Dawn Rochelle is a Producer/Director/Actress and the Founder of the Miss Bikini® Brand. She is the Producer of one of the most important shows of Miami Swim Week.
Dawn is best known as an actress from the 1990’s-2000’s, having had memorable roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “Keys To Tulsa”, “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “Dallas”. As a former model, Dawn’s career has spanned over 30 years. She has previously worked for top designers and brands in Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Paris and London, she landed national and international campaigns with Body Glove, Pepsi Cola, Catalina Swimwear, Miss Me Denim and graced the pages of Maxim, Esquire and Modern Bride Magazine, to name a few.

As an actress, Dawn appeared in many feature films including roles in “Keys To Tulsa”, “Three Days To A Kill”, and on the small screen in the TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger” and “Dallas”, and in reality shows: “Toddlers and Tiaras”, “Sexy Single Moms”, “Pageants To Go” and “Dollhouse Pageants”, a show based on her and her modeling & pageant company. Dawn’s hosting and correspondent credits include the “Billboard Latin Music Awards”, “DFW Playbook”, “IndepenDANCE Party with Mario Lopez”, “MLW Planet Hollywood Press”, and “KRLD Divas” for the Texas Rangers Baseball Team & CBS Radio.

Dawn has been producing and directing pageants for over 25 years, including the Miss Teenage America Pageant, the Miss Twin Peaks National Pageant, and the Miss Globe International US Pageant. She also founded the Miss Bikini United States Pageant, and the Miss / Mrs. Ocean Pageant. Dawn enjoys coaching models/actors and was previously contracted to teach modeling and acting programs for John Casablancas Modeling Schools and also Barbizon Modeling School. She has helped cast talent for most major television networks including Mtv, ABC, CBS, VH1, Oxygen, FOX and many more.

Dawn has rapidly become recognized as a talented Producer/Director of television and film. She recently produced and directed the series “Miss Bikini Backstage” now streaming on Amazon Prime, and she currently has 2 television productions and 2 feature length films in development.

Dawn lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Guitarist & Music Producer, Dave Bates.