31 Miss Universe Australia 2021 candidates competing in Melbourne

Maria Thattil, 26, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia competed against 29 other Miss Universe Australia 2020 candidates in a virtual coronation ceremony on October 28, 2020. She won the title.

Runner-up to Thattil was Miné Coetser, 18, who is based in Pretoria, South Africa. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Tash Galgut, 22, of Sydney, Maddison Coluccio, 23, of Sydney and Daria Varlamova, 25, of Bryansk.

Miss Universe Australia 2021 contestants

On October 19, 2021, Thattil will crown her successor at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne. It is be the 17th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Australia’s Miss Universe candidate.

There are 31 women competing for the Miss Universe Australia 2021 title. Here are the candidates:

New South Wales

1. Julia Newbery
2. Sarah Wilson
3. Stephanie Steer
4. Vakoo Kauapirura
5. Elissa Laforce
6. Tiana Meehan
7. Mia Brooks

Queensland

1. Nina Evans
2. Jasmine Stringer
3. Ella van Seters
4. Karri Nicholas
5. Lily Goodare

South Australia

1. Hannah Miller
2. Cailea Shaw
3. Sabrina Uhlmann
4. Caitlin Bahr

Victoria

1. Madi Krstevski
2. Stacey Fleming
3. Emily Jane Ward
4. Jess Kernjak
5. Daria Varlamova
6. Hawra Khalil

Western Australia

1. Anastasia Puia
2. Ally Draper
3. Cody McPhail
4. Josephine Volk
5. Kya Pedrick
6. Rutendo Chifamba
7. Tiphany Katselas
8. Tasha Mae Marciano
9. Baylee Saltmarsh

Currently, Australia has 20 Miss Universe placements including two crowns. Representing the Oceanian country, Kerry Anne Wells and Jennifer Hawkins won the title in 1972 and 2004, respectively.

On May 16, 2021, Thattil represented Australia at Miss Universe 2020 and competed against 73 other candidates at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States. She finished in the Top 10.

Thattil was born in Melbourne to Indian parents. She is 5’3″ tall and she holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and management.

From 2011 to 2013, Thattil went to RMIT University in Melbourne where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology. From 2016 to 2017, she attended the University of Melbourne in Melbourne where she earned her master’s degree in management.