Josh Duhamel has found a “safe haven” with Audra Mari.
The rom-com leading man tied the knot with the model, who is 21 years his junior, in September 2022.
Here’s everything you need to know about Duhamel’s new wife.
What does she do for a living?
Mari, 28, is a beauty pageant queen who has held top-ranking titles in different competitions.
In 2011, she was Miss North Dakota Teen USA and placed first runner-up at the Miss Teen USA pageant finals. Then in 2014, she won the Miss North Dakota USA title and once again finished as first runner-up at the finals for the Miss USA competition that year.
In 2016, Mari was crowned Miss World America, and she came in sixth place at the Miss World pageant later that year.
Mari often reflects fondly on her pageant past on social media.
In a May 2019 post, she wrote, “Miss USA was so much more than a pageant for me, it brought me that much closer to the Audra I’m supposed to be..”
After her pageantry years ended, Mari has moved on to modeling gigs and freelance TV hosting jobs.
How did she and Duhamel meet?
Duhamel and Mari were first spotted together in early 2019, but not much was known about the new relationship at the time. After the pair packed on PDA at an airport in October of that year, sources confirmed to “Entertainment Tonight” that they had been “dating casually” for a few months but “recently decided to be more serious.”
“Josh and Audra met through mutual friends and get along really well,” an insider told the outlet. “The two have a great time together and are on the same page about what they want their future to be.”
How did Duhamel propose to Mari?
Duhamel announced in January 2022 that he and Mari were engaged. The “Transformers” star popped the question on a piece of paper with burned edges that was presented as a “message in a bottle.”
“It’s on!!” Duhamel captioned a photo of him and Mari beaming after the beachfront proposal. “She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!!”
When and where was their wedding?
Duhamel, 49, and Mari wed in the bride’s hometown of Fargo, ND, on Sept. 10, 2022.
The “Battle Creek” alum and the brunette beauty said “I do” at Olivet Lutheran Church and were seen riding off together in a vintage red Cadillac convertible after their nuptials.
Have they been married before?
Duhamel was previously married to singer Fergie.
They wed in January 2009, separated in September 2017 and finalized their divorce in November 2019. The former soap star and the Black Eyed Peas member share a 9-year-old son, Axl.
It does not appear that Mari has been married before.