Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983 in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia) is a beauty queen, model and television presenter from Newcastle, Australia who held the Miss Universe 2004 title.
Hawkins was a former cheerleader for the Newcastle Knights rugby league team, and the Hunter Pirates basketball team and also worked as a model. It was as a model that she was cast as Miss Australia for the Miss Universe competition. Hawkins also worked as a choreographer for a dance team that toured Australia specialising in Hip-Hop and Ballet.
Hawkins began dating international model and former carpenter Jake Wall just prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, and the two continued their relationship following Hawkins' return to Australia after her year based in New York. Wall was in Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice. The Seven Network requested that she not attend the show, as Seven fears Nine will capitalise on her presence, which may boost ratings for Nine
