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Revision as of 19:28, 28 May 2015
Leilani Dowding | |
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| Born | 30 January 1980[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Occupation | Glamour model |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Relatives | Chris Dowding (father) Zena Dowding (mother) Melanie Dowding (sister) |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Website | www |
Leilani Dowding (born 30 January 1980)[1] is an English former Page 3 girl, glamour model, television celebrity, and the UK representative at Miss Universe 1998.
Early life
Dowding grew up in Bournemouth, and has a younger sister Melanie. They were brought up Roman Catholic by their Filipina mother Zena, and British father Chris.[1] Leilani was named for her mother's cousin and her name literally means "heavenly flower".[2]
Dowding and her sister attended St Peter's School in Bournemouth. She did well in school, earning eleven GCSEs and three A-levels.[1] She studied for an economics degree at Royal Holloway, University of London, in Surrey, with the intention of becoming a city trader.[3] The then eighteen-year-old entered and won the 1998 Miss Great Britain competition.[4] In Hawaii later that year she became the first woman of Asian descent to represent Britain in the Miss Universe pageant.[1]
Career
After her success in beauty pageants, Dowding dropped out of university to pursue a full-time modelling career.[1] Although she had not originally considered topless modelling, she started appearing as a Page 3 girl in The Sun in 1999.[1] Her younger sister Melanie ("Mel") Dowding also had a brief career as a model.
In 2003 she was rated #89 on the FHM Sexiest Women in World list.[5]
Dowding has been a guest on various British television shows, modelling on the Big Breakfast and This Morning, and appearing on Faking It Celebrity Wrestling and Celebrity Fear Factor.[6] She has also enjoyed a season in pantomime as Tiger Lilly in Peter Pan.[1]
Dowding appeared on a charity Page 3 episode of The Weakest Link where she lost out in the final round to Jakki Degg. Dowding was competing on behalf of the RSPCA and breast cancer charities.[7] She joked before the show: "I look forward to using my brain for the first time in three years."[8]
Dowding has competed in celebrity poker tournaments and done promotional work for Ladbrokes.[1][9][10]
She also appears in the American TV Reality Show Tough Love Miami, in which she deals with her own superficiality in order to find a suitable mate.
She has travelled to Bosnia, Kosovo. Iraq and Cyprus on morale-boosting trips for British troops abroad.[1]
She appeared in the December 2011 edition of US Maxim [11]
Dowding has her own clothing line, the Leiluna Collection.
Personal life
Dowding has dated former West Ham United defender Anwar Uddin.[12][13][14] been engaged to former Wimbledon and Northern Ireland defender Mark Williams and was engaged to former Middlesbrough attacker Jérémie Aliadière.[3][15] She had been briefly married to restaurateur Richard Palmer - ex-husband of Raquel Welch [16][17]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Biography". Leilani Dowding's Official Site. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
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"Leilani Dowding". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
Leilani was my mum's cousin's name, it means heavenly flower
- ^ a b John Aizlewood (15 January 2006). "The top 10 footballers' Page 3 playmates". The Times. London: News International. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Student Leylani Dowding carries off the Miss Great Britain Universe honours". BBC News. 12 March 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ The Sexiest Women In The World 2003 | Girls. FHM.com. Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Leilani Dowding at IMDb
- ^ Beauty and the beast (From Dorset Echo). Archive.dorsetecho.co.uk (27 April 2002). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Giovanni Iozzi (13 July 2002). "Jakki has the most up top!". The Sun. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ Rajesh Modha Tops off a Million Dollar Night! | PokerNews. Uk.pokernews.com (16 December 2006). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Ladbrokes Poker Vegas Dream Packages. Pokerplayer.co.uk (30 March 2009). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Tweet. "Leilani Dowding". Maxim date=4 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Leilani sings for England". Dorset: Dorset Echo. 17 May 2002. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Leilani brings on a sub". The Sun. 2002. Retrieved 18 May 1013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bikini babe Leilani Dowding back in the arms of Tough Love flame George French on the beach in Miami". Mail Online. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Meet The Cast Of Tough Love: Miami. Blog.vh1.com (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 4 May 2012.
- ^ Russell, Stacey (14 October 2011). "Leilani Dowding Talks Tough Love Miami, Divorce, and Show Drama". Blogs.miaminewtimes.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Julie Moult (22 July 2013). "Even her poor dog looks embarrassed as Leilani Dowding draws attention to herself with peculiar paddleboard yoga | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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