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Rachel Hunter

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Birthplace Auckland, New Zealand
Hair Blonde
Eyes Blue
Birthdate September 9, 1969 (age 37)
Measurements 36C/D - 24 - 35
Height 5 ft 10 in ( 1.80 m )
Weight 63 kg ( 130 lb )
Dress size 6-8 (US); 36-38 (EU)
Official Site http://www.rachelhunter.com

Rachel Hunter (born September 9, 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a fashion model, actress and reality TV show host. Schematic map of Auckland. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Biography

Rachel Hunter 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. The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 1936 issue Cosmopolitan is a magazine for women, sometimes referred to as Cosmo, which has been published for more than a century. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...


She was paid a reported $1.8 million to pose topless for Playboy magazine in 2004. She also became the face and body of Ultimo, a Scottish lingerie house, famously replacing Penny Lancaster, the fiancee of Rod Stewart (whom Hunter was married to). She was replaced by Helena Christensen in November 2005 [1]. The first issue of Playboy. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Penny Lancaster (born in Chelmsford, Essex, England, on March 15, 1971) is an English model and a celebrity. ... An engagement is an agreement by a couple to enter into marriage at some future time, usually accompanied by a formal or informal announcement to friends and family. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a British rock singer who was a member of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces before embarking on a solo career. ... Helena Christensen (born December 25, 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a supermodel. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Trying to develop acting as a career, she has taken a series of acting lessons and appeared in several independent movies, including 1999's A Walk in the Park and 2000's Two Shades of Blue. She had a brief appearance as a sexy soccer mom in Dennis Dugan's The Benchwarmers (2006) and also played a sultry, bikini-clad mother in the video clip for Fountains of Wayne's 2003 song "Stacy's Mom" This article is about motion pictures. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... In North American social, cultural and political discourse, soccer mom (and less used soccer dad for the male equivalent) refers broadly to a demographic group of women with school-age children. ... Dennis Dugan (born September 5, 1946 in Wheaton, Illinois) is an American actor and film director. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Videoclips are short clips in video format and predominantly found on the internet where the massive influx of new video clips during 2006 has been dubbed as a new phenomenon having a profound impact on both the internet and other forms of media. ... Fountains of Wayne is an American indie rock band, formed in 1995. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stacys Mom is a hit single by American band Fountains of Wayne, released in 2003 and taken from their album Welcome Interstate Managers. ...


Hunter appeared on a 2005 celebrity episode of Lingo, where she and her partner Trista Rehn split $30,000 for charity. Hunter is an ambassador to The Born Free Foundation, and established the Rachel Hunter Lowland Gorilla Fund. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lingo is an American television game show currently being produced for GSN . ... Trista Rehn on the December 2003/January 2004 cover of Modern Bride magazine. ... The Born Free Foundation originated in 1984 as the Zoo Check Campaign in Great Britain by actors Virginia McKenna her husband Bill Travers along with their son Will Travers and four associates. ... Type species Troglodytes gorilla Savage, 1847 distribution of Gorilla Species Gorilla gorilla Gorilla beringei The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. ...


Reality TV

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. Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States. ... The Real Gilligans Island was a short-lived reality show that ran for 2 seasons on TBS. Contestants on the show were forced to participate in challenges based off of plots from the 1960s telivision show. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on ballroom dancing. ...


In 2005 she hosted a series of Make Me A Supermodel, a reality show for Britain's Five TV channel. 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 channel WE, Style Me With Rachel Hunter. Contestants on the show participated in a series of fashion challenges to prove that they "measured up" and were capable of being Hunter's stylist. Hunter, Phillip Bloch and Milica Kastner were judges. The opportunity to style Hunter for the People's Choice Awards and a cash prize was awarded to the winner, Buick Audra. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Make Me A Supermodel was a modelling contest reality TV show hosted and judged by supermodel Rachel Hunter. ... Five (often referred as five, as per the logo), formerly, and more commonly known as Channel 5, is the British fifth and final national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ... Jasmine Lennard (born 25 July 1985 in Belgravia, London), is an English model and TV presenter. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Style Me With Rachel Hunter is a reality television series on US cable TV channel WE: Womens Entertainment The 12 contestants on the show participated in a series of fashion challenges to prove that they measured up and were capable of being Hunters stylist. ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not apply to all. ... ... Milica Kastner (born 1971 in London) is the daughter of Jewish-American Hollywood movie producer Elliott Kastner, her mother is interior designer Tessa Kennedy [1] Croatian Anglo-Irish catholic Kennedy, eloped with painter Dominic Elwes in 1957 as a teenager to great scandal. ... The Peoples Choice Awards, held annually in January, is one of the few awards shows to be based on popularity. ...


Personal life

At the age of 21 Hunter wed British rock star Rod Stewart, who is 24 years her senior. Together they had two children, Renee and Liam. In January 1999, Hunter and Stewart separated, and divorced in 2005 - it was rumoured to have projected to cost Rod $66 million [2], but having signed a pre-nuptial agreement, Hunter claimed a lump sum plus full financial support of Renee and Liam, on the agreement of remaining in Los Angeles, California. Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a British rock singer who was a member of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces before embarking on a solo career. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...


Since then she has been romantically linked with other stars such as Bruce Willis and Kevin Costner; as well as rockers including Robbie Williams, Wes Scantlin, and Tommy Lee. Rumoured to have been engaged to Sean Avery of the Los Angeles Kings, she is currently dating Jarret Stoll of the Edmonton Oilers. Bruce Willis (born Walter Bruce Willis on March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an Oscar winning American film actor and director who has often produced his own films. ... Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974) is an English singer. ... Wes Scantlin was born Wesley Reid Scantlin, on June 9, 1972, in Kansas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Jarret Stoll (b. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...


In 2004, Hunter had a scare when she found a lump in her breast. The lump was found to be a blocked duct. Hunter required surgery when it was discovered the problem was causing blood poisoning. [3] 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Official website of Style Me With Rachel Hunter

  Results from FactBites:
 
Rachel Hunter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (517 words)
Rachel Hunter began modelling by age 17 and appeared on the covers of fashion magazines, including Vogue, Cosmopolitan and on the 1994 "Dream Team" cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimwear issue.
Hunter became the face and body of Ultimo, a Scottish lingerie house, in 2004, famously replacing Penny Lancaster, the then-girlfriend of Rod Stewart.
Hunter and her publicist claimed that they didn't realize the show would be taped for Stern's inDemand channel, and backed out because she wasn't "camera-ready", despite comments from producers that she looked fine.
ABC.com: Dancing with the Stars - Wednesdays 9/8c (214 words)
Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Rachel dreamed of being a ballerina from an early age.
Her dreams of dancing were not to come true, because by the age of 17 Rachel was working as an international model.
Rachel posed for Sports Illustrated magazine in 1989 and quickly became one of the most photographed cover girls in the world.
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