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Hawaiian Tropic is an American brand of suntan lotion. Hawaiian Tropic was founded by Ron Rice in 1969. Rice became the largest private manufacturer of sun care products in the United States, until Hawaiian Tropic was acquired by Playtex Products, Inc. in May 2007. With Hawaiian Tropic and Playtex's other brand of sun care, Banana Boat, Playtex became the largest manufacturer of sun care products in the
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. Shortly after purchasing Hawaiian Tropic, Playtex Products was purchased by
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Inc. in a deal valued at $1.9 billion.


Pageants

Hawaiian Tropic sponsored swimsuit competitions to seek brand promotion among women to serve as
spokesmodel A promotional model is a model hired to drive consumer demand for a product, service, brand, or concept by directly interacting with potential customers. Most promotional models are conventionally attractive in physical appearance. They serve to m ...
s for its products. Many winners appeared later in advertising campaigns, swimwear, erotic magazines, and lingerie catalogs. In late 2006, a theme restaurant called Hawaiian Tropic Zone was opened in New York City near
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. The restaurant was advertised as the "Hottest Place on Earth" and featured waitresses in bikinis designed by Nicole Miller and a restaurant menu created by chef David Burke. Later that year, four former employees sued the restaurant, alleging repeated
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by managers, as well as rape. The restaurant closed in mid-2010. In May 2008, the Hawaiian Tropic Brand celebrated the 25th annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic International model search finals at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Since late 2008, the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International model search has ceased to exist in the United States. The former state directors have transitioned to Swimsuit USA, which is the official successor.


Miss Hawaiian Tropic International


Notable former Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners


Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA

* Rebecca DiPietro 2005: Former
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backstage interviewer on ECW and ''
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'' model; finalist in Hawaiian Tropic International 2005 pageant * Shana Hiatt 1995: Hostess for the
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and ''Playboy'' model * Ashley Massaro 2002: Former
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and ''Playboy'' cover girl * Crista Nicole 2001: ''Playboy''
Playmate of the Month A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of '' Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Pla ...
for May 2001 * Brooke Richards 1998: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for December 1999 * Suzanne Stokes 1999: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for February 2000


Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada

* Ashley Massaro 2004: Former WWE Diva and ''Playboy'' cover girl * Maryse Ouellet 2003: WWE Diva and ''Playboy'' model * Crystel Geoffré 2005


Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

* Cecilia Hörberg 1984: Top 10 at Miss World 1988, representing Sweden *Jennifer Campbell 1989: actress and model *XiXi Yang Miss China 2008: international spokesmodel, U.S. media personality/TV host; appeared in MTV, VH1, and NBC


Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss

* Casey Reinhardt 2003: former cast member of the second season of ''
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'' and frequent beauty pageant contestant


Other contestants and winners

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: reality television contestant and actress who also appeared in '' Maxim'' * Anna Anka, (née Åberg) Sweden, Top 10 1993: model, actress, author. Married to the musician
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* Marea Lambert-Barker Australia: actress, TV host, radio announcer, model * Brooke Adams, former ECW performer * Martina Andrews,
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2004 * Michelle Banzer:
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2007 * Laura Morgan Porter: Miss Tennessee Hawaiian Tropic 2006, 2003 ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Cover finalist, one of the three official NASCAR Pit Crew girls from 2009 to 2011 *Jillian Beyor: ''Playboy'' Cyber Girl, Cyber Girl of Month May 2007, Cyber Girl of Week January 1, 2007, and Coed of Month October 2006 * Barbara Blank: 2005 model; WWE diva under the ring name Kelly Kelly * Jennifer Etcheson: Miss Hawaiian Tropic California 2005, Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Finalist 2005, ''Strikeforce MMA'' Ring Girl, model and actress * Angel Boris: actress and ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for July 1996 *Jennifer Cole: actress and model * Bonnie Conte was Miss Miami Beach Hawaiian Tropic * Louise Glover: former Playboy Special Editions "Model of the Year" *
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: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for March 2004 * Dalene Kurtis: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for September 2001 and one of ''
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'' magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 2004 * Sung Hi Lee: actress and very popular Playboy Special Editions model, featured in ''Playboy'' magazine's "Girls of Hawaiian Tropic" issue in 1995 and the companion video * Rochelle Loewen: former WWE diva and ''Playboy'' model; made cameo appearances on '' The Girls Next Door'' * Tilsa Lozano: Miss Playboy TV Latinoamerica & Iberia 2008, Playboy TV actress * Cassandra Lynn: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for February 2006 * Holly Madison: ''Playboy'' model and
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's former #1 girlfriend * Marla Maples: * Yael Markovich:
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Israel 2012 and Miss Supranational Israel * Kalin Olson: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for August 1997 * Jocelyn Oxlade: model, singer, host, '' FHM'' Babe (Philippines); turned down a ''Playboy'' magazine offer worth $25,000 due to some personal reasons * Kirsten Price: nude model, contestant of the reality program '' My Bare Lady'', porn star * Tiffany Selby: model and member of the USA National Bikini Team * Andrea Stelzer * Tiffany Taylor: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for November 1998 * Jennifer Thomas: Washington's finalist in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA competition in 2000;
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* Jamie Westenhiser: ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for May 2005


Competition hosts


References


External links

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