About Mimi Macpherson
Mimi Macpherson (born Miriam Frances Gow, 18 May 1967) is an Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity. She joined a whale-watching boat crew at age 21 and eventually began her own whale-watching business, winning multiple awards before going into property development and promotions. She has also acted as a corporate and NGO spokeswoman, and a media personality. == Early life == Macpherson is the daughter of Frances and Peter Gow, and the younger sister of Elle Macpherson. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both girls adopted the surname of their stepfather, Neill Macpherson. She also has a brother, Brendon, and another sister, Elizabeth. The family lived around Lindfield and Killara, where Mimi attended high school. Mimi joined the crew of her father's whale watching boat at age 21 before going into business for herself. == Career == Macpherson owned her own whale-watching company, Mimi Macpherson Whale Watch Expeditions, in Hervey Bay, Queensland. Her boat, Discovery One, was the largest whale-watch boat in an area considered the "whale watch capital of Australia." She also sold bottled water and served as a motivational speaker.
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