Tegan Martin
- Miss Universe Australia 2011
(1st Runner-Up) - Miss Universe Australia 2013
(1st Runner-Up) - Miss Universe Australia 2014
(Winner) - Miss Universe 2014
(Top 10)
Tegan Jade Martin (born 7 September 1992) is an Australian model, hairdresser and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia on 6 June 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.[1]
Early life
Tegan Martin grew up in the suburbs of Charlestown and Jewells in the city of Newcastle NSW. Martin attended St Joseph's Primary School Charlestown and then St Mary's High School Gateshead until Year 10 when she left school to become a full-time hairdressing apprentice at Pandora's Hair Witchery. Martin has been living in Sydney for the last few years in order to further her modeling career. She is now studying a Bachelor of Health Science and is a qualified hair and make-up artist.[2]
Career
Pageantry
Miss Universe Australia 2011
Martin finished as the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Australia 2011 represented Newcastle. Meanwhile, the official winner was Scherri-Lee Biggs from Watermans Bay, Perth crowned as 2011 winner and competed at Miss Universe 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil. She placed in Top 10.[3]
Miss Universe Australia 2013
Martin finished as the 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Australia 2013 represented Newcastle. Meanwhile, the official winner was Olivia Wells from Melbourne, Victoria crowned as the 2013 winner and competed at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia where she did not place in the top 16.[4]
Miss Universe Australia 2014
Martin was crowned as Miss Universe Australia 2014 represented Newcastle on her third attempt.
Miss Universe 2014
Martin represented Australia at Miss Universe 2014 where she placed among the Top 10. Her roommate was Miss USA, Nia Sanchez who placed first runner-up.
Television
Celebrity Apprentice
In 2015, Martin appeared as a celebrity contestant on the fourth season of Nine Network's Australian reality series The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.[5] Martin was fired in the 7th task, but raised $130,782 for her charity The Sydney Children's Hospital Westmead (Metabolic Clinic).
I'm a Celebrity
In January 2017, Martin was revealed as a celebrity contestant on the third season of Network Ten's Australian reality series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[6] On 5 March 2017, Martin was the 6th celebrity eliminated from the series after 38 days in the jungle coming in 9th place.[7]
References
- ^ Miss Universe Australia 2014
- ^ Tegan Martin from NSW has been crowned Miss Universe Australia after twice finishing second in the beauty pageant Archived 7 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Perth beauty Scherri-Lee Biggs crowned Miss Universe Australia, 8 July 2011, Herald Sun accessed 9 July 2011
- ^ Epstein, Jackie (12 July 2013). "University can wait for Miss Universe Australia Olivia Wells". Herald Sun.
- ^ Hoyer, Melissa (20 July 2015). "Gabi Grecko, Geoffrey Edelsten, Mel Greig sign up for Celebrity Apprentice". news.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Celebrities enter the jungle". popsugar.com.au. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Tegan Martin has been voted off I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!". news.com.au. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
External links
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- Miss Universe Australia Official website
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- ALB: Zhaneta Byberi
- AGO: Zuleica Wilson
- ARG: Valentina Ferrer
- AUS: Tegan Martin
- AUT: Julia Furdea
- BEL: Anissa Blondin
- BOL: Claudia Tavel
- BRA: Melissa Gurgel
- VGB: Jaynene Jno Lewis
- BUL: Kristina Georgieva
- CAN: Chanel Beckenlehner
- CHI: Hellen Toncio
- CHN: Hu Yanliang
- COL: Paulina Vega (winner)
- CRI: Karina Ramos
- HRV: Ivana Mišura
- CUR: Laurien Angelista
- DOM: Kimberly Castillo
- EGY: Lara Debbana
- SLV: Patricia Murillo
- FIN: Bea Toivonen
- FRA: Camille Cerf
- GBN: Maggaly Nguema
- GEO: Ana Zubashvili
- GER: Josefin Donat
- GHA: Abena Appiah
- GBR: Grace Levy
- GUM: Brittany Bell
- GUA: Ana Luisa Montufar
- HAI: Christie Désir
- HUN: Henrietta Kelemen
- IND: Noyonita Lodh
- IDN: Elvira Devinamira
- IRL: Lisa Madden
- ISR: Doron Matalon
- ITA: Valentina Bonariva
- JAM: Kaci Fennell
- JPN: Keiko Tsuji
- KAZ: Aiday Isaeva
- KEN: Gaylyne Ayugi
- KOR: Yoo Ye-bin
- LEB: Saly Greige
- MYS: Sabrina Beneett
- MUS: Pallavi Gungaram
- MMR: Sharr Htut Eaindra
- NED: Yasmin Verheijen
- NIC: Marline Barberena
- NGA: Queen Celestine
- NOR: Elise Dalby
- PAN: Yomatzy Hazlewood
- PAR: Sally Jara
- PER: Jimena Espinoza
- PHL: Mary Jean Lastimosa
- POR: Patrícia Da Silva
- PUR: Gabriela Berrios
- SRB: Anđelka Tomašević
- SGP: Rathi Menon
- SVK: Silvia Prochádzková
- SVN: Urška Bračko
- ESP: Desirée Cordero
- LCA: Roxanne Nicholas
- SWE: Camilla Hansson
- SUI: Zoé Metthez
- TAN: Nale Boniface
- THA: Allison Sansom
- TTO: Jevon King
- TUR: Dilan Çiçek Deniz
- UKR: Diana Harkusha
- URU: Johana Riva
- USA: Nia Sanchez
- VEN: Migbelis Castellanos