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

[edit] History

Hawaiian Tropic Bar in Times Square in New York City

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.[1], 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.[2]

They have sponsored bikini competitions for women around the country and the world every year to seek out spokesmodels with beautiful faces, exceptional figures, charm, and knowledge in skincare as spokesmodels for their products. Many winners of these competitions have been modeling since and have appeared in advertising campaigns, swimwear, erotic magazines, and lingerie catalogs internationally known. Hawaiian Tropic also partnered with Playboy in the erotica 1995 movie, Playboy: The Girls of Hawaiian Tropic, Naked in Paradise [3]. The November 2006 issue of Playboy Magazine also featured nude Hawaiian Tropic models.

The company sponsors the Sun Fun Festival in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and since 1970's, has sent out its bikini clad girls to the 24 hours of Le Mans as promo girls.

In late 2006, the company opened a theme restaurant called Hawaiian Tropic Zone in New York City near Times Square. The restaurant features waitresses in bikinis designed by Nicole Miller and a menu by chef David Burke. Restaurateur Dennis Riese and nightclub owner Adam Hock also have ownership interests in the restaurant.

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

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

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

[edit] Notable Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic winners

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA

• Rebecca DiPietro 2005: Former WWE backstage interviewer on ECW and Playboy model; finalist in Hawaiian Tropic International 2005 pageant ^[1]
• Shana Hiatt 1995: Hostess for the World Poker Tour and Playboy model
• Ashley Massaro 2002: Former WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl
• Crista Nicole 2001: Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2001
• Brooke Richards 1998: Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1999
• Suzanne Stokes 1999: Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2000

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada

• Ashley Massaro 2004: Former WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl
• Maryse Ouellet 2003: WWE Diva and Playboy model
• Crystal Geoffré 2005

[edit] 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.

[edit] Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss

• Casey Reinhardt 2003: former castmember of the second season of Laguna Beach and frequent beauty pageant contestant

[edit] Other Contestants and winners

• Anna Anka, Sweden, 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
• 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 ^[2]
• 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
• 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,

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hawaiian Tropic Official Website
• Hawaiian Tropic Pageant Coverage Video Archive
• Hawaiian Tropic Zone restaurant
• Hawaiian Tropic Zone Official New Years Eve party in Time Square New York City New Years with Hawaiian Tropic Zone
• Hawaiian Tropic Zone review in New York Magazine