| Miss Universe Australia 2019 | |
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| Date | June 27, 2019 |
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| Venue | Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Entrants | 28 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Priya Serrao  Victoria |
Miss Universe Australia 2019, the 15th edition of the Miss Universe Australia pageant, was held on June 27, 2019, at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria. crowned Priya Serrao of Victoria at the end of the event. Serrao represented Australia at Miss Universe 2019, but was unplaced.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Meet the 28 national delegates competing for the title of Miss Universe Australia 2019: [1]
| States/Territories | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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| Victoria | Eleanor Baillieu | 24 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Melbourne |
 New South Wales | Veronica Cloherty | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Sydney |
 South Australia | Nicole Kelly Cocks | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Adelaide |
| Victoria | Danielle Jaimi Collis | 25 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Melbourne |
 Queensland | Madeline Cowe | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Brisbane |
| South Australia | Jessica Ellen Dover | 26 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Adelaide |
| South Australia | Alexandra Duggan | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Adelaide |
 Western Australia | Julia Edwards | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Perth |
| Queensland | Isabella Epstein | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Brisbane |
| Western Australia | Justine Heron | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Perth |
| New South Wales | Diana Hills | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Central Coast |
| Queensland | Johanna Holzmann | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Brisbane |
| South Australia | Hànni Rose Howe | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Adelaide |
| Victoria | Brooke McAuley | 26 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Melbourne |
| Victoria | Tyra McNeill | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Melbourne |
| New South Wales | Lilly Moreau | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Central Coast |
| New South Wales | Claire Elizabeth Parker | 27 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Sydney |
| Victoria | Ariel Ploszaj-Russell | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Melbourne |
| Queensland | Monica Przybylek | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Gold Coast |
| Queensland | Kate Radin | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Gold Coast |
| Victoria | Marijana Radmanović | 27 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Melbourne |
| New South Wales | Rosy Mae Reilly | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Sydney |
| New South Wales | Tasha Laraine Ross | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Sydney |
| Victoria | Priya Serrao | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Melbourne |
| Western Australia | Isabel Stewart-Kasimba | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Perth |
| Western Australia | Shivon Sweet | 22 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Perth |
 Capital Territory | Veena Wijewickrema | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Canberra |
 Tasmania | Jessie Renée Wynter | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Hobart |
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