Jodhi Meares

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Jodhi Meares

Birth name Jodie Kayla Meares
Date of birth March 24 1972 ( 1972 -03-24) (age 36)
Hair color Brown
Agency Priscilla's Model Management
Alias(es) Jodie Meares, Jodie Packer, Jodhi Packer
Spouse(s) James Packer (1999-2002)

Jodhi Kayla Meares (born March 24, 1972) is an Australian fashion designer, former swimsuit model, and television personality.

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[edit] Early Life

Born to John Meares and his wife Denise, the couple split when Jodhi was two years of age. She then moved from Merimbula, where her father ran a pub, to Sydney, where she grew an interest in glamour modelling at the age of 14.

[edit] Career

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 swimsuit model, before establishing her own swimwear label Tigerlily Swimwear.

In addition to her work as designer and owner of Tigerlily (named from the character in Peter Pan), and recently opening the Tigerlily flagship store in Paddington, Sydney, 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" [1]

She was recently 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, which 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.

[edit] Personal Life

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. 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 became Jodhi. In June 2002, Jodhi and Packer announced their separation, and later divorced.

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