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Beverley Pinder
Beverley Pinder (born 12 July 1955) is an Australian public relations executive, former civil servant and beauty pageant the titleholder who won 1978 Miss Universe Australia. Personal life Beverley Pinder was born on 12 July 1955 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pinder, her parents and four siblings moved to Australia from Sri Lanka in the 1960s. She attended Elwood High School. Pinder is married to businessman and IT entrepreneur Russell Mortimer and has twin stepsons, Jake and Andre. Career She is an Australian public relations executive, who was a former civil servant and 1978 Miss Universe Australia. Since 1985, she has been the Managing Director of Rowland Pinder Communication Consultants. Pinder is also a green-belt in Karate. Modelling (as a Teenager) Starting out in 1970 with her win in the Junior Miss Victoria Contest (14–16 years). She entered many pageants in her career, from the Victorian Beach Girl, Miss Sportsgirl, Young Teen, Miss Springvale, Waverley Queen of Heart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. In 2018, the city has an area of and had a population of 169,961. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. The city's motto is "''Vires acquirit eundo''" which means "She gathers strength as she goes." The current Lord Mayor is Sally Capp, who was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Robert Doyle on 4 February 2018. The Melbourne City Council (MCC) holds office in Melbourne Town Hall. History Melbourne was founded in 1835, during the reign of King William IV, with the arrival of the schooner ''Enterprize'' near the present site of the Queen's Wharf, as a barely legal, speculative settlement that broke away from New South Wales. Unlike other Australian capital cities, Melbourne did not originate under official auspices, instead forming through the foresight of settlers from Tasmania. Having been a province of New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Queen-politicians
A number of beauty queens have run and been elected for political office and have become prominent politicians, and it has been said that "participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women". List of political officeholders Federal The following is a list of beauty pageant winners who have held a federal political office. – Incumbent officeholder Local The following is a list of beauty pageant winners who have held a local or otherwise non-federal political office. – Incumbent officeholder List of political candidates The following is a list of beauty pageant titleholders who have been candidates for political offices, but have not been elected. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Beauty queen-politicians Lists of female politicians Lists of women in beauty pageants, Politicians Lists of politicians Beauty queen-politicians, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
