Miss Grand Australia 2018 was the fourth edition of the Miss Grand Australia pageant, held on June 16, 2018,[1][2][3] at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney,[2][4][5] where a 26-year-old Zimbabwe-born law student from Melbourne, Kimberly Gundani, was announced the winner, outclassing other forty-one finalists.[5][6][7][8] Meanwhile, Chloe Maddison Ryan, Jasmine Leatham, Krishna Shukla, and Alana Thomas were named the runners-up. Kimberly later represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar,[8][9][10] and was placed among the top 20 finalists.[8][11]
| Miss Grand Australia 2018 | |
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Sofitel_Sydney_Wentworth.jpg) Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, the venue of the contest | |
| Date | June 16, 2018 |
| Presenters | Claire Parker |
| Venue | Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Sydney |
| Entrants | 42 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Kimberly Gundani (Melbourne) |
The pageant also raised over A$50,000, which was donated to the UN Women, a United Nations entity working for gender equality and the empowerment of women.[4][6][12]
Candidates
editThe following is the list of the 42 candidates for the Miss Grand Australia 2018 pageant, 25 of these contestants are national finalists, while the remaining 17 contestants are wildcard entries.[1][6]
 Team Queensland |
 Team New South Wales |
 Team Victoria
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 Team Capital Territory |
 Team South Australia |
 Team Northern Territory
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 Team Tasmania
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References
edit- ^ a b Avneet Arora (May 10, 2018). "Krishna Shukla: 'beauty with a purpose'". www.sbs.com.au. SBS Punjabi. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Pacific Press Agency (June 16, 2018). "Australia: Miss Grand Australia Finals 2018 Claire Parker prepares to announce the name of Miss Gran". Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Annalyn Violata (June 9, 2018). "Kymberlee Street, the next Miss Grand Australia?". SBS Filipino. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kimberly Gundani crowned Miss Grand Australia 2018". Times of India. June 17, 2018. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kimberly Gundani crowned Miss Grand Australia 2018". Times of India. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c Charys Caldarella (October 11, 2018). "Miss Grand Australia 2018". www.styelleswim.com.au. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023.
- ^ Thu Phong (June 19, 2018). "Người đẹp da màu hiếm hoi lên ngôi Hoa hậu hòa bình Australia 2018". Vietnammoi.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c Crisford Chogugudza (November 10, 2018). "Australia: Zim-born beauty impresses at Miss Grand International finals". www.newzimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Miss Grand International 2018 contestants". Miss Grand International. October 18, 2018. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Siobhan Calafiore (October 2, 2018). "Pageant winner's campaign against family violence". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. October 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Dear Dani and friends at Miss Grand Australia". UN WOMEN National Committee Australia. October 2, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
External links
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