Hawaiian Tropic

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Hawaiian Tropic is a brand of suntan lotion sold around the world, but more widely available in the United States. It is a competitor to Coppertone.

1 History
2 Miss Hawaiian Tropic International
3 Notable Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The Company was founded by Ron Rice in 1969. It was the largest private manufacturer of sun care products in the United States until being acquired in May 2007 by Playtex Products, Inc., which when combined with Playtex's other brand of sun care, Banana Boat, made Playtex the largest manufacturer of sun care products in the Western Hemisphere.

They have sponsored bikini competitions for women around the country and the world every year to seek out spokesmodels with beautiful faces, exceptional figures, and flawless tans for their products. Many winners of these competitions have been modeling since and have appeared in advertising campaigns, swimwear, and lingerie catalogs. Many of the winners have posed nude in the pages of Playboy

The company sponsors the Sun Fun Festival in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and since 1970's, has sent out its bikini clad girls to the 24 hours of Le Mans as promo girls.

In late 2006, the company opened a theme restaurant called Hawaiian Tropic Zone in New York City near Times Square. The restaurant features waitresses in bikinis designed by Nicole Miller and a menu by chef David Burke. Restaurateur Dennis Riese and nightclub owner Adam Hock also have ownership interests in the restaurant.

In 2007, Hawaiian Tropic was purchased by the Playtex Products Company. [1]

Miss Hawaiian Tropic International celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Model Search on May 10, 2008 at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

Year	Winner	Origin
1984	Cécilia Margareta Hörberg	Gothenburg, Sweden
1985	Karen Frances McGrillen	Belfast, Northern Ireland
1986	Yvonne Mararita Balliache	Caracas, Venezuela
1987	Monica Lange	Edmonton, Canada
1988	Varinia Govea	Buenos Aires, Argentina
1989	Jennifer Lynn Campbell	Michigan, United States
1990	Sandi Da Silva	Florida, United States
1991	Scarlett Chorvat	Michigan, United States
1992	Monica Buck	Texas, United States
1993	Jennifer Blair	Arizona, United States
1994	Tracy Wood	Ontario, Canada
1995	Krista Frazier	Texas, United States
1996	Cheryl Depew	Florida, United States
1997	Renee Slaughter	Florida, United States
1998	Jennifer England	Michigan, United States
1999	Charlotte Arlt	Texas, United States
2000	Marie Eve Dufault	Saint-Sauveur, Canada
2001	Erika Johnson	Stockholm, Sweden
2002	Shawn Cox	California, United States
2003	Erica Reams	Auckland, New Zealand
2004	Ashley Smith	Florida, United States
2005	Charmain Espinosa	Panama City, Panama
2006	Kristen Achee	Texas, United States
2007	Anna Naroznaja	Tallinn, Estonia
2008	Debbie O'Toole	Liverpool, England

[edit] Notable Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA

Rebecca DiPietro 2005: Former WWE backstage interviewer on ECW and Playboy model; finalist in Hawaiian Tropic International 2005 pageant ^[1]
Shana Hiatt 1995: Hostess for the World Poker Tour and Playboy model
Ashley Massaro 2002: WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl
Crista Nicole 2001: Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2001
Brooke Richards 1998: Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1999
Suzanne Stokes 1999: Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2000

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada

Ashley Massaro 2004: WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl
Maryse Ouellet 2003: WWE Diva and Playboy model
Crystel Geoffré 2005

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

Jennifer Campbell 1989: actress and model

[edit] Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss

Casey Reinhardt 2003: former castmember of the second season of Laguna Beach and frequent beauty pageant contestant

[edit] Other Contestants and winners

Michelle Banzer: Miss Kentucky USA 2007
Jillian Beyor: Playboy Cyber Girl, Cyber Girl of Month May 2007, Cyber Girl of Week January 1, 2007 and Coed of Month October 2006
Barbara Blank: 2005 model; WWE Diva under the ring name Kelly Kelly ^[2]
Angel Boris: Actress and Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 1996
Jennifer Cole: Actress and model
Louise Glover: Former Playboy Special Editions "Model of the Year"
Sandra Hubby: Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 2004
Dalene Kurtis: Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2001 and one of People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 2004
Rochelle Loewen: former WWE Diva and Playboy model; made cameo appearances on The Girls Next Door
Sung Hi Lee: Actress and very popular Playboy Special Editions model, featured in Playboy Magazine's "Girls of Hawaiian Tropic" issue in 1995 and the companion video.
Cassandra Lynn: Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2006
Holly Madison: Playboy model and Hugh Hefner's current #1 girlfriend
Kalin Olson: Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1997
Jocelyn Oxlade: Model, Singer, Host, FHM Babe(Philippines); turned down a Playboy Magazine offer worth of $25,000 due to some personal reasons.
Kirsten Price: Nude model, contestant of the reality program My Bare Lady, and a porn star
Tiffany Selby: Model and member of the USA National Bikini Team
Tiffany Taylor: Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 1998
Jamie Westenhiser: Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2005