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Beauty and the Geek Aussie Beauties Press 20, NSW “ I’d love to be able to wear dresses without a bra and see a little side boob.” New Zealand-born Frances was And, as the only Kiwi in the competition, hand at belly dancing. She thinks it’ll be a never motivated to study maths at Frances is certain she’ll stand out from the great “party trick” and an improvement on high school because she “didn’t crowd. her current one. think I would ever use that skill in She describes herself as “funny, cute and “I’m double-jointed and I always freak real life”. fun”, rating her sense of humour a 10. people out because they think I broke my arm.” The former retail assistant is Her most embarrassing moment happened now a promotional model who whilst working as a hostess at a business Frances was an entrant in Miss Universe rates her hair extensions and function. New Zealand 2014, but was forced to eyelashes as her favourite withdraw after failing the residential features. “All the executives had name tags on and I requirements by living in Australia. decided to talk to one whose tag said ‘Geoff’. Frances relocated to Australia Organisers have offered her a place in next after high school and proudly “I said to him ‘Geoff is an interesting name?’ year’s top 25 if she wants to reapply. But I called him ‘Gee-off’. I didn’t realise his states the move is her greatest “My coach said I will need to act differently accomplishment to date. Her name was actually pronounced ‘Jeff’,” she said. though if I want to get through.” next life goal is to save for a “boob job”. “I’d love to be able to Frances is single. Her last relationship was wear dresses without a bra and see more than a year ago. She says her ideal a little side boob.” partner would be “caring, funny, smart and protective, but not jealous.” She thinks she’d be a great mentor to a Geek because she could teach him She’d love to meet someone keen to try new confidence. experiences. Frances is currently trying her 22, NSW “ I was hopeless at school, especially geography. I thought Melbourne was in Queensland.” Alisha is addicted to spray tans! Next relationship for more than three years. Her They’ll come in with a carpet on their chest to mascara, it is the only other beauty ideal man would be “funny” and have a or back. It’s so gross.” indulgence she cannot live without. “good smile.” Alisha loves animals...but not “spiders, As a beauty therapist, grooming Alisha describes herself as “bubbly, fun- snakes or bugs!” If she were granted two is her obsession. “It’s my dream loving, friendly but high maintenance.” She wishes one would be “no animal cruelty” job,” she says. “I was one of those works out at the gym regularly to maintain and the last “to be on Beauty and the kids always going through my mum’s her slender frame, but also kicks-up her Geek”. goodies.” heels. “I like to go out to bars and have Her final wish has come true and she can’t dinner.” The former tap dancer from the Blue wait. “I’m looking forward to getting outside Mountains, NSW, believes there are two She admits to skinny dipping in public as of my comfort zone and spending time with skills she could teach a prospective one of the ‘craziest things’ she’s ever done. the Geeks.” partner - personal grooming and how Her most embarrassing incident was in high to take a “good selfie”. school when she literally fell over a group of Alisha applied for Beauty and the boys. And her biggest disappointment in life Geek in an effort to improve her was her Year 9 school photos because she general knowledge. looked like a “stunned mullet!” “I was hopeless at school, Alisha, who turns 22 in October, admits to especially geography. I thought having an unusual fear… being afraid of Melbourne was in Queensland.” anyone, or anything hairy. The self-described “pocket rocket” “I’m really scared of hairy men,” she says. is single and has not been in a “I have to wax them at work sometimes. 20, VIC “ If I go a day without a compliment about my hair, I feel I have failed.” Emily’s been accused of “School was not my strong point,” she says. She is currently single and looking for some being a ‘dumb’ blonde but “I remember my Year 11 maths teacher guidance on “how to engage in an intelligent lazy is one thing she’s telling me I would benefit from Beauty and conversation with men that doesn’t involve never been labelled. the Geek. cats”. Never one to shy “I never thought much about the comment Cat lover Emily is an avid fan of The away from hard at the time and then years later three Geelong Cats, her local AFL team. One of work, she once colleges told me I should audition”. her wishes in life is to go to the Brownlow Medal ceremony. “I want to be a WAG – that held seven jobs At her Year 12 graduation, Emily did receive would be the ultimate dream. I love football!” at the same time. an award. It was the gong for the ‘Most Embarrassing Moment of 2012’ after asking She’d also love to have her own personal The dental assistant if Shakespeare wrote the Bible. hairdresser, admitting that if she wasn’t from Geelong currently blonde she wouldn’t have as many friends. has four jobs with “That is the biggest disappointment in bartending and waitressing my life so far,” said Emily. “I so wanted “My hair is my most valuable asset,” Emily among them. “I think people the award for the ‘Person Most Likely to says. “If I go a day without a compliment think I’m crazy,” she says. “That’s the Become a Model’”. about my hair, I feel I have failed.” general vibe I give off. I’m nuts!” Emily knows little about religion despite being raised in a Catholic family, and adamantly Growing up the middle sister of three, refuses to take any religious instruction. Emily said she was always competing with her siblings and strives to “All my sisters are baptised Catholics, but succeed in everything of interest, the priest refused to baptise me therefore I which admittedly wasn’t school. am a proud atheist”. 24, QLD “ My dream job is to be a backup dancer for Nicki Minaj. She’s my role model.” Vivacious Brooke lists her Brooke applied for Beauty and the Geek to An only child, Brooke describes herself greatest accomplishment as shake up her repetitive life, but also for self- as “determined, loving, sympathetic and saving up to buy her car and improvement. fun”. She maintains she has a great sense boobs! The hairdresser of humour and laughs readily at her own “We live in a world where people are judged and podium dancer is mishaps. on their looks and not for who they are. clearly proud of both Her most embarrassing moment was when investments. “The Gold Coast is all about being on the petite brunette launched herself into a show and people there are very shallow. The latter helped land hammock in front of a deck of party-goers If someone doesn’t appeal, people will walk the Gold Coast local a and it then collapsed amid a chorus of straight past you. spread in a lad’s mag laughter. as ‘Babe of the Week’, “I think that way of thinking has rubbed off When not hard at work at home, the self- but ideally she would have on me. But I want to see past a person’s employed businesswoman can be found preferred the cover – or any cover – appearance… I also think the show would at the gym working out or enjoying the of any magazine. be heaps of fun.” company of friends, and her best friend, Brooke’s ambition is “to be famous” Single for the last few months after the her dog, nine-month-old Australian bulldog Bronx. and to meet US rapper and actress, end of a one-year relationship, Brooke’s Nicki Minaj. ideal man would be “funny, easy-going, trustworthy and understanding”. “My dream job is to be a backup dancer for Nicki Minaj. She’s my role model. She hopes to teach her Geek how to “booty I just love her music and stuff like that.” pop” and share her love of dancing with him. 21, QLD “ Rescuing my dog just makes me want to help those who can’t help themselves.” Body focused beer promoter also enjoys singing and playing the piano, “I also want to find someone less shallow,” Siobhan’s biggest something this Queensland stunner has she said. “Most the men I have dated disappointment in life done since she was six-years-old. usually have abs and not much else.” is not having grown Never one to knock back a good She admits her most embarrassing moment bigger breasts opportunity, the former bartender cannot was pole dancing on a street sign which when she was a teenager. wait to appear on Beauty and the Geek broke half-way through her routine. But so she can teach the Geeks “how to love the craziest thing she has done was rolling The self- themselves, even though it is important not around naked in the ice while skinny dipping confessed “gym to be self-absorbed”.
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