Isabella Bliss

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Isabella Bliss
Born (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 24)
Nationality Australian
Years active2011-
AgentOne Management
Television Junior MasterChef Australia (series 1)
TitleWinner, Junior MasterChef Australia 2010
SuccessorGreta Yaxley
Website Management website

Isabella Bliss (born 1 April 1998) is an Australian woman from Queensland, notable for winning Junior MasterChef Australia (series 1) in 2010. [1]

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Junior MasterChef Australia

Bliss entered the first season of Junior MasterChef Australia with her fraternal twin sister, Sofia. Bliss faced Jack Lark in the final two rounds. Bliss won 97 to 94. As a prize, she received a MasterChef trophy and $15,000. Lark received $10,000 for second prize and Sofia and fellow contestant Siena Johnston $5,000 for third to fourth. [2]

Personal life

Bliss hopes to open a restaurant with Sofia, using the prize money from a trust fund. They want to name it Is-Sofia. [2] The twins also have a cook book named A little bit of this, a little bit of that, ISBN   0670075957, published in 2011. [3] [4]

In 2011 the twins worked with "Cupcake for A Cure", a child cancer charity. [5] They also had the chance to create an Oprah inspired dessert, namely Oprah Gold, with chocolate and a wild Hibiscus surprise.

In November 2013, Bliss was named as one of YWCA Queensland's "125 Leading Women". [6]

Isabella has completed Year 12 and in 2016 commenced study at University of Queensland. Sofia has deferred a year from University and is currently working. [7]

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References

  1. Vickery, Colin; Shearer, Geoff (16 November 2010). "Brisbane's Isabella wins Junior MasterChef". news.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 Shearer, Geoff (15 November 2010). "Isabella's twin win situation on Junior MasterChef". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. A little bit of this, a little bit of that : favourite family recipes. WorldCat. OCLC   757810554.
  4. Shearer, Geoff (29 October 2011). "Cookbook twins Sofia and Isabella Bliss lead double life between media spotlight and school". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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  6. "YWCA Queensland's 125 Leading Women" (PDF). yq.org.au. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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