Miss Universe Australia 2021 | |
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Date | October 19, 2021 |
Venue | Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria |
Entrants | 31 |
Placements | 12 |
Withdrawals | |
Winner | Daria Varlamova Victoria |
Congeniality | Elissa Laforce New South Wales Rutendo Chifamba Western Australia |
Miss Universe Australia 2021 was the 17th edition of the Miss Universe Australia pageant held on October 19, 2021 at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria. Maria Thattil of Victoria crowned her successor Daria Varlamova of Victoria at the end of the event. Varlamova represented Australia at Miss Universe 2021, but was unplaced.
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe Australia 2021 |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 12 |
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Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Social Ambassador |
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The delegates were as follows: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
State/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
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New South Wales | Julia Newbery | 26 | Sydney | |
Sarah Wilson | 21 | Newcastle | ||
Stephanie Steel | ||||
Vakoo Kauapirura | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||
Elissa Laforce | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Brussels | |
Tiana Meehan | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||
Mia Brooks | ||||
Queensland | Nina Evans | |||
Jasmine Stringer | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Gold Coast | |
Ella van Seters | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Brisbane | ||
Karri Nicholas | ||||
Lily Goodare | ||||
South Australia | Hannah Miller | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Cailea Shaw | ||||
Sabrina Uhlmann | ||||
Caitlin Bahr | ||||
Victoria | Madi Krstevski | 21 | ||
Stacey Fleming | ||||
Emily Jane Ward | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Jess Kernjak | 22 | Melbourne | ||
Daria Varlamova | 26 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bryansk | |
Hawra Khalil | ||||
Western Australia | Anastasia Puia | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bucharest | |
Ally Draper | 21 | |||
Cody McPhail | ||||
Josephine Volk | ||||
Kya Pedrick | 25 | Perth | ||
Rutendo Chifamba | ||||
Tiphany Katselas | ||||
Tasha Mae Marciano | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Perth | |
Baylee Saltmarsh | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Perth | |
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