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Katherine Jane Bracks (née Pickett) is an Australian reality television cook. She is the winner of the third series of MasterChef Australia.[1]

Bracks, mother of three children, was previously a school teacher.[2] She lives in Orange, New South Wales and attends Orange Evangelical Church.[3] While on the show, Bracks refused to call the Dalai Lama "Your Holiness", saying that "My belief is that God is the only one that is perfectly holy."[4] Her stance attracted media attention in India.[5]

Released a cook book in 2012: The Sweet Life: Desserts from Australia's MasterChef.[6]

After two years, when she had fulfilled her contractual obligations, Bracks returned to her work as a teacher.[7]

References

  1. ^ Byrnes, Holly (8 August 2011). "Kate Bracks of Orange in NSW wins MasterChef in 2011". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ Kate Bracks, MasterChef profile.
  3. ^ Prisk, Tracey (11 May 2011). "Kate's in the master mix". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ^ Byrnes, Holly (15 July 2011). "A Dalai Lama dilemma for MasterChef contestant Kate". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Dalai Lama 'not holy enough' for Oz MasterChef contestant". The Indian Express. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Sweet life". 3 April 2012.
  7. ^ Wanis, Belinda (25 December 2021). "MasterChef Australia winners: Here's where they all are now". Yahoo!. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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