Miss Universe Australia 2020
| Miss Universe Australia 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 October 2020 |
| Venue | Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Entrants | 26 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Maria Thattil.svg.png){kind=small} Victoria |
| Congeniality | Maria Thattil Victoria |
| Photogenic | Emily Tokić 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 |
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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 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Amity | |
| Miss Photogenic |
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Delegates
| State/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Territory |
Emily Tokić | 22 | Canberra |
 New South Wales |
Anneliese Zanchetta | 20 | Sydney |
| New South Wales |
Maddison Coluccio | 23 | Sydney |
| New South Wales |
Mikayla Schnabel | 23 | Sydney |
| New South Wales |
Rebecca Portugall | 23 | Johannesburg |
| New South Wales |
Tash Galgut | 22 | Sydney |
| New South Wales |
Taylor Davey | 19 | Sydney |
 Queensland |
Bianca Black | 22 | Gold Coast |
| Queensland |
Jacqui Scheiwe | 26 | Brisbane |
| Queensland |
Madison Reinhardt | 19 | Gold Coast |
| Queensland |
Miné Coetser | 18 | Pretoria |
| Queensland |
Narah Baptista | 24 | Brisbane |
| Queensland |
Summah Taylor | 23 | Byron Bay |
 South Australia |
Isabella Newman | 21 | Adelaide |
| South Australia |
Keava Hopper | 23 | Adelaide |
| South Australia |
Molly Ferguson | 21 | Adelaide |
 Tasmania |
Brooke Rogers | 23 | Hobart |
| Tasmania |
Elsie Killick | 25 | Hobart |
| Victoria |
Ashlyn Paraskevas | 23 | Melbourne |
| Victoria |
Brooke McAuley | 27 | Melbourne |
| Victoria |
Daria Varlamova | 25 | Bryansk |
| Victoria |
Hanan Ibrahim | 26 | Melbourne |
| Victoria |
Holly Dexter | 23 | Ballarat |
| Victoria |
Kristen Czyszek | 24 | Melbourne |
| Victoria |
Maria Thattil | 26 | Melbourne |
 Western Australia |
Diana Coniglio | 21 | Perth |
| Western Australia |
Kya Pedrick | 23 | Perth |
| Western Australia |
Tasha Marciano | 25 | Perth |
| Western Australia |
Zara Edgar | 19 | Melbourne |
References
- ^ "Miss Universe Australia 2020: Meet Pageant Queen Maria Thattil". Outlook India. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Miss Universe Australia Final to be held in October 2020". www.femina.in. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Thattil, Maria (2020-11-29). "I see my journey to Miss Universe as an opportunity for leadership". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.