Malia Jones
Malia Jones | |
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Born |
Loma Linda, California, United States | March 27, 1977
Residence | Kailua, Hawaii |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Model, surfer |
Spouse(s) | Alex O'Loughlin (m.2014) |
Children | 3 (one from previous relationship) |
Malia Jones (born March 27, 1977) is an American model and surfer.
Life and career
Jones was born in Loma Linda, California, and moved to Kailua, Hawaii, at the age of 2. Jones is of Hawaiian, Spanish-Filipino, German and English descent.[1] She began to surf competitively in her early teens, and at age 15 won the girls' division of the United States Amateur Surfing Championship. While competing, Surfing Magazine spotted her and asked her to model for their swimsuit issue, and thus a second career was born.
Since then, she has appeared on the cover of over a dozen magazines, and has been named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine, and one of America's "10 Sexiest Athletes" by Esquire. She has also been a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. Jones has done TV commercials for American Express, Capri Sun, Coca-Cola, Corona Beer, and VO5 shampoo. Jones was also a consultant for the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch. She also designs a line of swimwear for Mambo Graphics sportswear.
She married surfer Conan Hayes in 1999 then divorced. In 2007, she married Australian professional surfer Luke Stedman.[2] In 2009, she gave birth to the couple's son.[3] Jones divided her time between Hawaii, France and Sydney, Australia.
Jones and her boyfriend, actor Alex O'Loughlin, had a son born in 2012.[4] Jones and her O'Loughlin married in Hawaii on the April 18, 2014.[5]
References
- ↑ "Malia Jones: Model/Surfer - Most Beautiful". People.com. 1998-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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- ↑ MidWeek Cover Story
- ↑ Morgan, Celeste (27 October 2012). "Hawaii Five-0 star Alex O'Loughlin welcomes son with partner Malia Jones". Mail Online. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Garcia, Jennifer (18 April 2014). "Alex O'Loughlin Marries Malia Jones". people.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.