Monique Riley

Monique Riley (born 23 November 1995) is an Australian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2022. She will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2022.
Early life and career.
Riley was born in Sydney, New South Wales and originally from Queensland. She works as an executive assistant with a degree in creative industries from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. She later auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, New South Wales.
Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in 2020, she worked part-time as a model and an actress in Sydney while serving as an executive assistant helping run her partner’s construction company.
Pageantry.
Miss Universe Australia 2022.
On July 4, 2022, Riley was introduced as one of the seven Miss Universe Australia 2022 candidates from New South Wales. On September 9, 2022, Riley competed against 36 other candidates at the Miss Universe Australia 2022 at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland. In the competition, Riley advanced to the Top 10 and later the Top 5, before being announced as the competition's winner and was succeeded by Daria Varlamova.
Miss Universe 2022.
As Miss Universe Australia, Riley will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2022.