Born in Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand, Hunter began modelling by age 17 and rose to prominence after posing as a Sports Illustrated model in 1989. She appeared on magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and on the 1994 "Dream Team" cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue.

She was paid a reported $1.8 million to pose nude for Playboy magazine in 2004. She also became the face Read more...

In 2006, Hunter had what is considered by many, "a mental breakdown" in the Sirius Satellite Radio Building Due to this traumatic experience she failed to appear for several interviews, including one for the Martha Stewart Channel and in addition to that, the Howard Stern Show. Her primary claim for refusing to be interviewed on the Stern Show is because she was not wearing make up[citation needed]. Read more...

She has been a contestant on the United States reality television series Dancing with the Stars and The Real Gilligan's Island, and appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing,and presently is on NBC's "Celebrity Circus"

She was a judge on the ABC reality competition Are You Hot? with Lorenzo Lamas. It was cancelled after one season.

She appeared on the VH1's sci-fi celebrity reality Read more...