Elvenes takes Botswana to the outside world

The beauty of being a daughter of two continents she says is the immense support she gets from both ends especially on 26 June last year when she walked away with the Miss Universe Norway 2010 title. Melinda Elvenes had a historic win as a first Norwegian woman of African origin to walk away with the title. Describing this moment, which opened greater thing in her life, Melinda says her double identity worked wonders for her.

"Though I feel in the middle of the two races, I can say the biggest advantage is getting support from two countries," says Melinda.  This victory, which happens to be her middle name made her more confident in life and made the black community in Norway very proud.