Miss Australia 2014
NAME: Tegan Martin
AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Newcastle
HEIGHT: 5’ 10”
LANGUAGE: English
Tegan Martin, hailing from Newcastle, the same town as Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins, won the Miss Universe Australia pageant on her third and final time competing! As a teenager, Tegan received an international modeling contract in Paris where she learned valuable life skills, immersed herself in Parisian culture and made some life long friends.
Tegan is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Nutritional Medicine with a goal to one day use her nutritional medicine, health and well-being knowledge to shed some light on the issue of mental health in our youth. Tegan is also involved with a youth mentoring program outreaching to girls in schools struggling with confidence.
People who meet Tegan are inspired by her happy disposition, beautiful smile and desire to share her knowledge about healthy living. She has a very passionate nature and a dream to make a change.
FUN FACTS
1 Tegan placed second in Miss Universe Australia twice before she won on her third and final attempt. Her story of persistence has allowed to her to inspire many young girls in her country to work hard and never give up on their dreams.
2 One of her favorite things to do is attend live music concerts with friends.
3 One of her favorite career highlights was interviewing other models on the Great Wall of China.