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Jennifer Hawkins (born 22
December 1983)[1] is an Australian beauty queen, model and television
presenter best known as Miss Universe 2004 and the face of Australian
department store Myer.
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Birth
name Jennifer Hawkins
Birthdate 22 December 1983 (1983-12-22) (age 26)
Birthplace Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Eye
color Blue
Hair
color Blonde
Title(s) Miss Australia 2004, Miss Universe 2004
Major
competition(s) Miss Universe 2004 (winner)
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Biography
Early life and family
Hawkins was born in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia and currently
resides in Sydney. She attended West Wallsend High School. She is one of four
children, and her parents are of Australian heritage. Hawkins was a former
cheerleader for the Newcastle Knights rugby league team,[2] and the Hunter
Pirates basketball team and also worked as a model. It was as a model that she
was cast as Miss Australia for the Miss Universe competition.[3] Hawkins also
worked as a choreographer for a dance team that toured Australia specialising in
Hip-Hop and Ballet.[4]
Career
Miss Universe
After
being selected to represent Australia in the internationally televised Miss
Universe 2004, Hawkins sought advice from previous titleholder Ashlea Talbot,
and learned basic Spanish prior to travelling to Ecuador.[1]
The
Miss Universe pageant was held in Quito, Ecuador on 1 June 2004. A week prior to
the event, Hawkins was ranked sixth favourite to win the crown.[5] During the
final competition, Hawkins became the first Australian to make the semi-finals
since Voni Delfos in 1993. She then proceeded to the top ten after competing in
the evening gown competition, where she wore an unusual vintage copper gown that
was designed by Bora and cost AU$25,000.[6] After the swimsuit competition,
Hawkins advanced to the top five, and eventually won the Miss Universe title.[4]
The remaining top five were all delegates from the Americas and Caribbean,
including Shandi Finnessey of the USA (1st runner-up), Alba Reyes of Puerto Rico
(2nd runner-up), Yanina Gonzalez of Paraguay (3rd runner-up) and Danielle Jones
of Trinidad and Tobago (4th runner-up).[4] Hawkins was the first winner from
Oceania since Lorraine Downes of New Zealand held the title in 1983, and the
first Australian since Kerry Anne Wells in 1972.
Hawkins was crowned by outgoing titleholder Amelia Vega from the Dominican
Republic, after famously being announced by host Billy Bush as the "thunder from
down under".[7] Pageant co-owner Donald Trump described Hawkins as "the most
beautiful Miss Universe I have seen in many, many years".[4]
Hawkins received an elaborate Mikimoto pearl encrusted crown, worth $250,000 as
well as an extensive prize package. Hawkins was the first blonde haired woman to
win the title since Angela Visser of the Netherlands in 1989.
As
Miss Universe, Hawkins represented the Miss Universe Organization. Her "sister"
2004 titleholders were Shelley Hennig (Miss Teen USA, of Louisiana) and Shandi
Finnessey (Miss USA, of Missouri). During her reign, Hawkins travelled to Korea,
The Bahamas, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Singapore, Indonesia,
Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, India, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, had
multiple trips to Thailand, the host of Miss Universe 2005, and her home country
of Australia. As part of her year-long reign as Miss Universe, she resided in
New York City in a riverside apartment provided by the Miss Universe
Organization. Also during her reign as Miss Universe, Hawkins stated that her
wish was to continue modelling and become a television presenter.
Shortly after being crowned Miss Universe in 2004, Hawkins created news during a
fashion show at Westfield Miranda, an Australian shopping centre, when she
tripped on the hem of her dress, which fell to the floor. Hawkins was left
scantily clad in her red g-string in front of a surprised crowd. Hawkins later
apologized, laughingly adding she "wished she wore better underwear". The
incident received the dubious distinction of being named "The most embarrassing
moment ever shown on Australian television"[8] by Australia's Nine Network. The
"Wardrobe malfunction" was widely circulated through news outlets and according
to Google, caused a sharp increase in internet searches for "Jennifer
Hawkins".[9][10]
Hawkins served as a judge for the Miss Universe 2008 finals in Vietnam.
Television presenting
Hawkins signed a contract with the Seven Network at the 2004 Melbourne Cup
Carnival. Her first appearances were as a guest presenter on the network's
travel show, The Great Outdoors, where she took viewers on tours throughout the
world. When she ended her reign as Miss Universe, she became a regular presenter
on the show, which resulted in a 2006 Logie nomination for Most Popular New
Female Talent. The series may be cancelled in 2009 due to its high budget and
because of the ecenomic crisis.[citation needed]
Hawkins is served as the host and one of the judges for Australia's Make Me a
Supermodel, which debuted 6 August 2008 on the Seven Network. The series is yet
to be announced for a second season.
Other
Hawkins was one of the participants in the fourth season of Australia's Dancing
with the Stars and was the fifth celebrity eliminated. On 15 February 2006 she
was in a celebrity version of Deal or No Deal called Dancing with the Deal which
featured celebrities from Dancing with the Stars. She won $2,000 after refusing
every deal.
