Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe ( born November 14 , 1979 ) is a Motswana investor , businesswoman , model , and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 1999 , and is the current President of the Miss Universe Botswana Organization . She was the first black African woman to win an international beauty pageant title and the first debuting nation in nearly four decades . Kwelagobe has been recognized as a human health rights activist , especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to have greater access to sexual reproductive education and services . She is the co-founder of QuesS Capital LLC , a private equity firm with investments in financial services , renewable energy and agriculture in Africa and South Asia
Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999
Mpule Kwelagobe