Melissa Hannan (born c. 1962) is an Australian actress, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who won
Miss Australia
Miss Australia was an Australian beauty pageant held from 1908 until 2000. It was replaced by Miss World Australia from 2002, and Miss Universe Australia from 2004. From 1926 to 1991 the program operated as the Miss Australia Quest, after which ...
1981. She was also in the
Miss World 1981 held in London where she won Miss Oceania and Most photogenic by the World's Press.
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After Miss World
Hannan modelled in Europe and Japan. As a singer and songwriter she formed a band called EMI which was a support act to Jose Feliciano
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph.
Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods
* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galilean
* Jose ben Halafta ...
when he was on tour in Australia in the early 1990s. Later Hannan became a TV presenter and featured on shows like ''Hey Hey it's Saturday
''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' is a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 28 years on the Nine Network from 9 October 1971 to 20 November 1999, with a recess in 1978. Its host throughout its entire ...
''. Her father was TV presenter and singer, Jimmy Hannan
Jimmy Hannan (25 August 1937 – 7 January 2019) was an Australian radio and television personality, variety show host, singer, entertainer and game show host of the 1960s and 1970s. One of the pioneers of television, he appeared regularly on v ...
, and her daughter is producer/illustrator Jaki Jo Hannan.
References
External links
Melissa Hannan Official Website
Australian expatriates in Japan
Place of birth missing (living people)
1960s births
Living people
Miss World 1981 delegates
Australian beauty pageant winners
Australian women singer-songwriters
Australian singer-songwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
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