Miss Universe Australia 2020

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Miss Universe Australia 2020
Date28 October 2020
VenueSofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
Entrants26
Placements15
Winner Maria Thattil
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
Congeniality Maria Thattil
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
PhotogenicEmily Tokić
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Capital Territory
  2019
2021  

Miss Universe Australia 2020 was the 16th edition of the Miss Universe Australia pageant held on 28 October 2020 at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria. [1] The pageant finals were originally scheduled for 25 June 2020, but was postponed to 28 October 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Contents

Priya Serrao of Victoria crowned Maria Thattil of Victoria at the end of the event. [3] [4] Thattil represented Australia at Miss Universe 2020 in Florida, and placed in the Top 10. [5]

Final results

Final resultsContestant
Miss Universe Australia 2020
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic

Delegates

State/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Capital Territory Emily Tokić22 Canberra
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Anneliese Zanchetta20 Sydney
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Maddison Coluccio23 Sydney
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Mikayla Schnabel23 Sydney
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Rebecca Portugall23 Johannesburg
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Tash Galgut22 Sydney
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Taylor Davey19 Sydney
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Bianca Black22 Gold Coast
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Jacqui Scheiwe26 Brisbane
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Madison Reinhardt19 Gold Coast
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Miné Coetser18 Pretoria
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Narah Baptista24 Brisbane
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Summah Taylor23 Byron Bay
Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia Isabella Newman21 Adelaide
Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia Keava Hopper23 Adelaide
Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia Molly Ferguson21 Adelaide
Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania Brooke Rogers23 Hobart
Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania Elsie Killick25 Hobart
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Ashlyn Paraskevas23 Melbourne
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Brooke McAuley27 Melbourne
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Daria Varlamova25 Bryansk
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Hanan Ibrahim26 Melbourne
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Holly Dexter23 Ballarat
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Kristen Czyszek24 Melbourne
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Maria Thattil 26 Melbourne
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia Diana Coniglio21 Perth
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia Kya Pedrick23 Perth
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia Tasha Marciano25 Perth
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia Zara Edgar19 Melbourne

References

  1. "Miss Universe Australia 2020: Meet Pageant Queen Maria Thattil". Outlook India. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  2. "Miss Universe Australia Final to be held in October 2020". www.femina.in. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  3. Thattil, Maria (2020-11-29). "I see my journey to Miss Universe as an opportunity for leadership". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. Entertainment, Marni Dixit·Senior; read, Lifestyle ReporterUpdated ·6-min (2020-11-11). "Miss Universe Australia's Maria Thattil on why 'diversity matters'". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 2025-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Thattil, Maria (2023-02-26). "I Was Crowned Miss Universe Australia, But My Legitimacy Was Questioned Because Of My Brown Skin". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2025-08-05.