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 and granddaughter of Italian immigrant Egidio Rocca who founded the successful business, Rocca Tiles.
In January 2006 she gave birth to a daughter, Aibhe Rocca Morrison, with her partner, Van Morrison.
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She has two children from her marriage to ex-Arsenal football player John Devine - Natasha (born 1985) and Danielle. She also has a daughter Claudia Ryan from her relationship with Ryanair tycoon Cathal Ryan. She is also grandmother to her daughter Danielle's first-born, Alannah (born 2002).
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Her daughter Natasha was seriously injured in a car crash in San Francisco in June 2004.
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Fluent in several languages, Michelle completed a Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), and a second degree in Bristol.
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Represented Ireland in the Miss World 1980 Pageant.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miss World 1990
1990
TV Special
Herself - Host
The Eurovision Song Contest
1989
TV Special
Herself - Irish Commentator (voice)
The Eurovision Song Contest
1988
TV Special
Herself - Host
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Not Another Eurovision Song Contest
2002
TV Short
Herself (uncredited)
Known for movies
The Eurovision Song Contest (1988) as Herself - Host
Miss World 1990 (1990) as Herself - Host
The Eurovision Song Contest (1989) as Herself - Irish Commentator
$700,000