Hawkins is featured as the love interest of Australian artist, Guy Sebastian in
the music video for the second single "Elevator Love" off his third album,
"Closer To The Sun". She has made cameo appearances in multiple episodes of The
Apprentice with Donald Trump. Hawkins turned down the role of Sophie Solandres
in the Pink Panther 2 due to scheduling conflicts, which was eventually given to
Former Miss World and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai.[11]
Endorsements
In
July 2005, she was signed by personal hygiene and skincare brand Lux as its face
of Australia and New Zealand.[12]
In
September 2006, Hawkins signed a 3 year deal with Lovable Australia lingerie as
its Australian "face".[13]
In
August 2006, she became ambassador for Grand Waterfront, a residential
development in Hong Kong between Henderson Land Development and its associate
the Hong Kong & China Gas Company.[14] Full front page colour photographs of her
have appeared as advertisements in several Chinese language newspapers;
Minute-long advertisements for the development have been aired on primetime
television in Hong Kong with Hawkins as the principal subject.
In
2006, Jennifer signed a lucrative endorsement deal to become the first
Australian face of Covergirl makeup.
In
November 2006, Hawkins endorsed a range of Asus laptops in Sydney,
Australia,[15] at which the company donated the proceeds of an EBay sale of a
special edition pink S6 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
In
January 2007, it was announced that Hawkins had signed a deal with Australian
Department Store Myer worth $4million (AUD).
In 9
August 2007, she was offered $50,000 to pose nude in the men's magazine, Zoo
Magazine, which she declined.
On 6
January 2010, Hawkins appeared naked and unretouched on the February cover of
Marie Claire Australia magazine to support the Butterfly Foundation and
encourage positive attitudes to body image.[16]
Public image
Reception
Following her successful public reception, Hawkins initially accepted Bathurst
school student Daniel Dibley's invitation to accompany him to his Year 12
graduation ball in August 2006.[17] She later declined because she did not wish
to draw attention from the other couples. She did however agree to go with him
on a private date.
Personal life
Hawkins began dating international model and former carpenter Jake Wall just
prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, and the two continued their
relationship following Hawkins' return to Australia after her year based in New
York.[18] Wall was in Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice. The Seven Network
requested that she not attend the show, as Seven feared the Nine Network will
capitalise on her presence, which may boost ratings for Nine.[citation needed]
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References
1.
^ a b c Gadd, Michael
(2004-05-10). "The Universe Is Her Oyster". The Newcastle Herald.
2.
^ "Jenny's universal appeal".
Sunday Telegraph. 2004-05-16.
3.
^ Jameson, Julietta
(2004-06-03). "Aussie charm conquers universe". The Courier Mail.
4.
^ a b c d Hayes, Monte
(2004-06-02). "Surprised Miss Australia wins Miss Universe 2004 pageant".
Associated Press.
5.
^ "On top of the world". MX
(Australia). 2004-05-25.
6.
^ "Jennifer's dress to turn
heads". Gold Coast Bulletin. 2004-05-25.
7.
^ Gadd, Michael (2004-06-03).
"Miss Universe win puts Jennifer over the moon". Sydney Morning Herald.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058923657.html. Retrieved
2007-01-12.
8.
^ on the 20 to 1 episode Most
Embarrassing Moments
9.
^ "Google Trends: Jennifer
Hawkins". Google. http://www.google.com/trends?q=jennifer+hawkins. Retrieved
2007-04-29.
10.
^ Edwards, Amy (2005-05-03).
"Back in fine focus". The Newcastle Herald.
11.
^ Jen Hawkins would pose nude
| The Daily Telegraph
12.
^ "Jennifer stars in a real
soap opera". The Sunday Mail. 2005-07-31.
13.
^ Loveable Lingerie. "Lovable
Signs Jennifer Hawkins as "Miss Lovable"". Press release. http://www.lovable.com.au/www/211/1001127/displayarticle/1358442%2ehtml.
Retrieved 2006-09-08.
14.
^ Edmonds, Mike (2005-08-26).
"Jennifer a commercial asset". Herald Sun.
15.
^ "Jennifer Hawkins launches
leather laptops". CNET.com.au. 2006-11-27. http://cnet.com.au/laptops/laptops/0,239035649,339272399,00.htm.
Retrieved 2006-11-29.
16.
^ "Jennifer Hawkins Bares All
For marie claire". Marie Claire. Yahoo!. 3 Jan 2010. http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/about/article/-/6636059/jennifer-hawkins-bares-all-for-marie-claire/.
Retrieved 3 Jan 2010.
17.
^ "Miss Universe gives Daniel
a formal 'yes'". Herald Sun. 2006-08-27. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,20263604-661,00.html.
Retrieved 2006-09-08.
18.
^ Edmonds, Mike (2005-06-28).
"Jen goes to the Wall". Herald Sun.
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