Kristy Hinze (born 16 October 1979) is an Australian

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and

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. Hinze has appeared in ''

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'' as well as the

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catalogue.

Early life and education

Kristy Hinze was born on the

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. She is the granddaughter of

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politician

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. In 1994, when she was 14 years old, Hinze appeared in the Australian edition of ''

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''. She attended Beaudesert State High School.

Career

Hinze appeared on the tenth season of ''

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'' and was working at that time with Elite model management New York. Hinze was the host and head judge of ''

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'' during the first and second season, it was announced

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would be the host of the third season. She appeared on the first ever cover of the short lived Australian Edition of ''Ocean Drive'' magazine. Hinze portrayed Marc Anthony's love interest in the music video for his single "

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", both the Spanish and English versions. It was announced in February 2008 that she will be the host of the Australian version of US reality TV show, ''

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''.

Personal life

In October 2008, Hinze became engaged to billionaire

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, founder of

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and Netscape and 36 years her senior. They married on 22 March 2009. She gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Dylan Vivienne, in September 2011 in

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. Their second daughter Harper was born on 19 August 2014. Hinze reportedly bought a home in Australia online while taking a break from filming

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Yacht racing

In December 2015 Hinze became the first female boat owner to win the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Quotes

* "I feel more Australian when I am overseas: you can take the girl out of Australia, but you cannot take Australia out of the girl."Kristy Hinze stalks catwalk standard
'' Herald Sun, Australia. * "My accent isn't too broad, like most Queenslanders. But yes, I do have to talk a little slower so people can understand what I am saying."

References

External links

Kristy Hinze in Sports Illustrated
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