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Miss Australia was the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest or the Miss Australia Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named. From 2002, the Miss World Australia contest has been held, and the Miss Universe Australia contest has been held since 2004. From 1926 to 1991 the program operated as the Miss Australia Quest, after which the name was changed to the Miss Australia Awards to reflect changing community attitudes.

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  • Miss Australia was the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest or the Miss Australia Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named. From 2002, the Miss World Australia contest has been held, and the Miss Universe Australia contest has been held since 2004. The title of Miss Australia had existed since 1908, although it was not until 1954 that it became associated with the Spastic Centres of Australia. The Miss Australia Quest was sponsored and organised from 1954 until the early 1960s by the lingerie manufacturer, Hickory, until transferred the ownership to the in 1963. From 1926 to 1991 the program operated as the Miss Australia Quest, after which the name was changed to the Miss Australia Awards to reflect changing community attitudes. Miss Australia raised money for the Spastic Centres of Australia through her family and friends. She was judged on merit, as well as raising the monies for children and adults with cerebral palsy. The pearl-encrusted Miss Australia crown, worn by titleholders from 1965 to 1991. The crown was hand-crafted in silver and blue velvet, and decorated with more than 800 pearls. Designed by Melbourne artist Ernest Booth and manufactured in Japan, the crown was presented to the Miss Australia Quest in 1965 by Pty Ltd. The crown was last used in 1991, and is held at the National Museum of Australia. (en)
  • Miss Australie anciennement (Miss Australie award jusqu'en 2000), était un concours de beauté féminine, réservé aux femmes de 18 à 26 ans d'Australie. (fr)
  • Miss Australia era un concorso di bellezza che si è tenuto in Australia dal 1954 al 2000. In realtà il titolo esisteva sin dal 1908, ma solo dal 1954 il concorso è stato associato con l'associazione benefica Spastic Centre. Infatti il concorso si poneva come scopo primario il raccogliere fondi per l'associazione benefica. Dal 1926 il concorso prendeva il nome di Miss Australia Quest, nome che mantenne sino al 1992 quando fu cambiato in Miss Australia Award. Durante il concorso venivano scelte anche le concorrenti australiane per Miss Universo e Miss Mondo. Attualmente vengono svolti due concorsi appositi per scegliere le candidate: Miss Universo Australia e Miss Mondo Australia, a cui sono stati affiancati anche i concorsi Miss Terra Australia e Miss International Australia, per scegliere le candidate per Miss Terra e Miss International. (it)
  • O Miss Austrália refere-se ao Miss Universo Austrália, um concurso de beleza da Austrália que envia a vencedora ao concurso Miss Universo, do qual o país participa desde a primeira edição, em 1952, e no qual já acumula duas coroas. a primeira com Kerry Anne Wells em 1972 e a outra com Jennifer Hawkins em 2004. Para a escolha da vencedora nacional são realizadas diversas etapas seletivas nas oito principais províncias do país. A partir de 2004 o concurso adotou o nome de Miss Universo Austrália. O atual dono e diretor do concurso é Troy Barbagallo, que antes dirigia o Miss Mundo Austrália. Nota: há ainda um outro concurso nacional importante chamado Miss World Australia (Miss Mundo Austrália), que envia sua vencedora para o Miss Mundo. (pt)
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  • Miss Australie anciennement (Miss Australie award jusqu'en 2000), était un concours de beauté féminine, réservé aux femmes de 18 à 26 ans d'Australie. (fr)
  • Miss Australia was the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest or the Miss Australia Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named. From 2002, the Miss World Australia contest has been held, and the Miss Universe Australia contest has been held since 2004. From 1926 to 1991 the program operated as the Miss Australia Quest, after which the name was changed to the Miss Australia Awards to reflect changing community attitudes. (en)
  • Miss Australia era un concorso di bellezza che si è tenuto in Australia dal 1954 al 2000. In realtà il titolo esisteva sin dal 1908, ma solo dal 1954 il concorso è stato associato con l'associazione benefica Spastic Centre. Infatti il concorso si poneva come scopo primario il raccogliere fondi per l'associazione benefica. Dal 1926 il concorso prendeva il nome di Miss Australia Quest, nome che mantenne sino al 1992 quando fu cambiato in Miss Australia Award. (it)
  • O Miss Austrália refere-se ao Miss Universo Austrália, um concurso de beleza da Austrália que envia a vencedora ao concurso Miss Universo, do qual o país participa desde a primeira edição, em 1952, e no qual já acumula duas coroas. a primeira com Kerry Anne Wells em 1972 e a outra com Jennifer Hawkins em 2004. Para a escolha da vencedora nacional são realizadas diversas etapas seletivas nas oito principais províncias do país. A partir de 2004 o concurso adotou o nome de Miss Universo Austrália. O atual dono e diretor do concurso é Troy Barbagallo, que antes dirigia o Miss Mundo Austrália. (pt)
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  • Miss Australia (it)
  • Miss Australie (fr)
  • Miss Australia (en)
  • Miss Austrália (pt)
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