THERE must be something in the water in Australia at the moment - our girls are continuing to blitz the competition in international beauty pageants. Following Jennifer Hawkins' crowning as Miss Universe earlier this year, Sydney-based 16-year-old Lauryn Eagle has been named the new Miss Teen International. She won the pageant, held at the weekend in Costa Rica, after clinching the Miss Teen Australia title in October. Eagle wiped the floor with her competitors, picking up the Miss Photogenic, Miss Silhouette and Miss Congeniality awards in addition to the top honour. But modelling is not Eagle's first passion - she is also a champion water skier. She is the Australian and NSW State Champion for 2004 in the under 16 division and also placed second in the Junior Water Ski Racing World Championships in California last year. Eagle's win is a further boost for her Sydney-based management company Adpro, which also looks after Hawkins.
| She's a cutie, all right. But can she tap dance? Where's her baton? Is her ambition "to help people"? |