Michelle Gooris

Michelle Gooris (; born 10 November 1991),

Early life and education Michelle Gooris was born on 10 November 1991 In her fourth year, she chose the Natuur en Techniek ( Nature and Technology) profile, which focuses on the natural sciences and includes subjects such as physics and an advanced mathematics curriculum emphasising algebra, geometry, and calculus. Although she has said in retrospect that this profile was "not the easiest", she selected it due to uncertainty about her future career path and a desire to keep her options open.

Around this time, she began exploring her options by attending open days at various institutions, including law and medical schools, but none piqued her interest. Until then, she had never regarded a piloting career as a realistic option, largely because she believed that boys with early aviation interests were better suited to such paths, she enrolled at the ,

Initially after qualifying she failed to find a job flying and it was two years before she got her first job working for Ryanair as the copilot of a Boeing 737. She later moved to a Palma de Mallorca based charter company after around 500 flight hours with Ryanair. In 2021, India had the highest percentage of female pilots, but that was still just 12%. She has also created other resources to help people considering this career path, including a mobile app and a website. to The Dubrovnik Times on landing at Dubrovnik Airport.

Although she has stated that in her company she has "never experienced overt sexism" some reporting of her, and other female pilots, choose to focus more on her looks than her abilities and flight related content, with some choosing to refer to her as the "World's sexiest airline pilot" or "Instagram's Hottest Female Pilot".