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Laura Csortan (born 9 November 1976) is an Australian model and television presenter.
Career
Modelling
Csortan was crowned
Miss Australia
Miss Australia was the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest or the Miss Australia Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named. From 2002, the Miss World Australia contest has been held, and the Miss ...
1997 and represented her country in
Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997, the 46th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 16, 1997, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Brook Lee of the United States was crowned by Alicia Machado of Venezuela at the en ...
, where she won Miss Congeniality and finished in 13th place. Csortan competed in
Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in Baie Lazare, Seychelles. 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden ca ...
, where she was a top 10 semi-finalist.
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"The Good Life"
''The Daily Telegraph
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It was f ...
,'' 17 September 2006, URL last accessed 26 November 2006.
Television
From October 2000 until November 2008, she was a host of ''
The Great Outdoors'' on the
Seven Network
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.
[ She formerly co-hosted the Australian version of '']Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune or ''Rota Fortunae'' has been a concept and metaphor since ancient times referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Wheel of Fortune may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Art
* ''The Wheel of Fortune'' (Burne-Jo ...
'', with Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur (born 9 December 1964) is an Australian television personality.
Emdur is currently co-host of '' The Morning Show'' alongside Kylie Gillies, and host of '' The Chase Australia''. The duo also hosted the Australian version of ''Cel ...
.
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's ''Massive Nature'', ''Racing Today'', blooper show ''Good As Gold'' and was a panellist on ''Grand Prix TV''. In 2009 Laura was a newsreader for ''
Fox Sports News''. Csortan hosted a behind the scenes show for ''
Australia's Got Talent'' in 2012.
Since 2012, Csortan has been a regular on Channel 7's ''
The Morning Show'' where she hosts travel segments. Csortan has regularly appeared on ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
A ...
'' as a panellist.
Other
Csortan has appeared in advertising for
Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited ( ) is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations. It is the world's third-oldest airline still in operation, having been founde ...
. She lent her support for
Ralph Lauren's Pink Pony campaign, the
RSPCA
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's Set a Sister Free campaign, SunSCHine (
Sydney Children's Hospital) Variety Club, and the Pink Hope Bright Pink Lipstick Day charity campaigns.
Csortan has performed internationally as a
master of ceremonies for a number of events including Gday USA for
Qantas
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, Fashions on the Field events for
Myer
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and
Emirates
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* United Arab Emirates, a Middle Eastern country
* Emirate, any territory ruled by an emir
** Gulf emirates, emirates located on the Persian Gulf
** Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, the individual emirates
* The Emirat ...
,
Schwarzkopf Face of the Year, and the Good Food Expo, as well as for brands such as
Toyota
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,
Subaru,
Mercedes Benz
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and
Ducati.
Personal life
Csortan grew up riding
dirt bikes on her family's farm and has been described as a "petrolhead with a penchant for motorbikes".
Csortan gave birth to a daughter, Layla Rose, in 2016.
Filmography
References
External links
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1976 births
Australian beauty pageant winners
Australian female models
Models from Sydney
Australian television presenters
Living people
Miss Universe 1997 contestants
Miss World 1997 delegates
Australian women television presenters