‘Whirlwind’ is the only way to describe Jennifer Hawkins’ life since being crowned Miss Universe 2004. Jennifer won the coveted title in front of a capacity crowd in Quito, Ecuador, and before an estimated worldwide viewing audience of 800 million people. Having never left Australia, Jennifer was excited to travel to Ecuador for three weeks of touring and competition as Miss Australia in the MISS UNIVERSE® Pageant. She had no idea just how dramatically her life would change.
Not 24 hours after her crowning, Jennifer packed her bags and immediately moved to her new digs…. a luxury Trump Place apartment in New York City. New York was home base for Jennifer as she travelled the world as an ambassador for organizations focusing on HIV and AIDS awareness. Within weeks of being crowned Jennifer spoke to a crowd of more than 18,000 people when she appeared onstage with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and world famous actor and activist, Richard Gere at the 2004 World AIDS Summit in Bangkok Thailand.
In addition to her travels on behalf of various HIV/AIDS organizations Jennifer has also achieved many of her professional goals since her crowning. In 2004, Jennifer signed on as the new host of the popular television travel program “Great Outdoors” on Channel Seven in Australia and also inked a deal with Pepsi as a spokesperson for their products in Australia.
Following her duties as Miss Universe, Jennifer was snapped up by the international brand ‘Lux’ as its face for Australia and New Zealand - following in the famous footsteps of Sarah Jessica Parker, Gisele and Linda Evangelista to name only a few. In 2006, Jennifer signed a 3 year deal with an underwear brand LOVEABLE. Shortly after signing this deal, the international cosmetics brand COVERGIRL. Jennifer Hawkins’ television presenting talents were acknowledged when she was nominated for a Logie for Most Popular New Female talent at the 2006 Logies.
In 2007 the emergence of Jennifer Hawkins the businesswoman was revealed when it was announced that she would become the face of Australia’s biggest retailer MYER in a 4 year $4 Million dollar deal which would set a record as the biggest modeling deal ever done for an Australian based model.
Over the past few years, Jennifer has graced the covers of many popular magazines such as Australia’s leading women’s magazine, Australian Women’s Weekly as well as OK!, Cleo, Ralph and FHM.
Jennifer is also very aware of her public responsibilities and has donated her time and personal items for auction on many occasions for many worthwhile charities including Sydney Cancer Foundation, The Sydney Children’s Hospital and many more.
Apart from ‘The Great Outdoors’ and her commercial endorsements, Jennifer is in high demand on the corporate speaking circuit where she shares her incredible experiences to date. |
