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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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Background information
Born Jennifer Hawkins
(1983-12-22) 22 December 1983 (age 28)
Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Title(s) Miss Australia 2004, Miss Universe 2004
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Early life
Hawkins was born in Holmesville, New South Wales, and currently resides in
Sydney. She attended West Wallsend High School in West Wallsend, New South
Wales. 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 dropping out of high school Hawkins went on to be a model. Before
participating in Miss Universe 2004 Hawkins sought advice from the previous Miss
Australia, Ashlea Talbot, who represented Australia in the 2003 competition, 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 A$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. In Brazil, after an official meeting with
Vice-President José Alencar, he said she was "the prettiest girl I have ever
seen in my life".[8] Also, she was the first Miss Universe ever to parade in a
Samba School (as Eve) during brazilian carnival, in February 2005.[8]
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
apologised, 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"[9] 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".[10][11]
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. No new episodes of the programme have been produced since 2009.
Hawkins also served as the host and one of the judges for Australia's Make Me a
Supermodel, which debuted on the Seven Network in August 2008. The series aired
for a single season.
Media outlets reported in October 2010 that Hawkins would depart Seven and move
to the Nine Network after the expiration of her contract.[12]
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.[13]
As a model she is represented by the Danish agency Bornmodels.[14]
Endorsements
·
In July 2005, she was signed by personal hygiene and skincare brand Lux as its
face of Australia and New Zealand.[15]
·
In September 2006, Hawkins signed a 3 year deal with Lovable Australia lingerie
as its Australian "face".[16]
·
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.[17] 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 fourth
Australian face of Covergirl makeup.
·
In November 2006, Hawkins endorsed a range of Asus laptops in Sydney,
Australia,[18] 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.[19]
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.[20] 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 is engaged to model and former carpenter, turned TV hopeful, Jake
Wall.[21] They met just prior to Hawkins winning the Miss Universe pageant and
the two continued their relationship following her return to Australia after her
year based in New York.[22] 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.
References
1.^ a b c Gadd, Michael (10 May 2004). "The Universe Is Her Oyster". The
Newcastle Herald.
2.^ "Jenny's universal appeal". Sunday Telegraph. 16 May 2004.
3.^ Jameson, Julietta (3 June 2004). "Aussie charm conquers universe". The
Courier Mail.
4.^ a b c d Hayes, Monte (2 June 2004). "Surprised Miss Australia wins Miss
Universe 2004 pageant". Associated Press.
5.^ "On top of the world". MX (Australia). 25 May 2004.
6.^ "Jennifer's dress to turn heads". Gold Coast Bulletin. 25 May 2004.
7.^ Gadd, Michael (3 June 2004). "Miss Universe win puts Jennifer over the
moon". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058923657.html.
Retrieved 12 January 2007.
8.^ a b "Espetáculo de Miss". http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/288/reportagens/jeniffer_hawkins.htm.
Retrieved 4 July 2011.
9.^ on the 20 to 1 episode Most Embarrassing Moments
10.^ "Google Trends: Jennifer Hawkins". Google. http://www.google.com/trends?q=jennifer+hawkins.
Retrieved 29 April 2007.
11.^ Edwards, Amy (3 May 2005). "Back in fine focus". The Newcastle Herald.
12.^ "Hawkins to leave Seven: report". The Spy Report (Media Spy). 31 October
2010. http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/10/31/hawkins-to-leave-seven-report/.
Retrieved 31 October 2010.
13.^ Cazzulino, Michelle (7 August 2007). "Jen Hawkins would pose nude". The
Daily Telegraph (UK).
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22199953-5007132,00.html.
14.^ http://www.bornmodels.dk/modeller.15.html
15.^ "Jennifer stars in a real soap opera". The Sunday Mail. 31 July 2005.
16.^ "Lovable Signs Jennifer Hawkins as "Miss Lovable"" (Press release).
Loveable Lingerie.
http://www.lovable.com.au/www/211/1001127/displayarticle/1358442%2ehtml.
Retrieved 8 September 2006.
17.^ Edmonds, Mike (26 August 2005). "Jennifer a commercial asset". Herald Sun
(Australia).
18.^ "Jennifer Hawkins launches leather landuray for her fans signed by herself
2009". CNET.com.au. 27 November 2006.
http://cnet.com.au/laptops/laptops/0,239035649,339272399,00.htm. Retrieved 29
November 2006.
19.^ "Jennifer Hawkins Bares All For marie claire". Marie Claire. Yahoo!. 3
January 2010.
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/about/article/-/6636059/jennifer-hawkins-bares-all-for-marie-claire/.
Retrieved 3 January 2010.
20.^ "Miss Universe gives Daniel a formal 'yes'". Herald Sun (Australia). 27
August 2006. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,20263604-661,00.html.
Retrieved 8 September 2006. [dead link]
21.^
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/how-jake-wall-proposed-to-jennifer-hawkins/story-e6frf96o-1225980934004
22.^ Edmonds, Mike (28 June 2005). "Jen goes to the Wall". Herald Sun
(Australia).
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