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Lorraine Elizabeth Downes (born 12 June 1964) is a New Zealand dancer and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe title in 1983 and the New Zealand version of the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2006.
Nov 29, 2022 · Looking back with NZ’s only Miss Universe winner. by Lorraine Downes 163 views. 1News presenter Melissa Stokes speaks to New Zealand's first, and only, Miss Universe pageant winner Lorraine Downes. One of the best things Downes told me about the 1983 Miss Universe ... 08 Jan 2024.
About. In 1983 I won Miss Universe. It was a life defining moment which opened up a world of wonderful opportunities and rich experiences for which I have much to be grateful for. But life as it has a tendency to do, also presented me with enormous challenges that at times left me struggling to cope.
May 7, 2018 · Her memoir, Life, Loss, Love, has just been released. In it, Lorraine shares her recollections of everything from the heady days of her Miss Universe win as a bright young 19-year-old, to the tragic death of her soulmate, Martin Crowe. In the following book extract, Lorraine shares a memory of the time in which Marty was helped by Mercy Hospice ...
Aug 11, 2018 · Models – including Lorraine, other well-known Kiwis and hospice staff – will wear clothes from Mercy’s charity shops. Lorraine will be showing off a stunning white dress donated to Mercy by Kiwi designer Rochelle Goodrick, and she’s looking forward to being back on the catwalk.
When Lorraine Downes entered the 1983 Miss Universe New Zealand pageant, she hoped to win enough money to buy an airplane ticket to Australia. A few months later she was standing on the stage of the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri in front of 16,000 people and a global television audience of 700 million.
Apr 12, 2018 · From the heady days of her Miss Universe win to the tragic death of her soulmate Martin Crowe, Lorraine Downes’ life has been full of highs and lows.
Apr 23, 2018 · Lorraine Downes has been a household name since 1983 when she won Miss Universe, and went from a teenager in Pakuranga to global prominance. She talks with Kathryn Ryan about the highs and lows of her life - in particular learning to rebuild her life and live with her grief over the death of her second husband, cricketing great Martin Crowe.
Dec 16, 2023 · 1News presenter Melissa Stokes speaks to New Zealand's first, and only, Miss Universe pageant winner Lorraine Downes. One of the best things Downes told me about the 1983 Miss Universe Pageant was that she won a Chrysler Lebaron car - a convertible of course - and a speed boat.
Aug 20, 2018 · Lorraine Downes on her final days with her late husband Martin Crowe and how she’s giving back to Mercy Hospice. On September 2 Mercy Hospice, in association with the Weekly, is staging its own fashion show and Lorraine is one of their models. Author Donna Fleming.
