Born Stephanie Harrison,[1] after starting her career in fashion modeling, she posed in both Mayfair magazine and as a Penthouse cover girl.
McLean met British motorcycle racer Barry Sheene in 1975,[2] while he was on crutches following a racing accident.
After divorcing her first husband, she and Sheene married in 1984,[1] and had two children, a son and a daughter.
The family emigrated to Australia in 1987, to try to ease Sheene's arthritis from his racing injuries.
Following a battle with throat and stomach cancers, Sheene died in March 2003.