Karen Dianne Baldwin
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Karen Dianne Baldwin September 6, 1963 [citation needed] London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 54.3 kg (120 lb) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Title(s) | Miss Canada 1982 Miss Universe 1982 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Canada 1982 (Winner) Miss Universe 1982 (Winner) |
Karen Dianne Baldwin, (born September 6, 1963[citation needed] in London, Ontario, Canada) is the first Canadian winner of Miss Universe.
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[edit] Early life
Before becoming Miss Universe, she attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario.
[edit] Miss Universe
Baldwin was the winner of the 1982 Miss Canada pageant and was crowned Miss Universe in Lima, Peru. She then relinquished her crown to Lorraine Downes the following year in the United States.
[edit] Life after Miss Universe
She hosted The New You, a Canadian fashion and lifestyle television program and was one of the co-hosts for the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, held in Cancun, Mexico.
She was also featured in the 1987 movie Who's That Girl starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne as 'Heather', one of the kidnapped bridesmaids.
Baldwin is now a working Producer in Hollywood, producing movies such as Danny Deckchair, starring Rhys Ifan, Ray starring Jamie Foxx, and Sahara starring Matthew McConaughey. She continues to produce feature films with Baldwin Entertainment.
[edit] Personal life
She later married actor Jack Scalia and they had two daughters. They were divorced in 1996.
[edit] References
- "Miss Universe tops ratings". The Montreal Gazette. 4 August 1982. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=71A0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=d7kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6908,525759&dq=karen-dianne-baldwin&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- "Canadian wins Miss Universe title". Reading Eagle. 27 July 1982. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=4FciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eKcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5736,3957554&dq=karen-dianne-baldwin&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- "Canadian Woman Begins End Of Reign As Miss Universe". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 10 July 1983. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=f9seAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718,6722585&dq=karen-dianne-baldwin&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- "The tapes run out and New You gets a new host". Montreal Gazette. 7 September 1985. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=-x8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1KUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6230,2428847&dq=karen-dianne-baldwin+the-new-you&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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| Preceded by Tracy Scoggins |
Miss Universe color commentator (with Emma Samms) 1989 |
Succeeded by Leeza Gibbons and Margaret Gardiner |
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