Hawaiian Tropic

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Hawaiian Tropic is a brand of suntan lotion being sold in the United States, a competitor to Coppertone.

1 Brand History
2 Notable Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic Winners
3 External links

[edit] Brand History

The Company was founded by Ron Rice in 1969. It is the largest private manufacturer of sun care products in the United States.

They have sponsored bikini competitions for women around the country and the world every year to seek out spokesmodels with beautiful faces, exceptional figures, and flawless tans for their products. Many winners of these competitions have been modeling since and have appeared in advertising campaigns, swimwear, and lingerie catalogs. Many of the winners have posed nude in the pages of Playboy.

The company sponsors the Sun Fun Festival in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and since 1983, 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.

[edit] Notable Former Miss Hawaiian Tropic Winners

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA

Rebecca DiPietro 2005: WWE backstage interviewer on ECW and Playboy model
Shana Hiatt 1995: Hostess for the World Poker Tour and Playboy model
Ashley Massaro 2002: WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl
Crista Nicole 2001: Playboys's Playmate of the Month for May 2001
Brooke Richards 1998: Playboy Playmate and model
Suzanne Stokes 1999: Playboy Playmate

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada

Ashley Massaro 2004: WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl
Maryse Ouellet 2003: WWE Diva and Playboy model

[edit] Miss Hawaiian Tropic International

Jennifer Campbell 1989: actress and model

[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

Angel Boris: Actress and Playboy model
Jennifer Cole: Actress and Playboy Playmate
Louise Glover: Former Playboy Special Editions "Model of the Year"
Sandra Hubby: Playmate in 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
Cassandra Lynn: Playmate of the Month for February 2006
Holly Madison: Playboy model and Hugh Hefner's current #1 girlfriend
Kalin Olson: Playmate of the Month August 1997
Kirsten Price: Nude model and contestant of the reality program My Bare Lady
Tiffany Selby: Model and member of the USA National Bikini Team
Tiffany Taylor: Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 1998
Jamie Westenhiser: Playmate of the Month for May 2005