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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 25)
Birth location: 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 thong 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.
Hawkins is currently serving as the host and one of
the judges for Australia's Make Me a Supermodel, which debuted 6 August 2008 on
the Seven Network.
Other
Hawkins was one of the participants in the fourth
season of Australia's Dancing with the Stars and was the fifth celebrity
eliminated after Alicia Molik. 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 joint residential development between Henderson Land Development
and its associate the Hong Kong & China Gas Company in Hong Kong.[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.
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.[16] 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.[17] 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]
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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 2006-11-29.
16.
^ "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 on 2006-09-08.
17.
^ Edmonds, Mike (2005-06-28). "Jen goes to
the Wall". Herald Sun.
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