Julie Lynne Hayek (born October 4, 1960) is an American actress, model, charity worker and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1983. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 1983, and finished first runner-up.

Early life

Hayek is of Czech, Lebanese and German descent on her father's side and Norwegian, Scottish, Irish, and English on her mother's side. Her father was an

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and her mother a

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guidance counselor. She graduated from

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a year after holding the Miss USA title, with a bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in psychology. While a student at UCLA, Hayek performed with the UCLA Showgirls dance team. After shooting a poster for 20th Century Fox, she was asked to do a screen test by Paramount Studios head of casting Rueben Cannon, and was subsequently featured in an ''NBC Nightly News'' story. She was prominently featured in a ''Sports Illustrated'' article about the UCLA Showgirls, ''Eight Beauties and a Beat''.

Miss USA

Hayek won the 1983

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title. She represented California in the 1983

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pageant held in

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, in May 1983, and became her state's fourth Miss USA titleholder. In her role, she met presidents, prime ministers and heads of state 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., p. 127.

Miss Universe

Hayek went on to represent the United States at the 1983 Miss Universe pageant, held at

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. She had the highest preliminary score and won both the

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and

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competitions during the final competition. She became first runner-up to eventual winner Lorraine Downes of

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Life after Miss USA

As an actress, Hayek has appeared on the TV series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', '' Hardball'' and ''

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''. She was a celebrity guest on ''

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'', and co-hosted the 1985 revival of '' Break the Bank''. Her film credits include ''

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'', along with the made-for-TV movies ''Scandal in a Small Town'' and ''Seduction: Three Tales from the Inner Sanctum''. Hayek later moved to

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to become a model and

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. She has modeled or served as spokesperson for

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, Warnaco, Natori, Mary McFadden,

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, and

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. Hayek has been featured in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (four times), ''Tattler'', ''Health and Fitness'', and ''Hamptons'', and was on the cover of ''Manhattan'' magazine. At the

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competition, she was among 31 former winners who were part of a photo shoot layout for ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

Official site of Julie Hayek
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