{{Infobox organization | name = Miss International Australia | image = | image_border = | image_size = 175px | caption = Logo of the Miss International Australia | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | formation = 2004 | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Sydney]] | location = [[Australia]] | num_members = [[Miss International]] | language = [[English language|English]] | leader_title = Agency | num_staff = | budget = | website = [http://www.missinternationalaustralia.com.au/ Official website] }}
'''Miss International Australia''' is a national [[beauty pageant]] that selects [[Australia]]'s representative to the [[Miss International]] Pageant.
==History== {{unreferenced-section|date=July 2019}} The Miss International Australia Quest is an Australian competition for young aspiring models, held for the first time in 2004. The National Director is Karen Jane Sabarre CEO of Karen Jane Productions. The winner of Miss International Australia attends the Miss International world final held in Japan and represents Australia alongside 80 other countries.
===Miss Australia who won Miss International competition=== *Miss International 1992: [[Kirsten Davidson]] *Miss International 1981: [[Jenny Derek]] *Miss International 1961: [[Tania Verstak]]
==Titleholders== '''Color keys'''
{{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} {| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;" !width="60" |Year !width="150" |State of origin !width="150" |City !width="250" |Miss International Australia !width="250" |Placement at Miss International !width="250" |Special awards |- | [[Miss International 2004|2004]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] | Lacey Davis | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2005|2005]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] | Natalie Gillard | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2006|2006]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Sydney]] | Karli Smith | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2007|2007]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Sydney]] | Danielle Byrnes | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2008|2008]] |[[Western Australia]] |[[Perth]] | Kristal Hammond | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2009|2009]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Sydney]] | Kelly Louise Maguire | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2010|2010]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] | Charlotte Rose Mastin | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2011|2011]] |[[Queensland]] |[[Townsville Airport|Townsville]] | Brooke Jessica Nash | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2012|2012]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] | Sarah Jane Fraser | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2013|2013]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] | Johanna Parker | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2014|2014]] |[[Queensland]] |[[Brisbane]] | Bridgette-Rose Taylor | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2015|2015]] |[[Queensland]] |[[Brisbane]] | Larissa Hlinovsky | Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 2016|2016]] |[[New South Wales]] |[[Sydney]] | Alexandra Britton | '''1st Runner-up''' | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 2017|2017]] | [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] | [[Melbourne]] | Amber Sidney Dew | '''3rd Runner-up''' | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 2018|2018]] | [[Australian Capital Territory|Australian Capital T.]] | [[Canberra]] | Emily Grace Tokić | '''Top 15''' | |- | [[Miss International 2019|2019]] | [[New South Wales]] | [[Sydney]] | Monique Charlotte Shippen | Unplaced | |- | 2020 | rowspan=2 colspan=5 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no pageant between 2020 and 2021}} |- | 2021 |- | [[Miss International 2022|2022]] | [[South Australia]] | [[Adelaide]] | Anjelica Jane Whitelaw<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asiapacificintl.com/candidate/anjelica-whitelaw/|title=Miss International Australia - Anjelica Whitelaw|publisher=[[Asia Pacific International]]|date=August 8, 2022|access-date=August 8, 2022}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 2023|2023]] | [[New South Wales]] | [[Armidale]] | Jazel Mae Alarca<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-06|title=Introducing Jazel Alarca, our new Miss International Australia 2023!|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02L2SLCHq93nrbAj7EKh2mXJDnPWPcYSvKSmaWpaxTcJbF2asnoJFmj4xaKWgu7x77l&id=100062869006337&mibextid=Nif5oz |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[Instagram]] |language=en}}</ref> | Unplaced | |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 2024|2024]] | [[New South Wales]] | [[Eleebana]] | Selina McCloskey<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tomazin|first=Alanna|date=25 July 2024|title=Lake Macquarie woman crowned Miss International Australia 2024|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8706699/selina-mccloskey-crowned-miss-international-australia-2024/?adcall=true&adcallkw=|access-date=28 July 2024|website=[[Newcastle Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> | '''Top 20''' | |- | [[Miss International 2025|2025]] | [[New South Wales]] | [[Sydney]] | Isabella "Bella" Dela Cruz<ref>{{cite news|date=8 September 2025|title=Fil-Aussie Bella Dela Cruz to represent Australia in Miss International 2025|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/9/8/fil-aussie-bella-dela-cruz-to-represent-australia-in-miss-international-2025-1342|access-date=8 September 2025|website=[[ABS-CBN]]|language=en}}</ref> | Unplaced | |- |}
