Liz Fuller
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Elizabeth "Liz" Fuller (born December 30, 1975) is a model, TV presenter and present owner of the Miss World franchise in the UK.
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[edit] Early career
Fuller was born in Swansea, Wales and attended Dumbarton House school, where ex-students included Catherine Zeta-Jones. Fuller started dance lessons, and gave her first ever solo performance at the age of 3. She then attended the Dubensky stage school, where performances included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Fuller moved over to The Grand Theatre school of dance, and continued taking part in stage productions, including The Hobbit.
Fuller started modelling after being spotted by a photographer, and then under took catwalk shows and photographic shoots, and also to her very first beauty pageant - Miss Wales 1994 in which Fuller finished fourth.
Fuller gained nine GCSEs and three A-levels, but before going to university at Cardiff attended the Falmouth College of Art. Fuller started at the University Of Wales Cardiff in 1994 on the BA journalism, film and broadcasting course. In addition Fuller chose subsidiary subjects including feminism - which was extremely difficult with her lecturer, as at the time Fuller held the Miss Cardiff title.
Fuller still continued to model all across the UK, and in 1996 Fuller entered the Welsh competition for Miss Universe and won, allowing her to enter the final in Mexico. Fuller came second on the day, but was then told she would be taking over the winner's duties as she could no longer fulfill them. So during Fuller's second year at Uni, she got to travel far east to Taiwan (winning dream girl bikini competition,) Hong Kong, Malaysia, and was given the title Miss Great Britain International. Fuller got a 2:2 degree from Cardiff in 1997.
[edit] TV & Broadcast
Fuller started her broadcast career at Morriston Hospital, Swansea presenting on one of the few hospital television channels in the country. After stints at Swansea Sound Radio and HTV Wales, Fuller went on to co-present 'The Birthday Show' for Granada TV, and a pilot for Topshop TV. Fuller also did work experience at the News of the World and Live TV.
In 1997 Fuller moved to London and has continued to model, including campaigns for Kronenbourg, Fosters, Sol beer and Doritos; and TV adverts include Boots NO 7 makeup, and Suzuki.
When modelling in 1999 on the Richard and Judy show 'This Morning', Fuller got a job presenting Man Utd TV, on the show 'Reds at Five' with Ally Begg. She then worked in Scotland on the Peakviewing travel reports for a broadband venture, then presented on the Dating Channel. In Sept 2001, Fuller was offered a presenting role to launch Auction World.tv on Sky Digital, and in August 2002 Fuller became the female face for The Pop Factory on HTV Wales with Steve Jones - which later led to her presenting 'Record Of The Year' on ITV.
[edit] Present
In 2004 Fuller wrote, sold, presented and produced the car show "Numberplate Heaven" on Sky channel Men and Motors. Fuller also joined Nation 217 as one of their anchor presenters on SKY. She is now signed to Channel 4 for their digital venture Quiz Call.
Fuller has hosted since 1998 the Miss Great Britain, and in 2005 she bought the UK licence to produce and operate the show.
[edit] Personal life
Fuller's hobbies include the gym, painting rather large canvases, making clothes, going out for meals, the cinema and travelling[1].
Her ex-partners include Steve Jones and Paul McKenna, who she dumped live on Auction World.tv. One day in June 2004, Liz Fuller sent hypnotist McKenna a text message asking him to watch her show on Auction World.tv. During a sale of engagement rings, Fuller turned to the camera and told McKenna she was leaving him. Then, as she closed the bidding on one item, she said: "Going, going, gone - like you!"
