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Michelle Rocca (born 1961 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former model, television presenter, and beauty queen who, in 1980, won the Miss Ireland title. The following year, she married footballer John Devine; two years after their divorce in 1990 she became, for a lengthy period, the girlfriend, and later, the wife of Northern Irish singer Van Morrison. She is the daughter of Paddy and Maureen Rocca〔(Bundle of joy thrills Van and Michelle ) retrieved 29 September 2007〕 and granddaughter of Italian immigrant Egidio Rocca who founded the successful business, Rocca Tiles. ==Career== Rocca grew up in a large family with two brothers and three sisters.〔(The passionate intensity of mismatched lovers ) retrieved 22 December 2007〕 Rocca attended University College Dublin studying Greek and Roman Civilization and Italian and French Archaeology. Rocca is fluent in several languages and has earned an MA degree from Trinity College in Dublin and also a degree from Bristol University in Bristol, England. She entered won the Miss Ireland title in 1980〔Rogan, No Surrender, p.407〕 and was number 3 finalist in the Miss International 1981 pageant. Rocca worked in the family business and also modelled until she joined RTE in 1987 as a television presenter. In 1988, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest with Pat Kenny in front of a worldwide audience of 600 million viewers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=23 years ago today - Céline Dion wins for Switzerland )〕 She continued to model, with occasional presenting jobs, such as the Miss World 1990 contest in London. Rocca now works as a psychology and motivational teacher with a Master’s degree in philosophy and English.〔() Retrieved 31 October 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michelle Rocca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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