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Renae Ayris
Ayris in 2012
Born (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Andrew Papadopoulos
​
(m. 2019)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe Australia 2012
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)		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[1][2] 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[3]

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?]

In 2016 Ayris was cast in the second season of SBS TV series First Contact.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Renae Ayris finds love with military hunk". The West Australian. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Beauty queen has her eye on son of a king". The Courier-Mail. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Perth dancer Renae Ayris wins Miss Universe Australia". Herald Sun. 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ Quinn, Karl (18 November 2016). "First Contact review: David Oldfield's verdict on 'Stone Age' culture". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.

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Awards and achievements Preceded by Shamcey Supsup Miss Universe 3rd Runner-Up 2012 Succeeded by Ariella Arida Preceded by Scherri-Lee Biggs Miss Universe Australia 2012 Succeeded by Olivia Wells


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