==Representatives at Miss International pageant before 2004== '''Color keys'''
{{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}
{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;" !width="60" |Year !width="250" |Miss International Australia !width="250" |Placement at Miss International !width="250" |Special awards |- | [[Miss International 1960|1960]] | Joan Stanbury | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1961|1961]] | [[Rosemary Edna Sinclair|Rosemary Edna Fenton]] | Unplaced | |- style="background-color:GOLD" | '''[[Miss International 1962|1962]]''' | '''[[Tania Verstak]]''' | '''[[Miss International 1962]]''' |'''Miss Photogenic<br>Best Evening Gown''' |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1963|1963]] | Tricia Maralyn Reschke | '''Top 15''' | |- | [[Miss International 1964|1964]] | [[Jan Taylor|Janice Margaret Taylor]] | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1965|1965]] | Carole Jackson | Unplaced | |- | 1966 | Sue Gallie<ref>{{cite news |title=Arts graduate is Miss Australia |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/11615598 |access-date=24 March 2026 |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=22 November 1965 |location=[[Canberra]], Australian Capital Territory, Australia |page=3 |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> | colspan=2 {{n/a|No competition held}} |- | [[Miss International 1967|1967]] | Margaret Anne Rohan | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1968|1968]] | Monique Denise Hughes | Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1969|1969]] | Janine Forbes | '''Top 15''' | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1970|1970]] | Karen Patricia Papworth | '''2nd Runner-up''' |'''Miss Photogenic''' |- | [[Miss International 1971|1971]] | Carolyn Tokoly | Unplaced | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1972|1972]] | Christine Nola Clark | '''1st Runner-up''' | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1973|1973]] | Paula Lesley Whitehead | '''Top 15''' | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1974|1974]] | Monique Francisca Daams | '''4th Runner-up''' |'''Miss Photogenic''' |- |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1975|1975]] | Alison Leigh McKean | '''Top 15''' | |- | [[Miss International 1976|1976]] | Patricia Lesley Newell | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1977|1977]] | Pamela Joy Cail | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1978|1978]] | Michelle Cay Adamson | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1979|1979]] | Regina Reid | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1980|1980]] | Debbie Sherray Newsome | Top15 | |- |- style="background-color:GOLD" | '''[[Miss International 1981|1981]]''' | [[Jenny Derek|'''Jenny Annette Derek''']] | '''[[Miss International 1981]]''' | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1982|1982]] | Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi | '''3rd Runner-up''' | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1983|1983]] | Michelle Marie Banting | '''1st Runner-up''' | |- | [[Miss International 1984|1984]] | Barbara Francisca Kendell | Unplaced | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1985|1985]] | Ketrina Ray Keeley | '''Top 15''' | |- | [[Miss International 1986|1986]] | Christine Lucinda Bucat | Unplaced | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1987|1987]] | Vanessa Lynn Gibson | '''4th Runner-up''' | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1988|1988]] | Toni-Jene Frances Peters | '''2nd Runner-up''' | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1989|1989]] | Jodie Martel | '''Top 15''' | |- | [[Miss International 1990|1990]] | Anna Stokes | Unplaced | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1991|1991]] | Melinda Sue Boundy | '''Top 15''' | |- |- style="background-color:GOLD" | '''[[Miss International 1992|1992]]''' | [[Kirsten Davidson|'''Kirsten Marise Davidson''']] | '''[[Miss International 1992]]''' | |- style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss International 1993|1993]] | Monique Ann Lysaught | '''Top 15''' | |- | [[Miss International 1994|1994]] | Rebecca Anne Jackes | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1995|1995]] | Kristen Szypica | Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss International 1996|1996]] | Kylie Ann Watson | '''4th Runner-up''' | |- | [[Miss International 1997|1997]] | Nadine Therese Bennett | Unplaced | |- | [[Miss International 1998|1998]] | Katherine Louis O'Brien | Unplaced | |}
== See also == * [[Miss Australia]] * [[Miss Universe Australia]] * [[Miss World Australia]] * [[Miss Earth Australia]] * [[Miss Grand Australia]]
==External links== *[http://www.missinternational.com.au/ Official website]
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
{{Miss International countries and territories}}
[[Category:Miss International by country|Australia]] [[Category:Australian awards]] [[Category:Beauty pageants in Australia]]