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Jessica Kahawaty .
Jessica Kahawaty .
	Jessica Kahawaty in 2014.
Born	Jessica Michelle Kahawaty; 12 September 1988 (age 36); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Lebanon Australia 2007; Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2008; Miss Lebanon International 2008; Miss World Australia 2012
Hair colour	Dark brown
Eye colour	Hazel
Major; competition(s)	Miss Lebanon Australia 2007; (Winner); Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2008; (Winner); Miss Lebanon International 2008; (Winner); Miss International 2008; (Top 12); Miss Lebanon 2010; (3rd Runner-Up); Miss World Australia 2012; (Winner); Miss World 2012; (2nd Runner-Up)

Jessica Michelle Kahawaty (Arabic: جيسيكا ميشيل قهواتي; born 12 September 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Lebanese Australian model, philanthropist, former TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss World Australia 2012 ^[1] and represented Australia at Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China where she claimed second runner-up.

Career

Kahawaty also studied law and business finance.^[2] She competed in Miss Lebanon 2010 held at the LBC studios in Adma, Lebanon, where she was rewarded the position of third runner-up.^{[citation needed]}

The hazel-eyed^[3] Kahawaty won her first beauty pageant at the age of 17 years in Sydney in May 2007. She was crowned Miss Lebanon Australia 2007 and was the first Lebanese Australian to subsequently win Miss Lebanon World 2008 in the following year. The pageant, held in Batroun Village Club, Lebanon, on 14 August 2008 featured 31 contestants of Lebanese origin from around the world. In November, she represented Lebanon in Miss International 2008, where she placed in the Top 12.

Kahawaty has studied a combined degree of Bachelor of Laws and Business with a major in finance in Sydney.^{[citation needed]} In her acting career, she has filmed various commercials for known brands such as Maybelline Cosmetics for India and Lexus cars for Australia. She has also been featured in major catwalks, magazines, and photoshoots around the world.^{[citation needed]}

While focusing on her career, Kahawaty also aids in community service and conducts her own charity events. In 2007, she raised money for charities in both Australia and Lebanon, most notably Lilla community and Charity: Water.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Domestic beauty pageants

Miss World Australia 2012: Winner^[4]
Miss Lebanon 2010: 3rd Runner-Up
Miss Lebanon Australia 2007: Winner

International beauty pageants

Miss World 2012: 2nd Runner-Up (representing Australia)
Miss International 2008: Top 12 (representing Lebanon)
Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2008: Winner (representing Australia)

References

^ "Lebanese Jessica Kahawaty Crowned Miss World Australia 2012". Naharnet. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
^ "Australian-Lebanese Jessica Kahawaty second runner-up in Miss World 2012". Blog Baladi. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
^ Brady, Anna (2 January 2017). "From The Dust, A Style Capital Arises". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. ...her enormous eyes today a pale feline hazel, free of those trademark green contact lenses.
^ "Miss World 2012: Australian-Lebanese Jessica Kahawaty comes in third". Retrieved 2022-09-14.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Amanda Vilanova	Miss World 2nd Runner-Up 2012	Succeeded by Carranzar Shooter
Preceded by Amber Greasley	Miss World Australia 2012	Succeeded by Erin Holland
Preceded by Grace Bejjani	Miss Lebanon International 2008	Succeeded by Sarah Barbosa Mansour