Miss Supercar competition that launched the careers of Jennifer Hawkins and Kyly Clarke is AXED - as organisers vow to make the event more 'family friendly'
- Miss Supercar has been cancelled in favour of a 'junior development program'
- The competition launched the career of Former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins
- There've been changes such as introducing more age categories and no bikinis
The long-running Miss Supercar competition that helped boost the careers of models such as Jennifer Hawkins and Kyly Clarke has been axed.
The competition, part of the Gold Coast 600 race, will no long be endorsed by Supercars, sources told The Gold Coast Bulletin.
Miss Supercars, once known as Miss Indy, has run since 2002 and helped shoot Hawkins and Michael Clarke's wife to stardom.
The pair were in the competition in 2002 and 1999 respectively.
The long-running Miss Supercar competition that helped boost the careers of models such as Jennifer Hawkins has been axed. Pictured: Miss Indy Lauren Lillie (left) with fir second runner up Jennifer Hawkins (right), Kyly Clark
A source said the reasons for halting Miss Supercars is driven by a variety of principles, such as moving to a family focus for the events.
This isn't the first time Supercars has made changes to the competition - bikinis were ditched and more age categories were introduced.
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Organiser Selina Macdonald said this was to keep up with the times and showed the shift from a bikini body competition to a search for a corporate ambassador.
'Because of the #metoo movement and the fact society has had a real change in the way women are perceived, what we really needed to do as a model search is change the whole program,' she told the Gold Coast Bulletin at the time.
Miss Supercars, once known as Miss Indy, has run since 2002 and helped launched careers of Jennifer Hawkins and Michael Clarke's wife Kyly Claire, who were in the competition in 2002 and 1999 respectively. Pictured: 2003 Miss Indy Larissa Wilson
'We've pulled out of doing the whole nightclub thing,' she said in reference to a segment that saw finalists strutting their stuff on a bar stage.
Supercars COO Shane Howard confirmed the change to the publication and said the competition would be replaced by a junior development program.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Supercars and Procon Leisure for comment, who run the contest.
A source said the reasons for halting Miss Supercars is driven by a variety of principles such as moving to a family focus for the events
Supercars COO Shane Howard confirmed the change to the publication and said the competition would be replaced by a junior development program. Pictured: Miss Indy Larissa Wilson in 2003
