Rachael Margot Smith (known professionally as Rachael Margot, born 1985) is an Australian TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
Biography
Rachael grew up in
Perth, Western Australia
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, as the youngest of three children. She trained as a classical
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
dancer and then as a
rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, fle ...
.
Rachael's love for the environment led her to complete an
Environmental Science degree, and her devotion to helping the environment has been furthered by her Miss Earth Australia title.
Rachael moved from Perth to
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
in 2009 and studied screen acting at the
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...
(NIDA) in Sydney, Australia.
Miss Earth Pageant
Rachael was crowned
2008 and represented Australia in the
Miss Earth 2008
Miss Earth 2008 was the eighth edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Philippines, on November 9, 2008.
Jessica Trisko of Canada crowned Karla Henry of the Philippines as her successor the en ...
International Pageant in the Philippines. Rachael won Miss Talent at the international event for her graceful and dynamic
rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), hoop, ball (rhythmic gymnastics), ball, Clubs (rhythmic gymnastics), clubs, ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics), ...
display.
References
External links
Official Site of Rachael MargotMiss Earth Australia Official Site*
Miss Earth 2008 - Wikipedia Article
Sydney Morning HeraldPageants IndiaJamaicans.com
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1985 births
Australian beauty pageant winners
Living people
Miss Earth 2008 contestants
Mass media people from Perth, Western Australia
Models from Perth, Western Australia