s mother, Toni, was president of Na Pua Ke Ali’i Pauahi, an alumni association of the school who petitioned the board for reforms.
