Miss Universe Australia 2018 Top 15 Hot Picks by Angelopedia

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Western Australia finalist Tamara Kordic

Tamara is a 19-year-old studying a double major in business law and accounting at the University of Western Australia. She wishes to complete a jurisdiction in law. She is a very passionate person about things she truly believes in, and love going to her university and learning new things. She is kind and loving with a friendly, crazy and bubbly personality. Tamara finds making new friends and engage with new people and new experiences fairly easy and enjoys it. Being from a Serbian background, she can fluently speak and write the Serbian language.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Western Australia finalist Rikki Bremner

Rikki Leigh Bremner is an independent contemporary dance artist based in Perth. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the acclaimed Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and graduated in 2014. Rikki is big on food, she is something you call a true foodie. She is also a true lover of animals, and the environment and feel it is important to use her art platform as a voice for her opinions on important subjects relevant to today’s society.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 South Australia finalist Rutendo Chifamba

Rutendo Chifamba is currently studying law to become a Human Rights Lawyer. According to Rutendo, you can usually find her breaking a sweat at the gym or spending time with friends and family. About her Bali experience with the MUA team, she says, “I don’t think it every fully sunk in that I was in Bali staying at incredible locations, eating awesome food and making the best memories with the other National Finalists. This was a trip I will never forget, and I am so excited to see everyone again because we’ve really grown into a family.”

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Victoria finalist Tahan Lucile

Tahan comes from a big multicultural family. Her background or genetic makeup is made up of Aboriginal, Chinese, Malay and English. She is the eldest of seven siblings and has 3 younger brothers and 3 younger sisters. She grew up in Darwin in the Northern Territory so spent a lot of my time outdoors and calls herself a tomboy at heart and a girly girl sometimes. She has a university degree in Bachelors of Business Majoring in Marketing and is currently working part-time for the government and also does part-time modelling.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Western Australia finalist Savannah Monkhouse

Savannah is 23 years old and is originally from Bunbury. In 2015 she moved to Perth after getting qualified as a hairdresser. After a few months of living and working in Perth, she decided she wanted to further myself, and is currently studying a Echocardiography and Cardiac Physiology. She chose the field because she wanted to be in a job that was based around helping people and making a difference in the community.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 New South Wales finalist Tasha Ross

Tasha has been working on her own business plan for the last 6 months as she has a business degree. She went through years of anxiety, depression and self-confidence issues, thus her business aims to inspire women to be confident. As she has struggled with self-confidence issues in the past, she was worried that the competition in Bali might be too out of her comfort zone. However, she says, it was the most fun she has had in years.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Queensland finalist Teagan Downey

Till she graduated from her high school, Teagan had probably moved houses about 18 times as her parents were keen renovators. This motivated her to enter the property field. She now runs free workshops across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne that are aimed at teaching the next generation of investors how they can purchase a property in today’s market. When she’s not working, Teagan loves to go on road trips with friends.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Victoria finalist Amy Lee Dixon

Amy grew up in Thailand for a large portion of my life, she moved every two years as a child back and forth which gave her the right mixed experience of both Australian and Thai culture. She started modelling at age 12 in Australia, and was given an opportunity to model overseas from the age of 14. Amy moved back to Australia when she was 23 to study Bachelor of Laws. She is currently in her third year and is also working for the Department of Health and Human Services for the Victorian Government as a Secretariat Officer.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Victoria finalist Baylee Saltmarsh

20-year-old Baylee Saltmarsh was born and raised on the west coast of Perth. Currently, she is living in Melbourne to pursue her dreams of becoming a full-time model. She has completed her Cert IV in Pilates, therefore qualifying her to teach reformer and matwork classes. In her down time, Baylee loves to try trendy cafes, explore all different parts of Melbourne, watch gossip girl, and go rock climbing or abseiling.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Queensland finalist Deni McDermott

Deni McDermott has been living in Brisbane for about ten years. She is 21-years-old and currently in her last year of university studying finance and accounting. She hopes to pursue a career in international finance. At the moment, she is working as a model, part-time, and loves that her job makes her meet many amazing people with very different careers, and that she is given freedom and flexibility.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 New South Wales finalist Emily Tokic

20-year-old Emily was born and raised in Canberra. She spent 13 years competing, undertaking exams and performing ballet. She is currently in her third year of Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws, and wishes to specialise in Human Rights Law, to actively protect and promote human rights in Australia.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 New South Wales finalist Francesca Hung

Francesca is 24 years old and lives near the northern beaches of Sydney. She is Eurasian, as she has a Chinese father and an Irish Mother. She has completed her undergrad in Arts and Sociology and is now tackling a Masters in Publishing at The University of Sydney. She is completing her masters as part-time as she works full-time as model. In her spare time, Francesca likes to practice Ballet, Piano and Italian.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Western Australia finalist Hannah Sellman

19-year-old Hannah Sellman is from Perth, Western Australia. She has always lived in the city. She is currently in her second year of Bachelor of Science from the Coastal and Marine at Curtin University. Hannah grew up surfing, wakeboarding and spending her days out on the boat with her dad or swimming at the beach. She is an extremely positive person.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 South Australia finalist Keava Hopper

Keava Hopper is 21 years old, and is currently studying disability studies as she would love to work with children with disabilities in the future. She is currently working as a flight attendant as she absolutely loves travelling and bringing people to their loved ones.

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Miss Universe Australia 2018 Western Australia finalist Leah Bell

Leah is a qualified Enrolled Nurse, Artist, and a massive cat lover. She is currently back to studying towards her goal of becoming a doctor. Art is something that she holds very dear, and has been lucky enough to paint murals and display her work. In her spare time, Leah likes to ice skate, or dance in the waves on her surfboard.