Michelle Daniela Marquez Dee (Tagalog: [miˈʃɛl dɐˈɲɛlɐ maɾˈkɛs di]; born April 24, 1995) is a Filipino actress, model, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2023.

She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2023 competition in El Salvador, where she placed in the Top 10 and won four special awards.

[2][4] Michelle Daniela Marquez Dee[5] was born in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 24, 1995,[6] to businessman, film producer, and former actor Frederick "Derek" Dee, and to actress, author, former supermodel, and beauty queen Melanie Marquez, who won Miss International 1979.

Dee's maternal cousin and Joey's daughter is an actress and fellow beauty queen Winwyn Marquez, who won Reina Hispanoamericana in 2017.

[10] Dee has one sister, Maxine Dee, and four maternal half-siblings - Manuelito, the son of Filipino actor and politician Lito Lapid, Mazen, now 33, was diagnosed with autism, the son of her mother with Arab sheik partner, and Abraham and Adam, who was diagnosed with "delay syndrome, sons of her mother with husband Adam Lawyer,[11] She spent a considerable time of her childhood in their family ranch in Utah, United States during summers and family vacations.

Dee grew up loving farm animals and enjoying the countryside, both in Utah and in her family's hacienda in Mabalacat, Pampanga, the Philippines.

She competed with and won over thirty-nine other delegates, and was crowned by outgoing Miss World Philippines 2018 Katarina Sonja Rodriguez by the end of the event.

[17][19] In the semifinal question and answer round, host Laura Lehmann asked Dee about the lessons and pieces of advice her mother, model and Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez, gave her in her preparations for her first-ever beauty pageant competition.

[20][21]In the final question and answer round, Dee was asked which invention from the last century she would love to make a comeback.

[28][29] At the end of coronation night, she was crowned Miss Universe Philippines Tourism 2022, second to the eventual winner, Celeste Cortesi.

Because I believe if the government can provide this to every Filipino child, we can not only elevate their quality of life, but we can empower them as well.In the second and final question and answer round, she was asked: "The Department of Tourism has adopted a new branding campaign [sic]: 'We Give the World Our Best.

We are the true heart and soul of the Philippines, with the way we are hospitable, with the warm smiles, and we are the reason the world keeps coming back for more.

[10][47][49] After winning Miss World Philippines 2019, Dee donated part of her prize money to individuals on the autism spectrum who are in need of therapy.

Then, she playfully “crowned” Apo Whang Od, "beauty queen", while the latter signed Michelle’s tattoo-inspired Mark Bumgarner long black gown sketch inspired by her.