Dawn Rochelle is an American model,

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, television host and

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. She became a well-known model in the 1990s for mainstream swimwear brands and later appeared in ''

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'' Lingerie. She developed a career as an actress through movies and the popular television series

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. Aside from acting and modeling, Warner founded the Miss Bikini United States pageant and the agency Warner Models Agency in 2008. In 2006, she was named as one of the Sexiest Vegetarians Alive by

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and one of the 101 Hottest Women by ''

'' magazine. In 2011, Warner became affiliated with ''

''. She was selected as one of Playboy Intimates' top 50 lingerie models of 2012.

Personal life

Warner is the only child of Jeanie and Robert Warner. In 1999 she married Josue Ramos, a citizen of Spain. They later divorced but have one son, Canyon Joshua. Warner likes surfing. She and her son are avid surfers. In addition to surfing, she and her son are strict vegetarians.

Career

Warner began her career at the age of 9 when she went to a commercial audition with friends and landed the role of the middle child in a commercial for ABC Broadcasting. She enjoyed the experience and began competing in beauty pageants. Her career in pageantry lead her to modeling. Her modeling career led her down two paths, one of entrepreneurship and one of film acting and corresponding.

Pageants

In her pageantry she went on to hold titles like Miss Texas Lonestar, Miss Hawaiian Tropics National Finalist, Miss US Glamour Girl, Miss Summer Nationals, and was top ten semi-finalist in the Miss Kansas USA Pageant, official preliminary to the

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Pageants.

Modeling

Early in her career, Warner became a swimwear model for

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, Body Glove, and Cole of California Swimwear. She has done product endorsements for Pepsi and

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. She later found success by working in Milan, Paris, London and the US appearing in campaigns for Adrienne Vittidini, Anne Cole, Bell Fitness,

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, Body Glove, Rodeo Rose, Miss Me Denim and Fortune Denim. Warner has appeared in numerous magazines including: ''

'', ''

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'', Playboy Lingerie, ''Focus Magazine'', ''Modern Bride'' Platform and ''South Beach Magazine''.

Correspondent

Warner's hosting and correspondent credits include the "Billboard Latin Music Awards", "MLW Planet Hollywood Press Conference", "Girls Night Out- Key West" for Clear Channel Radio, and "Model Camp Las Vegas" for Univision. During the 2006 Baseball season, she was heard in Dallas/Ft Worth on KRLD (CBS Radio) as a KRLD Diva and was live at KRLD radio remotes and professional sporting events including the Texas Rangers Baseball team. She also has credits on shows for the E! Channel, ESPN, and Telemundo. She has interviewed international stars and celebrities including

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, Laura Bozzo, and

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Entrepreneur

Dawn Rochelle founded (DRP) which has become a known entity producing beauty and fashion entertainment and events, including the Miss Bikini United States pageant at Miami Swim Week. She also founded Warner Models Agency.

Acting

Filmography

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and

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. She supports local up & coming film makers by appearing in independent films.

Television

Media recognition

In ,

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named Warner as one of the "Hottest 101 Women in the World". That same year,

named her as one of the "10 Sexiest Vegetarians Alive". In , Warner was selected as one of the "Top 50 Models for

Intimates Lingerie of 2012".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Dawn Rochelle 1972 births Female models from Kansas Living people Actresses from Texas Actresses from Kansas People from Cowley County, Kansas American television actresses American film actresses 21st-century American women