1. Jennifer Hawkins-Wall is an Australian TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2004.
27 Facts About Jennifer Hawkins
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Jennifer Hawkins had previously been crowned Miss Universe Australia 2004.
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Jennifer Hawkins was the host of Australia's Next Top Model, and was brand ambassador for Lovable Intimates, Mount Franklin Lightly Sparkling and Range Rover, and formerly the face of Australian department store Myer.
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Jennifer Hawkins attended West Wallsend High School in West Wallsend, New South Wales.
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Jennifer Hawkins was a cheerleader for the Newcastle Knights rugby league team, and the Hunter Pirates basketball team and worked as a model.
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Jennifer Hawkins worked as a choreographer for a dance team that toured Australia specialising in Hip Hop and Ballet.
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Jennifer Hawkins 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.
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Jennifer Hawkins was the second winner from Oceania since Lorraine Downes of New Zealand held the title in 1983, and the second Australian since Kerry Anne Wells who was crowned in Dorado, Puerto Rico in 1972.
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Jennifer Hawkins was crowned by outgoing titleholder Amelia Vega from the Dominican Republic, after being announced by host Billy Bush as the "thunder from down under".
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Jennifer Hawkins received an elaborate Mikimoto pearl encrusted crown, worth $250,000, as well as an extensive prize package.
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Jennifer Hawkins was the first blonde-haired woman to win the title since Angela Visser of the Netherlands in 1989.
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Shortly after being crowned Miss Universe in 2004, Jennifer 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.
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Jennifer Hawkins was left scantily clad in her red g-string in front of a surprised crowd.
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Jennifer Hawkins later apologised, laughingly adding she "wished she wore better underwear".
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Jennifer Hawkins served as a judge for the Miss Universe 2008 finals in Vietnam.
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Jennifer Hawkins signed a contract with the Seven Network at the 2004 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
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Jennifer Hawkins 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.
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Media outlets reported in October 2010 that Jennifer Hawkins would depart Seven and move to the Nine Network after the expiration of her contract.
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Jennifer Hawkins became the host for the hit TV show Australia's Next Top Model, replacing Sarah Murdoch.
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Jennifer Hawkins was one of the participants in the fourth season of Australia's Dancing with the Stars and was the fifth celebrity eliminated.
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Jennifer 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.
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Jennifer Hawkins later declined, because she did not wish to draw attention away from the other couples.
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Jennifer Hawkins did however, agree to go with him on a private date.
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On 4 June 2013, Jennifer Hawkins married her boyfriend of eight years, Jake Wall, in a small ceremony in a resort on the island of Bali in Indonesia.
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In May 2019, Jennifer Hawkins announced that she and Wall were expecting their first child together.
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On 22 October 2019, Jennifer Hawkins announced that she had given birth to a daughter.
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On 20 October 2021, Jennifer Hawkins announced the birth of their second child, a son.