Background
Barbara was born in Seattle, Washington, and spent several years growing up in Corvallis, Oregon, graduating from Corvallis High School in 1971.
Barbara was born in Seattle, Washington, and spent several years growing up in Corvallis, Oregon, graduating from Corvallis High School in 1971.
Corvallis High School.
Barbara 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. She is the author of a book about their time together, Steve McQueen — The Last Mademoiselle (Miss)
In 2012, Barbara joined forces with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) in the fight to ban asbestos, which may have caused the cancer that took her husband"s life.
