Nadine Roberts

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Nadine Roberts
Born (1994-08-20) August 20, 1994 (age 30)
Sydney, Australia
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Nadine Roberts (born August 20, 1994) is an Australian beauty pageant titleholder who was the subject of controversy at Miss Earth Australia 2014 [1] [2]

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Pageantry

Miss Earth Australia 2013

Roberts entered Miss Earth Australia 2013 and was third runner up, conferring the title of Miss Earth Australia - Air. [3]

Miss Earth 2014

Roberts represented Australia at Miss Earth 2014, and was third runner up, conferring the title of Miss Earth Australia - Fire 2014. [4]

Two weeks after the national finals, the then director of Miss Earth Australia Roselyn Singh removed the winner, with the Miss Earth Australia organisation becoming embroiled in controversy and corruption. Roberts, was replaced as the new Miss Earth Australia 2014 with disregard to using the first and second runner up title holders as replacement. [2]

Miss Eco International 2015

Roberts competed against nine candidates of Miss Eco International 2015 and was second runner-up.[ citation needed ]

Miss Universe Fiji 2024

Roberts entered Miss Universe Fiji in 2024. She was declared runner up, with the title being awarded to Manshika Prasad. Shortly after the winner was announced a press release was published stating there were voting irregularities; the other judges, when questioned, were not aware of this. Roberts was declared the winner without consultation with the judging panel by the competition's financial backer, Lux Projects, a property company of which Roberts' husband, James McIntyre, is a shareholder. [5] The Miss Universe Organization went on to reappoint Prasad as the winner following an investigation. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Torin, Chen (13 October 2014). "Miss Earth Australia winner Dayanna Grageda has her crown stripped and replaced by Nadine Roberts". Southern Courier. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Chen, Torin (13 October 2014). "Miss Earth Australia winner Dayanna Grageda has her crown stripped and replaced by Nadine Roberts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ↑ ""Congratulations Muliagatele Renera Thompson, Miss Earth Australia"". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  4. ↑ "MISS EARTH AUSTRALIA 2014, DAYANNA GRAGEDA". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  5. ↑ "A beauty pageant turned ugly: The alleged plot to steal a queen's crown". BBC News. 9 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Drama continues : Miss Universe Fiji 2024 is Manshika Prasad and will go to Miss Universe in Mexico". Fiji Village. 6 September 2024.
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Dayanna Grageda
(Dethroned)
 Miss Earth Australia
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