13 things about Miss Universe 2023 second runner-up Moraya Wilson

Moraya Wilson represented Australia in the 72nd edition of Miss Universe. It was won by Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua.

BIOGRAPHY

Wilson is an Australian athlete, model and beauty queen from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She trained and raced as a 400m and 800m track athlete and she used to compete internationally as a ski racer.
2. Before becoming a beauty queen, she competed in athletics, cross country and snow sports.
3. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business marketing from RMIT University in Melbourne.
4. From January 2014 to October 2019, she attended Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne.
5. In November 2018, she joined Vivien’s Model Management in Melbourne as a model.
6. From December 2020 to February 2021, she was a Tennis Australia hospitality ambassador in Melbourne.
7. In 2021, she visited Switzerland.
8. From December 2021 to February 2022, she was a customer experience employee of Tennis Australia in Melbourne.
9. From December 2021 to May 2023, she worked for Lucente Collective in Melbourne as a stylist and a social media specialist.
10. She won Miss Universe Australia 2023.
11. She was Miss Universe 2023 second runner-up.
12. On September 10, 2024, she turned 23.
13. In 2025, she moved to New York City, New York, United States where she worked as a model.

TIMELINE

Wilson is 5’9″ tall. Growing up, she ran track and cross country.

2020

• In May 2020, she started working at Caulfield Grammar School as a sports coach across three disciplines namely athletics, cross country and snow sports.
• In August 2020, she entered RMIT University.

2021

• In January 2021, she visited the Swiss Alps in Switzerland.
• In May 2021, she visited Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

2022

• In April 2022, she visited Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia.

2023

• In January 2023, she joined Manning Cartell in Armadelle, Victoria as a retail sales stylist.
• On March 1, 2023, she was selected as one of the seven Miss Universe Australia 2023 finalists from Victoria.
• On August 2, 2023, she and her fellow Miss Universe Australia 2023 finalists visited Furama Resort Danang in Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam.
• On September 1, 2023, she competed against 23 other Miss Universe Australia 2023 finalists at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne and won the title.
• In October 2023, she graduated from RMIT University with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing.
• On November 18, 2023, she represented Australia at Miss Universe 2023 and competed against 83 other candidates at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She was second runner-up to Palacios.

2024

• On September 5, 2024, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Australia 2024 Zoe Creed in the grand ballroom of Crown Perth in Burswood, Western Australia.

2025

• In March 2025, she visited Miami, Florida, USA.
• In April 2025, she had a photoshoot on a rooftop in Brooklyn, New York City.