Jennifer Hawkins Biography
Jennifer Hawkins is an Australian model, television presenter, and beauty queen who has crowned Miss Universe Australia in 2004 and Miss Universe the following year. She hosted Australia’s Next Top Model and was a brand ambassador for Lovable Intimates, Mount Franklin Lightly Sparkling, and Range Rover. She was also the face of the Australian department store Myer.
How old is Jennifer Hawkins? – Age
She is 39 years old as of 22 December 2022. She was born in 1983 in Newcastle, Australia.
Who is Jennifer Hawkins Father? – Family
Hawkins was the son of Gail and Robert. In West Wallsend, New South Wales, she attended West Wallsend High School. She is the youngest of four siblings.
Jennifer Hawkins Husband – Children
Hawkins married her boyfriend of eight years, Jake Wall, in a small ceremony on the Indonesian island of Bali on June 4, 2013. After Wall proposed in New Zealand, the couple was engaged for 18 months. Hawkins and Wall announced in May 2019 that they were expecting their first child together.
Hawkins discussed her fertility issues during her pregnancy while announcing that their daughter was due in October 2019. Hawkins announced the birth of her daughter, Frankie Violet, on October 22, 2019. Hawkins is currently based in Sydney. Hawkins announced the birth of their second child, a baby boy named Hendrix, on October 20, 2021.
Jennifer Hawkins Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
How tall is Jennifer Hawkins? – Height
She stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m).
Jennifer Hawkins’s Dancing with the Stars
Hawkins was the fifth celebrity eliminated from Australia’s Dancing with the Stars during its fourth season. On February 15, 2006, she appeared in Dancing with the Deal, a celebrity version of Deal or No Deal that featured celebrities from Dancing with the Stars. She won $2,000 after turning down every offer.
Jennifer Hawkins House
Jennifer and her husband Jake Wall have only recently begun construction on their next luxury mansion on the Whale Beach clifftop, but they appear to have found a buyer – for close to $30 million. This is the double block once owned by the late Joan Sutherland, which the photogenic couple purchased from Museum of Contemporary Art chair Lorraine Tarabay in 2020 for $6.95 million after successfully selling their Newport home to tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes.
Grand plans to demolish the 1950s house were approved in April of last year to make way for a new four-story residence with a gym, yoga room, home theatre, sauna, and half a basketball court for more than $3 million.
Jennifer Hawkins Miss Universe
Hawkins learned basic Spanish prior to traveling to Ecuador and sought advice from the previous Miss Australia, Ashlea Talbot, who represented Australia in the competition in 2003. However, Hawkins was the first winner of the newly established Miss Universe Australia pageant, not Miss Australia.
On June 1, 2004, the Miss Universe pageant was held in Quito, Ecuador. Hawkins was rated as the sixth favorite to win the crown a week before the event. She became the first Australian since Voni Delfos in 1993 to reach the semi-finals during the final competition. After competing in the evening gown competition, in which she wore an unusual vintage copper gown that was designed by Bora and cost A$25,000, she advanced to the top ten. Hawkins finished in the top five after the swimsuit competition and went on to win Miss Universe.
Shandi Finnessey of the United States came in first place, followed by Alba Reyes of Puerto Rico in second place, Yanina Gonzalez of Paraguay in third, and Danielle Jones of Trinidad and Tobago in fourth place, all of whom were delegates from the Americas and the Caribbean. Since Lorraine Downes of New Zealand won the event in 1983, Hawkins was the second winner from Oceania. She was also the second Australian to win since Kerry Anne Wells in 1972 when she was crowned in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
After being announced as the “thunder from down under” by host Billy Bush, Hawkins was victorious over the previous champion, Dominican Republic’s Amelia Vega. In addition to a substantial prize package, Hawkins was presented with a lavish $250,000 Mikimoto pearl-encrusted crown. Hawkins was the principal light-haired lady to bring home the championship since Angela Visser of the Netherlands in 1989.
Hawkins represented the Miss Universe Organization while she was Miss Universe. Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA of Louisiana, and Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA of Missouri, were her “sister” winners in 2004. Hawkins visited Korea, the Bahamas, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Singapore, Indonesia, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, India, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and her home country of Australia in addition to Thailand, where she hosted Miss Universe 2005. He described her as “the prettiest girl I have ever seen in my life” after an official meeting in Brazil with Vice President José Alencar. In addition, in February 2005, she was the first Miss Universe to parade in a Samba School (as Eve) during Brazilian carnival.
She lived in a riverside apartment provided by the Miss Universe Organization in New York City for a year as Miss Universe. Hawkins stated at this point that she wanted to continue modeling and work as a television presenter.
When Hawkins tripped on the hem of her dress during a fashion show at Westfield Miranda, an Australian shopping center, shortly after being crowned Miss Universe in 2004, she made headlines and her dress fell to the ground. In front of a stunned crowd, Hawkins was left in her red g-string, looking scanty. Later, Hawkins offered her apologies and jokingly stated that she “wished she wore better underwear.”
The incident was given the dubious distinction of being referred to by Australia’s Nine Network as “the most embarrassing moment ever shown on Australian television.” According to Google, the “wardrobe malfunction” resulted in a sharp rise in searches for “Jennifer Hawkins” on the internet after it was widely reported by news organizations. Hawkins was a judge at the Vietnam Miss Universe 2008 finals.