Miss World Australia is a national beauty pageant that selects Australia's representative to the Miss World pageant since 2002. Two Australian representatives have won the Miss World title in 1968 and 1972.
History In 2006 the national contest was cancelled and Sabrina Houssami was controversially crowned the winner and placed second runner up at Miss World. In 2012, Jessica Kahawaty also placed second runner up. Australia has been crowned Queen of Oceania each year since 2013. Penelope Plummer became Australia's first Miss World in 1968. Belinda Green became Miss World in 1972. Before the Miss World Australia contest was instituted in 2002, Australian representatives to the international Miss World pageants were chosen from candidates at the Miss Australia pageant.
Owners In February 2016, was announced that the pageant has a new owner: Deborah Miller. She was the former Miss Universe Australia owner.
Titleholders Color keys Year State Hometown Placement at Miss World Special Awards 2002 Gold Coast Nicole Ghazal Top 10 2003 Adelaide Olivia Stratton Top 20 People's Choice Award 2004 Sydney Sarah Janette Davies Top 15 Miss Contestant's Choice1st Runner-up Miss World Beach Beauty1st Runner-up Miss World SportTop 20 Miss World Talent 2005 Albury Dennae Brunow Unplaced Miss World Sport 2006 Sydney Sabrina Houssami 2nd Runner Up Queen of Asia-Pacific 2007 Sydney Caroline Pemberton Unplaced Top 18 Miss World TalentTop 21 Miss World Beach Beauty 2008 Albion Park Katie Richardson Unplaced Top 25 Miss World Beach Beauty 2009 Sydney Sophie Lavers Unplaced 3rd Runner-up Miss World TalentTop 12 Miss World Sport 2010 Sydney Ashleigh Francis Unplaced Top 10 Miss World TalentTop 20 Miss World Beach BeautyTop 20 Miss World Sport 2011 Melbourne Amber Greasley Top 31 Top 20 Miss World Top ModelTop 24 Miss World Sport 2012 Sydney Jessica Kahawaty 2nd Runner Up 1st Runner-up Beauty with a Purpose4th Runner-up Miss World Top ModelTop 10 Miss World Beach BeautyTop 16 InterviewTop 24 Miss World SportTop 25 Miss World Talent 2013 Cairns Erin Holland Top 10 Queen of Oceania1st Runner-up Beauty with a Purpose1st Runner-up Miss World TalentTop 11 Interview 2014 Brisbane Courtney Thorpe Top 5 Queen of OceaniaTop 5 Miss World Top ModelTop 10 People's ChoiceTop 10 InterviewTop 23 Beauty with a PurposeTop 24 Miss World Sport 2015 Brisbane Tess Alexander Top 11 Queen of OceaniaTop 24 Miss World SportTop 13 Miss World TalentTop 25 Peoples Choice 2016 Tully Madeline Cowe Top 20 Queen of OceaniaTop 24 Beauty with a PurposeTop 24 Miss World Sport 2017 Melbourne Esma Voloder Unplaced Top 20 Beauty with a Purpose 2018 Melbourne Taylah Cannon Unplaced Top 32 Miss World Top Model 2019 Sydney Sarah Marschke Top 40 Top 40 at Miss World Top ModelTop 27 Miss World Talent 2020 colspan=5 2021 colspan=5 2022 colspan=5 2023 Melbourne Kristen Wright Top 12 Top 32 at Sports ChallengeTop 25 at Head-to-Head ChallengeQueen of Oceania 2024 colspan=5 2025 Gold Coast Jasmine Stringer Top 20 Top 32 at Sports ChallengeTop 24 at Talent ChallengeQueen of Oceania 2026 Adelaide Olivija Spanovskis Unplaced
Australian representatives at Miss World pageant before 2002 Color keys YearMiss World AustraliaPlacement at Miss WorldSpecial Awards 1955 Beverly Prowse Top 8 Semi-finalist 1957 June Finlayson Unplaced 1958 Astrid Tanda Lindholm Unplaced 1964 Maria Luyben Unplaced 1965 Jan Rennison Unplaced 1967 Judy Lockey Unplaced 1968 Penelope Plummer Miss World 1968 1969 Stefane Meurer 1970 Valli Kemp Top 15 Semi-finalist 1971 Valerie Roberts Top 15 Semi-finalist 1972 Belinda Green Miss World 1972 1973 Virginia Radinas 1974 Gail Margaret Petith 3rd Runner-up 1975 Anne Davidson Top 15 Semi-finalist 1976 Karen Jo Pini 1st Runner-up 1977 Jaye-Leanne Hopewell Top 7 Finalist 1978 Denise Ellen Coward 2nd Runner-up 1979 Jodie Anne Day 3rd Runner-up 1980 Linda Leigh Shepherd Unplaced 1981 Melissa Hannan Top 7 FinalistQueen of Oceania 1982 Catherine Anne Morris Top 15 Semi-finalistQueen of Oceania 1983 Tanya Bowe UnplacedQueen of Oceania 1984 Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi 2nd Runner-upQueen of Oceania 1985 Angelina Nasso Unplaced 1986 Stephanie Eleanor Andrews Unplaced 1987 Donna Thelma Rudrum Unplaced 1988 Catherine Bushell Top 10 Semi-finalistQueen of Oceania 1989 Natalie McCurry Top 10 Semi-finalistQueen of Oceania 1990 Karina Brown Unplaced 1991 Leanne Buckle 1st Runner-upQueen of Asia-Oceania 1992 Rebecca Simic Unplaced 1993 Karen Ann Carwin Unplaced 1994 Skye Edwards Unplaced 1995 Melissa Porter Top 10 Semi-finalist 1996 Nicole Smith Unplaced 1997 Laura Csortan Top 10 Semi-finalist 1998 Sarah Jane St.Clair Unplaced 1999 Kathryn Hay Unplaced 2000 Renee Henderson Unplaced 2001 Eva Milic Unplaced
See also
Miss Australia Miss Universe Australia Miss International Australia Miss Earth Australia
References
External links Official website