Suzanne McClelland (Miss Australia)

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Suzanne McClelland in the Netherlands in 1969
Born1948 (age 7475)

Suzanne McClelland (born 1948) was Miss Australia 1969.

McClelland was trained as a classical ballerina by Kathleen Gorham, but had to stop due to a foot injury. [1]

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