10 things about Miss Universe Australia 2022 Monique Riley

Monique Riley represented Australia in the 71st edition of Miss Universe. It was won by R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States.

BIOGRAPHY

Riley is an Australian actress, model and beauty queen born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. Raised in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia, she lived the best of both coastal and country life.
2. She grew up spending her weekends in the mud riding motorbikes and horses on the farm.
3. Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, she worked part-time as a model and an actress in Sydney while serving as an executive assistant helping run her partner’s construction company.
4. In 2012, she moved from he Shire of Noosa to Brisbane, Queensland.
5. In 2017, she auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney and was accepted.
6. She won Miss Universe Australia 2022.
7. She was a Miss Universe 2022 semifinalist.
8. In 2023, she visited France.
9. In 2024, she visited the Netherlands and Italy.
10. On November 23, 2024, she turned 29.

TIMELINE

Riley is 5’9″ tall. An advocate for self-defense, she has a passion for boxing and all things exercise and sport.

2010s

• In December 2016, she earned her bachelor’s degree in creative industries with a focus in fashion and acting.
• In October 2018, she visited Los Angeles, California, USA.
• She played Katherine in Masayoshi Ishii‘s short film “Mate”, which was released on November 1, 2018 in Australia.
• She played Tess in Tristan Newton‘s short film “Bliss”, which was released on August 23, 2019 in Australia.

2020s

• In March 2020, she visited Oswald, New South Wales.
• She played Annabelle in the “Home and Away” episode that aired on April 30, 2020.
• On July 4, 2022, she was introduced as one of the seven Miss Universe Australia 2022 candidates from New South Wales.
• She played Flattery in Kosta Nikas‘s short film “Bordello”, which was released in August 2022.
• On September 9, 2022, she competed against 35 other candidates at Miss Universe Australia 2022 at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland and won the title.
• On January 14, 2023, she represented Australia at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She finished in the Top 16.
• On January 23, 2023, she traveled to Paris, France.
• On September 1, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Australia 2023 Moraya Wilson at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• In February 2024, she traveled Amsterdam, Netherlands and Milan, Italy.
• In April 2025, she traveled to Cannes, France.