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Barbara Minty

American fashion model

Steve McQueen

(m. 1980; died 1980)

Barbara Minty (born June 11, 1953), also known as Barbara Minty McQueen, is a former fashion model who was the third wife and widow of American film star Steve McQueen.

Biography

Minty was born in Seattle, Washington, and spent several years growing up in Corvallis, Oregon, graduating from Corvallis High School in 1971.^[1]

Minty was signed with power modeling agents Eileen Ford and Nina Blanchard and became an in-demand model, gracing the covers of dozens of magazines as well as advertisements in the 1970s. McQueen saw Minty's photo in an advertisement and had his agent arrange a meeting with her. After dating for a few months, they were married on January 16, 1980,^[2] and she was by his side until his death.^[3] She is the author of a book about their time together, Steve McQueen – The Last Mile.

In 2012, Minty joined forces with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization in the fight to ban asbestos,^{[citation needed]} which may have caused the cancer that killed her husband.

References

^ "Corvallis High School Alumni Page". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
^ All Movie Guide (2009). "title". American Movie Classics Company LLC. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ Ariel Leve (May 13, 2007). "McQueen and I". TimesOnline. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.