{{Short description|Australian journalist (born 1978)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} '''Eva Milic''' (born 27 June 1978{{cn|date=July 2024}}) is an Australian journalist and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Australia at Miss World 2001. Milic is currently the presenter of ''Nine Gold Coast News''.
==Career== Milic completed a Bachelor of Business degree in 2001 after graduating from St Michael's College on the Gold Coast.{{cn|date=July 2024}} After graduating she launched herself into modelling and she was crowned Miss World Australia 2001 and represented Australia at Miss World 2001 contest.
Milic graduated from Griffith University with a Master of Journalism and Mass Communication degree in 2005 and received awards in academic excellence.{{cn|date=July 2024}} It was during her university studies in January 2004 that Milic was offered a freelance position with ''Nine Gold Coast News'', replacing Natalie Gruzlewski as the program's full-time weather presenter in January 2006. Alongside her weather presenting commitments, Milic was also a reporter for Nine Gold Coast News.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
In January 2009, Milic replaced Melissa Downes as the weekend presenter of ''Nine News Queensland'', co-hosting with Andrew Lofthouse. Eva was also a regular fill in presenter for ''Nine News Queensland'' on weeknights filling in for presenter Melissa Downes.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
In July 2009, she was replaced as weekend presenter by Heather Foord, who moved back to the newsdesk following the axing of ''Extra''. Milic moved to presenting the weather on the weekend bulletin until she resigned from the role, being replaced by Paul Burt and Sylvia Jeffreys. In 2011, Eva returned to presenting ''Nine News Queensland'' on weekends, replacing Foord who left the network altogether.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
In October 2014, Milic was appointed ''Nine Morning News Queensland'' and ''Nine Afternoon News Queensland'' (later ''Nine Live Queensland'') presenter. She presented both bulletins between Mondays and Thursdays inclusive, with the former bulletin axed without notice in mid-2017. Alison Ariotti replaced her as weekend presenter.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
In January 2018, Milic scaled back her duties at Nine Network Brisbane to present only the Monday to Wednesday editions of ''Nine Live Queensland''.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=AlisonAriotti|number=929450153215344640|date=12 November 2017|title=Thrilled for a change in 2018 .. Job sharing daytime news on @9NewsQueensland with my gorgeous friend @EvaMilic9 !! Thanks @Amanda9Paterson & @kblooch !! #WorkLifeBalance #lovemyjob #hoorayforweekendsagain|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref>
On 24 September 2018, She swapped roles with Wendy Kingston to co-host ''Nine Gold Coast News'' with Bruce Paige while Wendy will present ''Nine Live Queensland'' from Monday to Wednesday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/2018/09/08/11/01/nine-news-queensland-eva-milic-wendy-kingston|title=Nine News Queensland's Eva Milic and Wendy Kingston to swap jobs|publisher=9Honey|first=Josephine|last=Parsons|date=8 September 2018|accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref>
She has also been a fill in presenter for Wendy Kingston on ''Nine News Now''.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
Apart from her profession as a journalist, she has a keen interest in property and renovating houses in the Brisbane and Gold Coast areas.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110501181415/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/newsroom/449323/eva-milic Eva Milic profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011065925/http://ninemsn.com.au/news Nine News website]
{{s-start}} {{s-media}} {{succession box | title = ''Nine News Queensland'' <br>Weekend presenter | before = Heather Foord | after = Darren Curtis and Alison Ariotti | years = 2 July 2011 – 5 October 2014 }} {{succession box | title = ''Nine Morning News: Queensland Edition'' <br>Monday to Thursday presenter | before = Bulletin introduced | after = Bulletin discontinued | years = 6 October 2014 – 2 October 2017 }} {{succession box | title=''Nine Live Queensland'' <br>Monday to Wednesday presenter| before=Bulletin introduced | after= Wendy Kingston| years= 6 October 2014 – 21 September 2018}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milic, Eva}} Category:Australian television newsreaders and news presenters Category:Australian beauty pageant winners Category:Living people Category:1978 births Category:Australian female models Category:People from the Gold Coast, Queensland Category:Australian people of Croatian descent Category:Griffith University alumni Category:Australian women television journalists Category:Miss World 2001 delegates