Priya Olivia Serrao was born in Belmannu, Karnataka, India to a Mangalorean Catholic family. She and her family lived in Oman and the United Arab Emirates before moving to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 2003.
On June 27, 2019, Serrao competed against 27 other Miss Universe Australia 2019 candidates at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne. She won the title.
On October 28, 2020, Serrao went back to the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins where she crowned her successor Maria Thattil. The latter will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2020.
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Miss Universe Australia 2025 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe Australia international membership: Miss Universe national director: Troy Barbagallo |
| edition: 16th date: October 28, 2020 venue: Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia candidates: 30 |
| hosts: Ash Williams, Olivia Wells |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 30 | Anneliese Zanchetta (Sydney) Ashlyn Paraskevas (Melbourne) Bianca Black (Gold Coast) Brooke Rogers (Hobart) Elsie Killick (Hobart) Hanan Ibrahim (Melbourne) Holly Dexter (Ballarat) Isabella Newman (Adelaide) Keava Hopper (Adelaide) Kristen Czyszek (Melbourne) Madison Reinhardt (Gold Coast) Mikayla Schnabel (Sydney) Molly Ferguson (Adelaide) Rebecca Portugall (Johannesburg) Taylor Davey (Sydney) |
| Top 15 | Diana Coniglio (Perth) Narah Baptista (Brazil’s Australian community) Summah-Taylor Galea (Byron Bay) Tasha Marciano (Perth) Zara Edgar (Melbourne) |
| Top 10 | Brooke McAuley (Melbourne) Emily Tokić (Canberra) Jacqui Scheiwe (Brisbane) Kya Pedrick (Perth) Mimi Aluong Bulkoch (Melbourne) |
| Top 5 | Daria Varlamova (Bryansk) Maddison Coluccio (Sydney) Maria Thattil (Victoria) Miné Coetser (Pretoria) Tash Galgut (Sydney) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Maria Thattil Victoria |
| Miss Photogenic | Emily Tokić Canberra |
| Miss Amity | Miné Coetser Pretoria |
| Rusty Swimsuit Shoot winner | Tash Galgut Sydney |
| Toybox Ambassador | Maddison Coluccio Sydney |
| Social Ambassador | Miné Coetser Pretoria |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2020 | 2019 |
| 4th runner-up | Daria Varlamova Bryansk | Madeline Cowe Brisbane |
| 3rd runner-up | Maddison Coluccio Sydney | Julia Edwards Perth |
| 2nd runner-up | Tash Galgut Sydney | Marijana Radmanović Melbourne |
| 1st runner-up | Miné Coetser Pretoria | Isabel Kasimba Perth |
| Miss Universe Australia | Maria Thattil Victoria | Priya Serrao Melbourne |
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