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Jennifer Hawkins, 20, from Newcastle in Australia, won the 2004 Miss Universe pageant in Quito, Ecuador on June 1. She was a former cheerleader for the Newcastle Knights Rugby League, and the Newcastle Falcons basketball teams, and then a sometime model. It was as a model that she was cast as Miss Australia for the Miss Universe competition.
Miss Universe
As of December 2004, Jennifer has been to Greece, Venezuela, Singapore, Indonesia, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, India, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, had multiple trips to Thailand, the host of Miss Universe 2005, and her home of Australia. As part of her year-long reign as Miss Universe, she currently resides in New York City in a riverside apartment provided by the Miss Universe Organization. After her stint as Miss Universe, Jennifer has stated that she hopes to continue her modeling and become a television presenter.
Accidents
On September 3, 2004 her skirt fell to her knees and this was captured and widely broadcasted throughout the Australian and International media. Just a few days later, Jennifer caught the Australian media's attention yet again. In Melbourne to promote Spring Fashion Week, Miss Universe stumbled on her way down to the Yarra River bank for a gondola ride.
Television
Jennifer's ambition to become a television presenter was helped along when she announced that she had signed a contract with the Seven Network at the 2004 Melbourne Cup Carnaval. This will take effect when she finishes her duties as Miss Universe. One of her first appearances will be as a guest presenter on the network's travel show The Great Outdoors, where she will take viewers on a tour of her home town of Newcastle. It is widely believed she will become a regular presenter on the show when she ends her reign as Miss Universe in 2005.
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