Karen Dianne Baldwin

Karen Dianne Baldwin, (born September 6, 1963^{[citation needed]} in London, Ontario, Canada) is the first Canadian winner of Miss Universe.

Early life

Before becoming Miss Universe, she attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario.

Miss Universe

Baldwin was the winner of the 1982 Miss Canada pageant and was crowned Miss Universe in Lima, Peru. She then relinquished her crown to Lorraine Downes the following year in the United States.

Life after Miss Universe

She hosted The New You, a Canadian fashion and lifestyle television program and was one of the co-hosts for the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, held in Cancun, Mexico.

She was also featured in the comedy movie Who's That Girl starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne as "Heather", one of the kidnapped bridesmaids and she appeared in the movies: Spellbinder, Night Eyes, Last Call, T-Force and Sudden Death.

Baldwin is now a working producer in Hollywood, producing movies such as Danny Deckchair, starring Rhys Ifan, Ray starring Jamie Foxx, and Sahara starring Matthew McConaughey. She continues to produce feature films with Baldwin Entertainment.

Personal life

She married actor Jack Scalia in 1987 and they had two daughters: Olivia (b. 1987) and Jacqueline (b. 1990). They were divorced in 1996.

References

• "Miss Universe tops ratings". The Montreal Gazette. 4 August 1982. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
• "Canadian wins Miss Universe title". Reading Eagle. 27 July 1982. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
• "Canadian Woman Begins End Of Reign As Miss Universe". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 10 July 1983. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
• "The tapes run out and New You gets a new host". Montreal Gazette. 7 September 1985. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 

External links

• Karen Baldwin at the Internet Movie Database