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Jodhi Meares is an Australian fashion designer, former glamour model, and television personality.
Jodhi Kayla Meares was born to John Meares and his wife Denise on 24 March 1972. The couple split up when Jodhi was two years of age. She then moved from Merimbula, where her father ran a pub, to Sydney, where she developed an interest in glamour modelling at the age of 14. Once in Sydney, she attended Brigidine College Randwick for her high school years.
Meares took her first steps into the spotlight when she was chosen as a Moove milk model, aged 16. In 1992 she sang in the band Euphoria, for which she wrote the song "Karma". Jodhi later made her name as a glamour model, before establishing her own swimwear label Tigerlily Swimwear.
Jodhi Meares is an occasional reporter for the Nine Network`s travel show Getaway. She has also appeared 3 times on the Channel Nine TV Show "20 to 1"
She was awarded the hosting job for FOX8`s Australia`s Next Top Model in 2007, taking over from Erika Heynatz, and joining the likes of Lisa Snowdon and Tyra Banks. The show was created as an Australian version of America`s Next Top Model, the most popular reality show on the network. In both seasons, the models have modelled for Jodhi`s swimsuit line, Tigerlilly.
In October 1999, she married Kerry Packer`s son James Packer. The heir to the Packer media fortune and the former swimsuit model were married in the spring, in a storybook wedding that cost more than A$10 million. Pop singer Elton John sang and 750 guests enjoyed a party at the Bellevue Hill compound of James`s father, Kerry Packer. His wife, Ros, called it "the wedding of the decade."
In April 2002, Jodie changed the spelling of her name to Jodhi. In June 2002, Jodhi and Packer announced their separation, and later divorced.
In 2008, Jodhi failed to attend the live finale of Australia`s Next Top Model. Widely believed to be suffering severe embarrassment after her exceptionally poor performance at the previous year`s live finale, Jodhi reportedly "freaked out at the last minute" and failed to turn up for her hosting duties on the night. However, she pulled out of hosting the Live 2008 Finale with enough time for Channel Nine`s A Current Affair and Channel Seven`s Today Tonight to prepare a story about her non-attendance, as well as for Charlotte Dawson to be fully prepared and rehearsed to host the evening. It has been announced that Sarah Murdoch will take over as host of Australia`s Next Top Model in 2009.
In July 2008 it was reported that Jodhi is becoming deeply involved with the controversial Church of Scientology to deal with her separation from ex-husband James Packer.
Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhi_Meares
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