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Who is Rachel Hunter?

Rachel Hunter was born on the 9th September 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand. She is a fashion model, actress and reality TV show host. Rachel began modelling by age 17 and rose to prominence after posing as a Sports Illustrated model in 1989. She appeared on magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and on the 1994 "Dream Team" cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue. She was paid a reported $1.8 million to pose nude for Playboy magazine in 2004. She also became the face and body of Ultimo, a lingerie house, famously replacing Penny Lancaster, the fiancee of Rod Stewart (whom Hunter had been married to). She was replaced by Helena Christensen in late 2005. She has been a contestant on the United States reality television series Dancing with the Stars and The Real Gilligan's Island, and appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. She was a judge on Are You Hot? In 2005 she hosted a series of Make Me A Supermodel, a reality show in the UK. The series was marked by an ongoing feud between Hunter and contestant Jasmine Lennard. In 2006 she hosted a reality program for U.S. cable TV, Style Me With Rachel Hunter. She was married to Rod Stewart for sixteen years and they have two children. She is currently not married.