Jenny Derek
Jenny Annette Derek is an Australian model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1981, she became the second Australian to win the Miss International title.[1]
Her victory in 1981, beating 41 other contestants in Kobe, Japan, came 19 years after Tania Verstak took home the title.
Jenny went on to a successful modeling career in Adelaide. She appeared in Wheel of Fortune as the prizes hostess for several years.
She and her husband John owned The Body Shop franchise in South Australia until 2011. She is currently still in retail and had 3 children
References
- ^ "People". Chicago Tribune. September 8, 1981. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
Jenny Annette Derek, Miss Australia, is the new Miss International and her favorite sports are jogging playing squash and cycling.
External links
- Official Miss International website - Past titleholders
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Preceded by | Miss International 1981 | Succeeded by Christie Claridge |
Preceded by Debbie Newsome | Miss International Australia 1981 | Succeeded by Lou-Anne Ronchi |
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Miss International titleholders
- Stella Márquez (1960)
- Stanny van Baer (1961)
- Tania Verstak (1962)
- Guðrún Bjarnadóttir (1963)
- Gemma Cruz (1964)
- Ingrid Finger (1965)
- Mirta Massa (1967)
- Maria Carvalho (1968)
- Valerie Holmes (1969)
- Aurora Pijuan (1970)
- Jane Hansen (1971)
- Linda Hooks (1972)
- Anneli Björkling (1973)
- Brucene Smith (1974)
- Lidija Manić (1975)
- Sophie Perin (1976)
- Pilar Medina (1977)
- Katherine Ruth (1978)
- Melanie Marquez (1979)
- Lorna Chávez (1980)
- Jenny Derek (1981)
- Christie Claridge (1982)
- Gidget Sandoval (1983)
- Ilma Urrutia (1984)
- Nina Sicilia (1985)
- Helen Fairbrother (1986)
- Laurie Simpson (1987)
- Catherine Gude (1988)
- Iris Klein (1989)
- Silvia de Esteban (1990)
- Agnieszka Kotlarska (1991)
- Kirsten Davidson (1992)
- Agnieszka Pachałko (1993)
- Christina Lekka (1994)
- Anne Lena Hansen (1995)
- Fernanda Alves (1996)
- Consuelo Adler (1997)
- Lía Borrero (1998)
- Paulina Gálvez (1999)
- Vivian Urdaneta (2000)
- Małgorzata Rożniecka (2001)
- Christina Sawaya (2002)
- Goizeder Azúa (2003)
- Jeymmy Vargas (2004)
- Lara Quigaman (2005)
- Daniela di Giacomo (2006)
- Priscila Perales (2007)
- Alejandra Andreu (2008)
- Anagabriela Espinoza (2009)
- Elizabeth Mosquera (2010)
- Fernanda Cornejo (2011)
- Ikumi Yoshimatsu (2012)
- Bea Santiago (2013)
- Valerie Hernandez (2014)
- Edymar Martínez (2015)
- Kylie Verzosa (2016)
- Kevin Lilliana (2017)
- Mariem Velazco (2018)
- Sireethorn Leearamwat (2019)
- Jasmin Selberg (2022)
- Andrea Rubio (2023)