# Renae Ayris
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{{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](/source/Perth), [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia), Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Andrew Papadopoulos|2019}}
| hair_color = Blonde
| eye_color = Blue
| title = [Miss Universe Australia](/source/Miss_Universe_Australia) 2012
| competitions = {{ubl|Miss Universe Australia 2012|(Winner)|[Miss Universe 2012](/source/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[{{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 }}][{{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}}] and placed 3rd Runner-Up at the [Miss Universe 2012](/source/Miss_Universe_2012) pageant. In 2014 she appeared in the starring role of [Shannon Noll](/source/Shannon_Noll)'s music video for his single We Only Live Once[{{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}}]
==Pageantry==
===Miss Universe Australia 2012===
Ayris won the Miss Universe Australia competition on 9 June 2012 in a ceremony held at Melbourne's [Sofitel](/source/Sofitel) Hotel, outdoing 35 other delegates from across the country. This confirmed her place in the Miss Universe pageant. As [Miss Universe Australia](/source/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](/source/Operation_Smile), is a [nonprofit](/source/Nonprofit_organization) medical service organization which provides [cleft lip and palate](/source/cleft_lip_and_palate) repair surgeries to children.
===Miss Universe 2012===
Ayris represented Australia at [Miss Universe 2012](/source/Miss_Universe_2012) on 19 December 2012 in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas), [Nevada](/source/Nevada), United States. She finished fourth overall (3rd Runner-Up), ahead of [Gabriela Markus](/source/Gabriela_Markus) (Brazil) and behind [Irene Esser](/source/Irene_Esser) (Venezuela), [Janine Tugonon](/source/Janine_Tugonon) (Philippines) and eventual winner [Olivia Culpo](/source/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](/source/First_Contact_(Australian_TV_series))''.[{{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}}]
== References==
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==External links==
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*[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 }}
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{{S-bef|before={{flagicon|Philippines}} [Shamcey Supsup](/source/Shamcey_Supsup)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) 3rd Runner-Up
|years=[2012](/source/Miss_Universe_2012)}}
{{S-aft|after={{flagicon|Philippines}} [Ariella Arida](/source/Ariella_Arida)}}
{{S-bef|before={{flagicon|Western Australia}} [Scherri-Lee Biggs](/source/Scherri-Lee_Biggs)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Miss Universe Australia](/source/Miss_Universe_Australia)
|years=2012}}
{{S-aft|after={{flagicon|Victoria}} [Olivia Wells](/source/Olivia_Wells)}}
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{{Miss Universe 2012 delegates}}
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Category:Living people
Category:Miss Universe 2012 contestants
Category:Australian beauty pageant winners
Category:1990 births
Category:Models from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Miss Universe Australia winners
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