Miss Universe Australia 2020

Miss Universe Australia 2020
Date28 October 2020
VenueSofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria
Entrants26
Placements15
WinnerMaria Thattil
Victoria
CongenialityMaria Thattil
Victoria
PhotogenicEmily Tokić
Australian Capital Territory Capital Territory

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]

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

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic

Delegates

State/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Australian Capital Territory Capital TerritoryEmily Tokić22Canberra
New South WalesAnneliese Zanchetta20Sydney
New South WalesMaddison Coluccio23Sydney
New South WalesMikayla Schnabel23Sydney
New South WalesRebecca Portugall23Johannesburg
New South WalesTash Galgut22Sydney
New South WalesTaylor Davey19Sydney
QueenslandBianca Black22Gold Coast
QueenslandJacqui Scheiwe26Brisbane
QueenslandMadison Reinhardt19Gold Coast
QueenslandMiné Coetser18Pretoria
QueenslandNarah Baptista24Brisbane
QueenslandSummah Taylor23Byron Bay
South AustraliaIsabella Newman21Adelaide
South AustraliaKeava Hopper23Adelaide
South AustraliaMolly Ferguson21Adelaide
TasmaniaBrooke Rogers23Hobart
TasmaniaElsie Killick25Hobart
VictoriaAshlyn Paraskevas23Melbourne
VictoriaBrooke McAuley27Melbourne
VictoriaDaria Varlamova25Bryansk
VictoriaHanan Ibrahim26Melbourne
VictoriaHolly Dexter23Ballarat
VictoriaKristen Czyszek24Melbourne
VictoriaMaria Thattil26Melbourne
Western AustraliaDiana Coniglio21Perth
Western AustraliaKya Pedrick23Perth
Western AustraliaTasha Marciano25Perth
Western AustraliaZara Edgar19Melbourne

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}}: |first2= has generic name (help)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.