Amber Peebles
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Amber Jean Peebles is a New Zealand television presenter and a former Miss World New Zealand.
Peebles grew up in Karaka
and resided there when she was crowned Miss World New Zealand 2003. Due to an issue with the Miss World
licence-holders in New Zealand, Peebles was not permitted to represent her country that year at the finals. Instead, she was sent to Miss International 2003 in Japan
.
With the licence shifting to former Miss New Zealand, Marina McCartney, the following year, Peebles was asked to represent her country at Miss World in Sanya
, China
, in 2004, meaning that she was the official Miss World New Zealand for two years.
Peebles has managed to use her beauty-queen status to springboard a career in broadcasting
, initially with radio station, the Edge, and as a correspondent for TV3
during its Melbourne Cup
coverage. She has also worked in print journalism
for the now-defunct Max magazine
in New Zealand, and for Lucire
. She has also dabbled in fashion
design.
She guest-starred on Mike King in 2004 alongside Lance Henriksen
and was a regular on TV3's Sing Like a Superstar in 2005.
In 2006, Peebles became host of Full Tank on Sky TV New Zealand's MTV New Zealand
channel.
In 2010, Peebles began hosting The Red Bull Chronicles for Sky Sport.
Amber has a blog / website called thedownlow.co.nz http://www.thedownlow.co.nz
, whom she began dating in 2004. They both live in Auckland
, New Zealand.
Peebles grew up in Karaka
Karaka, New Zealand
Karaka is a small town of Auckland, New Zealand. Located in Franklin, one of Auckland's two districts. Under the authority of the Franklin District Council.It is primarily a rural town associated with dairy farming and sheep...
and resided there when she was crowned Miss World New Zealand 2003. Due to an issue with the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
licence-holders in New Zealand, Peebles was not permitted to represent her country that year at the finals. Instead, she was sent to Miss International 2003 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
With the licence shifting to former Miss New Zealand, Marina McCartney, the following year, Peebles was asked to represent her country at Miss World in Sanya
Sanya
Sanya is the southernmost city in China and is a part of Hainan Province. In 2006, it had a population of 536,000, making it, after the provincial capital , the second most populous city on the island. The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination,...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, in 2004, meaning that she was the official Miss World New Zealand for two years.
Peebles has managed to use her beauty-queen status to springboard a career in broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, initially with radio station, the Edge, and as a correspondent for TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
during its Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
coverage. She has also worked in print journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
for the now-defunct Max magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
in New Zealand, and for Lucire
Lucire
Lucire is a fashion magazine that originally began on the web in 1997, branching into a monthly print edition in its home country of New Zealand in 2004...
. She has also dabbled in fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
design.
She guest-starred on Mike King in 2004 alongside Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Lance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
and was a regular on TV3's Sing Like a Superstar in 2005.
In 2006, Peebles became host of Full Tank on Sky TV New Zealand's MTV New Zealand
MTV New Zealand
MTV New Zealand, was a 24-hour general television entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks International. The channel launched on 18 August 2006...
channel.
In 2010, Peebles began hosting The Red Bull Chronicles for Sky Sport.
Amber has a blog / website called thedownlow.co.nz http://www.thedownlow.co.nz
Personal life
Peebles is married to fellow television presenter Brooke Howard-SmithBrooke Howard-Smith
Brooke Howard-Smith is a New Zealand broadcaster. He is currently married to Amber Peebles who is a former Miss New Zealand and presents for MTV.Brooke owned a bar in Auckland, New Zealand called The Pony Club...
, whom she began dating in 2004. They both live in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand.