Miss World Australia is a national beauty pageant that selects Australia's representative to the Miss World pageant since 2002.[1] Two Australian representatives have won the Miss World title in 1968 and 1972.

Miss World Australia
Formation2002
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMelbourne
Location
Membership
Miss World
Official language
English
Director LICENCE HOLDER
Deborah Miller
Websitemissworldaustralia.com.au

History

In 2006 the national contest was cancelled and Sabrina Houssami was controversially crowned the winner and placed second runner up at Miss World. In 2012, Jessica Kahawaty also placed second runner up. Australia has been crowned Queen of Oceania each year since 2013. Penelope Plummer became Australia's first Miss World in 1968. Belinda Green became Miss World in 1972. Before the Miss World Australia contest was instituted in 2002, Australian representatives to the international Miss World pageants were chosen from candidates at the Miss Australia pageant.

Owners

In February 2016, was announced that the pageant has a new owner: Deborah Miller. She was the former Miss Universe Australia owner.[2]

Titleholders

Color keys

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year State of Origin City Miss World Australia Placement at Miss World Special Awards
2002   Queensland Gold Coast Nicole Ghazal Top 10
2003   South Australia Adelaide Olivia Stratton Top 20 People's Choice Award
2004   New South Wales Sydney Sarah Janette Davies Top 15 Miss Contestant's Choice
1st Runner-up Miss World Beach Beauty
1st Runner-up Miss World Sport

Top 20 Miss World Talent
2005   New South Wales Albury Dennae Brunow Unplaced Miss World Sport
2006   New South Wales Sydney Sabrina Houssami 2nd Runner Up Queen of Asia-Pacific
2007   New South Wales Sydney Caroline Pemberton Unplaced Top 18 Miss World Talent
Top 21 Miss World Beach Beauty
2008   New South Wales Albion Park Katie Richardson Unplaced Top 25 Miss World Beach Beauty
2009   New South Wales Sydney Sophie Lavers Unplaced 3rd Runner-up Miss World Talent
Top 12 Miss World Sport
2010   New South Wales Sydney Ashleigh Francis Unplaced Top 10 Miss World Talent
Top 20 Miss World Beach Beauty
Top 20 Miss World Sport
2011   Victoria Melbourne Amber Greasley Top 20 Top 20 Miss World Top Model
Top 24 Miss World Sport
2012   New South Wales Sydney Jessica Kahawaty 2nd Runner Up 1st Runner-up Beauty with a Purpose
4th Runner-up Miss World Top Model

Top 10 Miss World Beach Beauty
Top 16 Interview
Top 24 Miss World Sport
Top 25 Miss World Talent
2013   Queensland Cairns Erin Holland Top 10 Queen of Oceania
1st Runner-up Beauty with a Purpose
1st Runner-up Miss World Talent

Top 11 Interview
2014   Queensland Brisbane Courtney Thorpe Top 5 Queen of Oceania
Top 5 Miss World Top Model
Top 10 People's Choice
Top 10 Interview
Top 23 Beauty with a Purpose
Top 24 Miss World Sport
2015   Queensland Brisbane Tess Alexander Top 10 Queen of Oceania
Top 24 Miss World Sport
Top 13 Miss World Talent
Top 25 Peoples Choice
2016   Queensland Tully Madeline Cowe Top 20 Queen of Oceania
Top 24 Beauty with a Purpose
Top 24 Miss World Sport
2017   Victoria Melbourne Esma Voloder Unplaced Top 20 Beauty with a Purpose
2018   Victoria Melbourne Taylah Cannon Unplaced Top 32 Miss World Top Model
2019   New South Wales Sydney Sarah Marschke Top 40 Top 40 at Miss World Top Model
Top 27 Miss World Talent
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2021 Did not compete
2022 Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2023   Victoria Melbourne Kristen Wright[3] Top 12 Top 25 at Head-to-Head Challenge
Queen of Oceania
2024 No competition held
2025   Queensland Gold Coast Jasmine Stringer[4] TBA TBA

Australian representatives at Miss World pageant before 2002

Color keys

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Miss World Australia Placement at Miss World Special Awards
1955 Beverly Prowse Top 8 Semi-finalist
1957 June Finlayson Unplaced
1958 Astrid Tanda Lindholm Unplaced
1964 Maria Luyben Unplaced
1965 Jan Rennison Unplaced
1967 Judy Lockey Unplaced
1968 Penelope Plummer Miss World 1968
1969 Stefane Meurer
1970 Valli Kemp Top 15 Semi-finalist
1971 Valerie Roberts Top 15 Semi-finalist
1972 Belinda Green Miss World 1972
1973 Virginia Radinas
1974 Gail Margaret Petith 3rd Runner-up
1975 Anne Davidson Top 15 Semi-finalist
1976 Karen Jo Pini 1st Runner-up
1977 Jaye-Leanne Hopewell Top 7 Finalist
1978 Denise Ellen Coward 2nd Runner-up
1979 Jodie Anne Day 3rd Runner-up
1980 Linda Leigh Shepherd Unplaced
1981 Melissa Hannan Top 7 Finalist Queen of Oceania
1982 Catherine Anne Morris Top 15 Semi-finalist Queen of Oceania
1983 Tanya Bowe Unplaced Queen of Oceania
1984 Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi 2nd Runner-up Queen of Oceania
1985 Angelina Nasso Unplaced
1986 Stephanie Eleanor Andrews Unplaced
1987 Donna Thelma Rudrum Unplaced
1988 Catherine Bushell Top 10 Semi-finalist Queen of Oceania
1989 Natalie McCurry Top 10 Semi-finalist Queen of Oceania
1990 Karina Brown Unplaced
1991 Leanne Buckle 1st Runner-up Queen of Asia-Oceania
1992 Rebecca Simic Unplaced
1993 Karen Ann Carwin Unplaced
1994 Skye Edwards Unplaced
1995 Melissa Porter Top 10 Semi-finalist
1996 Nicole Smith Unplaced
1997 Laura Csortan Top 10 Semi-finalist
1998 Sarah Jane St.Clair Unplaced
1999 Kathryn Hay Unplaced
2000 Renee Henderson Unplaced
2001 Eva Milic Unplaced

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.qt.com.au/news/marschke-thrilled-to-be-crowned-miss-world-austral/3785560/
  2. ^ Clarke, Jenna (13 February 2016). "Miss Universe hopefuls confused after being enlisted into Miss World competition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet the new Miss World Australia: the glamorous biomedical student Kristen Wright wins the contest". Global Happenings. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Gold Coast teacher crowned Miss World Australia 2023". The Courier-Mail.