Hawaiian Tropic

Hawaiian Tropic

Hawaiian Tropic is a brand of suntan lotion sold around the world, but more widely available in the United States.

The Company was founded by Ron Rice in 1969. It was the largest private manufacturer of sun care products in the United States until being acquired in May 2007 by Playtex Products, Inc. which when combined with Playtex's other brand of sun care, Banana Boat, made Playtex the largest manufacturer of sun care products in the Western Hemisphere. Shortly thereafter, Playtex Products was purchased by Energizer Holdings Inc. in a deal valued at $1.9 billion.[1]

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Bikinis

New York restaurant after closing

The company sponsored bikini competitions to seek women to serve as spokesmodels for their products. Many winners appeared later in advertising campaigns, swimwear, erotic magazines, and lingerie catalogs.

In late 2006, a company opened a theme restaurant called Hawaiian Tropic Zone in New York City near Times Square, advertised as the "Hottest Place on Earth" and using the Hawaiian Tropic Zone name under license. The restaurant featured waitresses in bikinis designed by Nicole Miller and a menu by chef David Burke. Later that year, four former employees sued the restaurant, alleging chronic groping by managers and a rape.[2] Restaurateur Dennis Riese and nightclub owner Adam Hock have ownership interests in the restaurant. The restaurant closed in mid-2010.

In May 2008, the Hawaiian Tropic(R) Brand celebrated the 25th Annual Miss Hawaiian Tropic International(R) Model Search Finals at The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

Year Winner Origin Country
1984 Cécilia Margareta Hörberg Sweden Gothenburg Sweden
1985 Karen Frances McGrillen United Kingdom Belfast UK
1986 Yvonne Balliache Venezuela Caracas Venezuela
1987 Monica Lange Canada Alberta Canada
1988 Varinia Govea Argentina Buenos Aires Argentina
1989 Jennifer Lynn Campbell United States Michigan USA
1990 Sandi Da Silva United States Florida USA
1991 Scarlett Chorvat Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1992 Monica Buck United States Texas USA
1993 Jennifer Blair United States Arizona USA
1994 Tracy Wood Canada Ontario Canada
1995 Krista Frazier United States Texas USA
1996 Cheryl Depew United States Florida USA
1997 Renee Slaughter United States Florida USA
1998 Jennifer England United States Michigan USA
1999 Charlotte Arlt United States Texas USA
2000 Marie Eve Dufault Canada Quebec Canada
2001 Erika Johnson Sweden Stockholm Sweden
2002 Shawn Cox United States California USA
2003 Erica Reams Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town Turks & Caicos
2004 Ashley Smith United States Florida USA
2005 Charmain Espinosa Panama Panamá City Panama
2006 Kristen Achee United States Texas USA
2007 Anna Naroznaja Estonia Tallinn Estonia
2008 Debbie O'Toole United Kingdom Liverpool UK
2010 Amanda Hinchcliffe Australia Gold Coast Australia

Notable Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners

Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA

Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada

Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

  • Cecilia Hörberg 1984: Top 10 at Miss World 1988, representing Sweden.
  • Jennifer Campbell 1989: actress and model.
  • XiXi Yang Miss China 2008: International Spokesmodel, American media personality, TV host, appeared in MTV, VH1, and NBC.

Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss

Other Contestants and winners

  • Gia Allemand: reality television contestant and actress who also appeared in Maxim.
  • Anna Anka, Sweden (née Åberg), Top 10 1993: Model, Actress, Author. Married to the musician Paul Anka.
  • Marea Lambert-Barker Australia: Actress, TV Host, Radio Announcer, Model.
  • XiXi Yang: International Spokesmodel, American media personality, TV host, appeared in MTV, VH1, and NBC.
  • Brooke Adams, former ECW performer.
  • Martina Andrews, Miss Hooters International 2004.
  • Michelle Banzer: Miss Kentucky USA 2007
  • Laura Morgan Porter: Miss Tennessee Hawaiian Tropic 2006. Also 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Finalist and one of the three official NASCAR Pit Crew girls from 2009–2011
  • Jillian Beyor: Playboy Cyber Girl, Cyber Girl of Month May 2007, Cyber Girl of Week January 1, 2007, and Coed of Month October 2006
  • Barbara Blank: 2005 model; WWE Diva under the ring name Kelly Kelly [4]
  • Angel Boris: Actress and Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 1996
  • Jennifer Cole: Actress and model
  • Louise Glover: Former Playboy Special Editions "Model of the Year"
  • Sandra Hubby: Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 2004
  • Dalene Kurtis: Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2001 and one of People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 2004
  • Rochelle Loewen: former WWE Diva and Playboy model; made cameo appearances on The Girls Next Door
  • Sung Hi Lee: Actress and very popular Playboy Special Editions model, featured in Playboy Magazine's "Girls of Hawaiian Tropic" issue in 1995 and the companion video.
  • Cassandra Lynn: Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2006
  • Holly Madison: Playboy model and Hugh Hefner's former #1 girlfriend
  • Kalin Olson: Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1997
  • Jocelyn Oxlade: Model, Singer, Host, FHM Babe(Philippines); turned down a Playboy Magazine offer worth of $25,000 due to some personal reasons.
  • Kirsten Price: Nude model, contestant of the reality program My Bare Lady, and a porn star
  • Tiffany Selby: Model and member of the USA National Bikini Team
  • Tiffany Taylor: Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 1998
  • Jennifer Thomas: Washington's finalist in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA competition in 2000;[5] Professional wrestler
  • Jamie Westenhiser: Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2005
  • Miranda Music: Miss HT USA 1993 an 1994 is also the president of her own swimwear company,

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