Melanie Michelle Cohn Bech is a Guatemalan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guatemala 2023 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2023, held in El Salvador.[1]
Biography
Born in Guatemala City, Cohn is the daughter of an English father and a Guatemalan mother. She graduated from Galileo University, where she obtained a degree in public image and media. She is a model, television presenter and also does philanthropic work through her beach clothing venture.[2]
Beauty pageants
Cohn won Miss Grand Guatemala 2013, as well as Miss Guatemala Latina 2013, and then represented her country at Miss Latin America in the Dominican Republic, where she reached the top five.[3]
Miss Guatemala 2023
On August 10, 2023, Cohn won Miss Universe Guatemala. She is the first married woman with children to win the beauty pageant. She then represented her country at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador.[4]