Priya Serrao
Priya Serrao | |
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Born | Belmannu, India | 22 June 1992
Education | |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Universe Australia 2019 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Australia 2019 (Winner) Miss Universe 2019 (Unplaced) |
Priya Olivia Serrao (born 22 June 1992) is an Australian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2019. She represented Australia in the Miss Universe 2019 competition.[1][2]
Early life
Serrao was born in Belmannu, Karnataka,[3] to a Mangalorean Catholic family, but later spent most of her early childhood living in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[4][5] When she was 11, the family immigrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne and attended high school in the Mac.Robertsons' High School.[6][7][8] She has two university degrees: one in arts and one in law from Melbourne Law School. Serrao works as a policy adviser for the Government of Victoria, and was to be admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria as a lawyer in 2019.[7][9]
Pageantry
Serrao began her pageantry career in 2019, applying for the Miss Universe Australia 2019 competition.[10] She was later selected as one of the national finalists in the competition for the state of Victoria on 10 March 2019.[11] Serrao competed in the final on 27 June 2019, where she was declared the winner of the competition, besting first runner-up Bella Kasimba of Western Australia. She then represented Australia in the Miss Universe 2019 competition on 9 December 2019.But she was unplaced at Miss Universe.[1][12]
References
- ^ a b Armstrong, Harriet (27 June 2019). "Miss Universe Australia 2019 has been crowned". Nine Honey — Style. Nine Network.
- ^ Knox, David (9 December 2019). "Airdate: Miss Universe 2019". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Priya Serrao, Indian-origin policy advisor, crowned Miss Universe Australia". The New Indian Express. 28 June 2019.
- ^ Arora, Avneet (28 June 2019). "Indian-born Priya Serrao crowned Miss Universe Australia 2019". SBS.
- ^ "Mangalurean Priya Serrao crowned Miss Universe Australia". Daiji World. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "What a great end to my birthday". Priya Serrao. 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b George, Owen (21 June 2019). "Priya Serrao - Miss Universe Australia 2019 Finalist Interview". gcmag.
- ^ "Introducing VIC National Finalist @priyaserrao". Miss Universe Australia. 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Indian woman crowned Miss Universe Australia". Times of India. 28 June 2019.
- ^ George, Owen (9 January 2019). "Could you be the next Miss Universe Australia?". gcmag.
- ^ "Victorians selected for Miss Universe Australia final". Herald Sun. 10 March 2019.
- ^ Epstein, Jackie. "WA's Bella Kasimba runner-up Miss Universe Australia 2019". The West.
External links
- 1992 births
- Australian beauty pageant winners
- Australian expatriates in Oman
- Australian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
- Australian people of Indian descent
- Indian emigrants to Australia
- Living people
- Melbourne Law School alumni
- Miss Universe Australia winners
- Miss Universe 2019 contestants
- People from Melbourne
- People from Secunderabad