Elena Duggan
Elena Duggan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1983 |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Alma mater | College of Fine Arts, University of NSW University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Television | Winner of MasterChef Australia 2016 |
| Predecessor | Billie McKay |
Elena Duggan (born 1 June 1983) is an Australian school teacher and television cook. She is the winner of the 2016 series of MasterChef Australia.
Duggan was born in Cooroy, Queensland and attended Noosa District State High School.[1] She then attended the College of Fine Arts of the University of NSW where she was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts. She subsequently completed a postgraduate degree in teaching from the University of Sydney.[2] She went on to teach Visual Arts and was the head teacher of creative and performing arts at Galston High School in Sydney.[3]
Duggan applied to enter MasterChef in 2015 but she was unsuccessful.[3] She applied again in 2016 and was accepted, having created an audition dish of fish and chips.[4] On 26 July 2016 she competed in the final against Matt Sinclair, ultimately creating a better dessert and winning the series by 86 points to 84.[5]
References
- ^ "MASTERCHEF: Taste of fame for our Elena". sunshinecoastdaily.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Elena Duggan Wiki, Biography, Bio, Age, Husband, Profile Info - Viralprofiles". viralprofiles.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b Roberts, Stacey (3 May 2016). "Ingredients to achieve". Hills Shire Times. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Ten, Network. "Ginger Beer Battered Fish and Chips". tenplay.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Styles, Aja (26 July 2016). "MasterChef winner Elena helped rival Matt over the finish line". smh.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2016.