Kirsten Davidson

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Kirsten Marise Davidson is an Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1992 in Nagasaki, Japan. [1]

She is the third Australian to win the pageant. She was preceded and succeeded as winner by the Polish delegates. [2]

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References

  1. Pageantopolis [usurped]
  2. "Pageant Almanac". Archived from the original on July 11, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss International
1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Melinda Boundy
Miss International Australia
1992
Succeeded by
Monique Lysaught