Town tires of making Miss Universe signs

Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins has inadvertently sparked a crime spree in her Australian hometown and civic leaders have had enough.

Tue, 07 Dec, 2004 - 06:55

Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins has inadvertently sparked a crime spree in her Australian hometown and civic leaders have had enough.

Five signs erected in her honour in the steel-making city of Newcastle have been stolen in the six months since she was crowned, Mayor Greg Piper said today.

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