Jessica Kahawaty

Jessica Michelle Kahawaty (جيسيكا ميشيل قهواتي; born 12 September 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a Lebanese Australian model, philanthropist, former tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss World Australia 2012 and represented Australia at Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China where she claimed second runner-up.

Career
Kahawaty also studied Law and Business Finance. She competed in Miss Lebanon 2010 held at the LBC studios in Adma, Lebanon, where she was rewarded the position of third runner-up.

She won her first beauty pageant at the age of 17 years in Sydney in May 2007. She was crowned Miss Lebanon Australia 2007 and was the first Lebanese Australian to subsequently win Miss Lebanon World 2008 in the following year. The pageant, held in Batroun Village Club, Lebanon, on 14 August 2008 featured 31 contestants of Lebanese origin from around the world. In November, she represented Lebanon in Miss International 2008, where she placed in the Top 12.

Kahawaty has studied a combined degree of Bachelor of Laws and Business with a major in Finance in Sydney. In her acting career, she has filmed various commercials for known brands such as Maybelline Cosmetics for India and Lexus cars for Australia. She has also been featured in major catwalks, magazines, and photoshoots around the world.

While focusing on her career, Kahawaty also aids in community service and conducts her own charity events. In 2007, she raised money for charities in both Australia and Lebanon, most notably Lilla community and Charity: Water.

Domestic beauty pageants

 * Miss World Australia 2012: Winner
 * Miss Lebanon 2010: 3rd Runner-Up
 * Miss Lebanon Australia 2007: Winner

International beauty pageants

 * Miss World 2012: 2nd Runner-Up (representing Australia)
 * Miss International 2008: Top 12 (representing Lebanon)
 * Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2008: Winner (representing Australia)