Erin Victoria Holland (born 21 March 1989) is an Australian singer, TV host, model, dancer, charity worker and beauty pageant titleholder. She won her national title,

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, on 20 July 2013. She has also featured as a sports presenter at the

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in seasons 4, 5, 7, and 8, 9 and currently 10 covering the matches on ground as well as post-match ceremonies. She is married to

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cricketer

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Early life

Holland was born in

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to parents Trish and Mark Holland. Her love of music began from 3 years of age, when her father taught her how to play the

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. Since this early introduction, she trained as a classical, musical theatre and jazz singer, played the

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and

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and studied

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, with the dream of one day starring as a leading lady on

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. Holland trained in

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and

tap dancing Tap dance (or tap) is a form of dance that uses the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. Tap dancing can also be performed with no musical accompaniment; the sound of the taps is its ow ...

from the age of 4, receiving honours in Advanced R.A.D Examinations. Throughout her schooling, she performed in orchestras, big bands, choirs,

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and many

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. Her amateur theatre credits included lead roles in ''

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'' (Reno Sweeney), ''

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'' (Belle), '' Annie'' (Lily) and '' Fame'' (Carmen). Upon graduating from

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in 2006, Erin moved to Sydney to pursue her dreams, to study on scholarship at the

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Education

Holland is a classically trained

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singer holding a Bachelor of Classical Voice degree from the

. She received a scholarship after graduating from

in 2006. Erin also received a Music Scholarship from

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, where she lived throughout the 4 years of her bachelor's degree. She has achieved advanced qualifications in Classical Voice, Clarinet and Theory A.M.E.B examinations, as well as Jazz and Tap dance examinations.

Modeling career

Miss World Australia 2013

Holland beat 32 finalists to be crowned

on 20 July 2013. For the talent component of the competition, Holland sang " Maybe This Time" from the 1972 musical film ''Cabaret'', receiving first place, and Miss World Australia Talent. She went on to represent Australia in the

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International competition in

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. She credits her success to her wonderful family and friends, and the

organisation.

Miss World 2013

Holland was awarded the

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, Oceania on 28 September 2013, placing in the Top 10 of the overall competition out of 130 countries. For the talent component of the competition, she performed "Someone Like You" from the 1990 musical ''Jekyll & Hyde'', where she received first Runner-up, Erin also placed first Runner-up in the coveted

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philanthropy component and eighth in Interview. As the reigning Miss World Oceania, Erin has travelled with the Miss World organisation since the competition, performing and attending events in China and United States; most recently performing and judging the International

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2014 competition in England.

Charity work

Holland is an ambassador for the International Beauty with a Purpose Charity as a former Beauty Queen. This has seen her actively involved in providing aid for the Lilla Community, a remote

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community located in the

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, Australia. She is also involved with

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, and Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is an ambassador for

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, supporting the Ronald McDonald Charity.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Erin Victoria Living people 1989 births Australian beauty pageant winners People from Cairns Miss World 2013 delegates Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni Participants in Australian reality television series Australian female models