| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jodhi Meares |
| Sister | Sophie Morgan and Kirsty Meares |
| Date of Birth / Birthday / Age / DOB / How old is Jodhi Meares | 24th March 1971. As of 2024, she is around 53 years old. |
| Jodhi Meares Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Dating | Divorced from billionaire James Packer. |
| Has Jodhi Meares been caught drink driving? | A Sydney court fined Jodhi Meares $1,100 after he pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge and disqualified him from driving for one year. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | Australian |
Jodhi Meares Wikipedia Information / Biography Profile
Introduction : Family, Parents & Bio
- Jodhi Meares is an Australian glamour model, TV personality, and fashion designer who is mostly known for her marriage to Billionaire James Packer.
- Jodhi Kayla Meares was born on 24th March 1971. She was raised in Merimbula, NSW.
- Growing up, Jodhi was a hyperactive yet lovely teenager, with interest in the dramatic and art subjects in high school.
- As a teen, she received many offers for modelling work, which were initially rejected by her parents, as they wanted her to focus on schooling.
- However, she eventually convinced them, and signed to Mooves Milk Model at the age of 16.
- As of 2019, she lives in the USA and divides her time between Hawaii and New York.
Relationships, Marriage to James Packer & Divorce :
- On 29th October 1999, she married media mogul James Packer in a private ceremony in his Bellevue Hill home in Sydney. It was the first marriage for both.
- It was rumoured that they had a volatile relationship, yet were deeply in love. However, they separated in June 2002.
- Once the divorce had been finalised, she received a payout of a few million dollars.
- After the breakdown of Packers second marriage to singer Erica Baxter, it was rumoured that he had returned to Jodhi and they were considering rekindling their romance.
- They both said that this was incorrect and that the two had remained friends since their marriage. It was also revealed that Packer had been a silent investor in many of Jodhi’s business ventures.
Second Marriage :
- In December 2015, she married Australian photographer Nicholas Finn Tsindos in a private Hawaiian beach ceremony. She raised eyebrows with this move, as she was 17 years older than her groom.
- On 11th March 2017, Nicholas & Jodhi announce their separation, and later divorced. It was said the split came from stress caused by trying to make their long-distance relationship work.
Professional Life : Career, Salary and Net Worth
- After successfully working as a model in the 1990’s, Jodhi established her swimwear label in 2000.
- She named the label Tigerlilly Swimwear, and although initially only consisting of bikinis – the label later grew to include all forms of clothing.
- Also worked as an occasional reporter for Australian travel show “Getaway.” The success of that led to her also appearing on the Channel 9 show “20 to 1” as a commentator.
- From 2007 to 2008 she worked as the host of Australia’s Next Top Model, taking over from Erika Heynatz. This caused some controversy amongst the industry, as Jodhi was known for working as a glamour model rather than a fashion model.
- In 2013, she launched her second label, The Upside, a luxury activewear line with a particular focus on yoga clothing.
- She still occasionally works as a model, and is headed up by the agency FHM Management.