1. Charlotte Dawson was known in New Zealand for her roles as host of Getaway, and in Australia as a host on The Contender Australia and as a judge on Australia's Next Top Model.
21 Facts About Charlotte Dawson
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Charlotte Dawson dropped out of high school at age 16 to model in Europe and with Ford Models in New York City.
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Charlotte Dawson became a researcher at Nine Network and worked on programs such as Money and Looking Good.
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Magazines such as Vogue, Elle, She, Dolly, Cleo and Mode tracked Charlotte Dawson's progress, featuring her in fashion spreads.
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Charlotte Dawson had many appearances as a "celebrity model" at fashion shows and was a guest fashion commentator for Nine's Wide World of Sports; she made regular appearances on The Footy Show, and had several hosting and MC jobs at media events.
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Charlotte Dawson then returned to Australia, where she was a judge on FOX8's Australia's Next Top Model from Season 3 in 2007 to Season 8 in 2013.
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August 2012 saw a new period of media unrest for Charlotte Dawson, following an interview with New Zealand's Herald on Sunday about her thoughts on her former home.
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Charlotte Dawson was married to Australian Olympic swimmer Scott Miller from 1999 to 2000.
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Charlotte Dawson expressed regrets about having an abortion revealing it deepened her depression.
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In 2012, Charlotte Dawson was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney after attempting suicide due to a much publicised battle with Twitter trolls.
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Charlotte Dawson was rushed to hospital after being found in a fragile state by a former Australia's Next Top Model finalist.
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Charlotte Dawson was made the target of an organised online campaign of harassment in part due to her involvement with an anti-cyber-bullying initiative Community Brave.
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Charlotte Dawson was reinstated shortly afterwards when the university found she was not guilty of misconduct.
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Charlotte Dawson then appeared on Channel Seven's Seven News in order to expose the alleged social media trolls.
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Charlotte Dawson insisted that she was not involved with conducting the research for the story, and that she was only acting as a person confronting the alleged trolls on camera.
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In 2013, Charlotte Dawson announced a new role as anti-bullying ambassador with the National Rugby League.
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Some media sources, such as the Daily Telegraph, suggested that Charlotte Dawson was guilty of double standards, citing her aggressive television persona and her history of discouraging contestants on Australia's Next Top Model.
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Peter Ford from Melbourne's 3AW alleged that "the problem of Charlotte Dawson taking on this cause is, her act is about abusing people and putting them down so it becomes a bit murky as to why she has become a champion of this particular cause".
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Charlotte Dawson was heavily criticised in the media after broadcasting disparaging remarks on AFL footballers' partners as a part of her role as a fashion expert for television coverage of the AFL's Brownlow Medal.
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On 22 February 2014, Charlotte Dawson died by suicide in her Woolloomooloo home.
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Charlotte Dawson's friends were reportedly concerned when she had not updated her Twitter or Instagram accounts in the previous 19 hours.