Miss Universe Australia 2020 Maria Thattil, 26, of Victoria, Australia will crown her successor at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne, Victoria on October 19, 2021. It will be the 17th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Australia’s Miss Universe candidate.

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.

Thattil was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2020 on October 28, 2020 at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. She finished in the Top 10 at Miss Universe 2020 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States on May 16, 2021.

There are 31 women competing for the Miss Universe Australia 2021 title. Here is the list of 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

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