Melissa Hannan (born c. 1962) is an Australian actress, model, TV Host and beauty pageant titleholder who won

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in 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.veestarz
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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

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when he was on tour in Australia in the early 1990s. Later Hannan became a TV presenter and featured on shows like ''

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''. Her father was TV presenter and singer,

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, and her daughter is producer/illustrator Jaki Jo Hannan.

References

External links

Melissa Hannan Official Website
Australian expatriates in Japan Australian singer-songwriters Place of birth missing (living people) 1960s births Living people Miss World 1981 delegates Australian beauty pageant winners Australian women singer-songwriters {{model-stub