Renae Ayris

{{Short description|Australian dancer and model (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Renae Ayris | image= Renae Ayris - Miss Universe Sydney Australia.jpg | caption= Ayris in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|09|17}} | birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | spouse = {{marriage|Andrew Papadopoulos|2019}} | hair_color = Blonde | eye_color = Blue | title = Miss Universe Australia 2012 | competitions = {{ubl|Miss Universe Australia 2012|(Winner)|Miss Universe 2012|(3rd Runner-Up)}} }}

'''Renae Ayris''' (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2012<ref>{{cite web | title=Renae Ayris finds love with military hunk | website=The West Australian | date=22 January 2016 | url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/30634271/former-miss-universe-renae-ayris-finds-love-with-military-hunk/ | access-date=5 May 2016 | archive-date=29 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229174544/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/30634271/former-miss-universe-renae-ayris-finds-love-with-military-hunk/ | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Beauty queen has her eye on son of a king | website=The Courier-Mail | date=13 August 2015 | url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/beauty-queen-has-her-eye-on-son-of-a-king/news-story/dc0132abfbd52b609bdd53277ddf4ca6 | access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref> and placed 3rd Runner-Up at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant. In 2014 she appeared in the starring role of Shannon Noll's music video for his single We Only Live Once<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/miss-universe-australia-winner-crowned-in-melbourne-tonight/story-e6frfmq9-1226389552847| title= Perth dancer Renae Ayris wins Miss Universe Australia| work=Herald Sun| date =9 June 2012}}</ref>

==Pageantry==

===Miss Universe Australia 2012=== Ayris won the Miss Universe Australia competition on 9 June 2012 in a ceremony held at Melbourne's Sofitel Hotel, outdoing 35 other delegates from across the country. This confirmed her place in the Miss Universe pageant. As Miss Universe Australia, Ayris got the opportunity to travel around her country working for charities, events, and photoshoots, and most recently worked in China with Operation Smile Australia, is a nonprofit medical service organization which provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children.

===Miss Universe 2012=== Ayris represented Australia at Miss Universe 2012 on 19 December 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. She finished fourth overall (3rd Runner-Up), ahead of Gabriela Markus (Brazil) and behind Irene Esser (Venezuela), Janine Tugonon (Philippines) and eventual winner Olivia Culpo (USA) (her roommate).

==Appearances in reality shows==

Ayris was a contestant in the Australian reality television series, 'Celebrity Splash!'.{{when|date=November 2016}}

In 2016, Ayris was cast in the second season of SBS TV series ''First Contact''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/first-contact-review-thank-god-for-david-oldfield-20161115-gspkr0.html|title=First Contact review: David Oldfield's verdict on 'Stone Age' culture|date=18 November 2016|first=Karl|last=Quinn|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|archive-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129074928/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/first-contact-review-thank-god-for-david-oldfield-20161115-gspkr0.html}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://renaeayris.com Renae Ayris official website] *[https://twitter.com/RenaeAyris/ Renae Ayris on Twitter] *[http://www.missuniverseaustralia.com.au/ Miss Universe Australia Official website] *[http://www.chadwickmodels.com/model/2147/ Renae Ayris Modelling website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407071534/http://www.chadwickmodels.com/model/2147 |date=7 April 2012 }}

{{S-start}} {{S-ach}} {{S-bef|before={{flagicon|Philippines}} Shamcey Supsup}} {{s-ttl|title=Miss Universe 3rd Runner-Up |years=2012}} {{S-aft|after={{flagicon|Philippines}} Ariella Arida}} {{S-bef|before={{flagicon|Western Australia}} Scherri-Lee Biggs}} {{s-ttl|title=Miss Universe Australia |years=2012}} {{S-aft|after={{flagicon|Victoria}} Olivia Wells}} {{S-end}} {{Miss Universe 2012 delegates}}

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