Monique Riley

australian model and actress

Monique Riley (born 24 November 1995) is an Australian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2022. She will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2022.[1]

Monique Riley
Born (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28)
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Arts
Alma materQueensland University of Technology
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
TitleMiss Universe Australia 2022
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe Australia 2022
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2022
(TBA)

Early life and career change

Riley was born in Sydney, New South Wales and originally from Queensland. She works as an executive assistant with a degree in creative industries from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. She later auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, New South Wales.

Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in 2020, she worked part-time as a model and an actress in Sydney while serving as an executive assistant helping run her partner’s construction company.

Pageantry change

Miss Universe Australia 2022 change

On July 4, 2022, Riley was introduced as one of the seven Miss Universe Australia 2022 candidates from New South Wales. On September 9, 2022, Riley competed against 36 other candidates at the Miss Universe Australia 2022 at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland. In the competition, Riley advanced to the Top 10 and later the Top 5, before being announced as the competition's winner and was succeeded by Daria Varlamova.[2]

Miss Universe 2022 change

As Miss Universe Australia, Riley will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2022.

References change

  1. "Monique Riley is your Miss Universe Australia 2022". gcmag.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. "BELLÍSIMA- Conoce a la recién coronada Miss Universo Australia 2022, Monique Riley" (in Spanish). topvzla.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

Other websites change

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Daria Varlamova
Miss Universe Australia
2022
Succeeded by
TBD