Jennifer Hawkins was born on the 22nd December 1983 in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia. She is a beauty queen, model and television presenter from Newcastle, Australia who held the Miss Universe 2004 title. She was a former cheerleader for the Newcastle Knights rugby league team and the Hunter Pirates basketball team. It was as a model that she went as Miss Australia for the Miss Universe competition. She also worked as a choreographer for a dance team that toured Australia specialising in Hip-Hop and Ballet. While serving as Miss Universe she 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. In an Interview with Jennifer she was offered the lead role in The Pink Panther but Jennifer later turned it down and R&B Star Beyonce soon won the role. She was one of the participants in the fourth season of Australia's Dancing with the Stars and was the fifth celebrity eliminated. She accepted a date with a year 12 student from Bathurst just because he had the nerve to ask her.
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