Who is Jess Wilson? The millennial Liberal leader on the cusp of history in Victorian election
She grew up wanting to be a police officer (she had a ‘badge and everything’, her sister says). But politics runs deep in the Wilson family
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At 5am, Jess Wilson had a moment of panic. In two hours, the Victorian opposition leader’s team was due to post a video of her in a swimsuit, leaping into a pool.
“I was just like, what was I thinking? I’m in my Speedos. This is going to be so embarrassing. People are going to say awful things,” she says. “Oh my God, we’ve got to not post it.”
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