Facts: - order: 68th lord mayor of hobart - party: independent - deputy: ron christie - predecessor: damon thomas - term start: 5 november 2014 - name: sue hickey - nationality: australian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sue hickey .
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sue hickey faicd -lrb- born c. 1958 -rrb- is the lord mayor of hobart .she defeated sitting lord mayor damon thomas at the 2014 tasmanian local government elections .hickey first entered public life when she won the miss tasmania quest 1979 .she later worked in a number of retail and service positions , before starting a career in marketing .in 1991 she established her own marketing business , slick promotions .hickey won the tasmanian businesswoman of the year award in 2007 .hickey obtained an mba from the university of tasmania in 2012 .she intended to stand as a candidate for the liberal party of australia in the 2010 state election , but was unable to do so due to a conflict of interest with her business .she was a successful candidate for the hobart city council in the 2011 tasmanian local government elections .