Julie Hayek
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Julie Hayek after becoming Miss USA 1983
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| Born |
Julie Lynne Hayek October 4, 1960 |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 56.5 kg (125 lb) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Title(s) |
Miss California USA 1983 Miss USA 1983 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss California USA 1983 (Winner) Miss USA 1983 (Winner) Miss Universe 1983 (1st Runner-Up) |
Julie Lynne Hayek (born October 4, 1960) is an American actress. charity worker and beauty queen who won Miss USA 1983.
Hayek is of Czech and German descent on her father's side and Norwegian, Scottish, Irish, and English on her mother's side. Her father was an airline pilot and her mother, a high school guidance counselor. She graduated from UCLA a year after holding the Miss USA title, with a bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in psychology.
While cheerleading at UCLA, she was discovered. After shooting a poster for 20th Century Fox, she was asked to do a screen test by Paramount Studios head of casting Rueben Cannon, was subsequently featured in an NBC Nightly News story, as well as being prominently featured in a Sports Illustrated article, "Eight Beauties and a Beat".
Hayek won the 1983 Miss California USA title. She represented California in the 1983 Miss USA pageant held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in May 1983, and became her state's fourth Miss USA titleholder. In her role, she met presidents, prime ministers and heads of states from around the world. Hayek joined forces with Bob Hope and the USO in support of the nation’s servicemen and women. She was a celebrity guest and entertainer for Bob Hope's USO Christmas in Beirut TV special, shot in Beirut, Lebanon, aboard the Sixth Fleet's aircraft carrier.
Hayek went on to represent the United States at the 1983 Miss Universe pageant, held at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. She had the highest preliminary score and won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions during the final competition. She became 1st runner-up to eventual winner Lorraine Downes of New Zealand.
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