Miss Universe Australia 2016 is Caris Tiivel

Miss Universe Australia 2016 is Caris Tiivel

The winner of Miss Universe Australia 2016 is Caris Tiivel.

For the 23-year-old from Perth this year's competition was her second attempt at the title after failing to make it through the initial stages in 2013.

Miss Universe Australia 2016 Finale 

Caris Tiivel hails from the Western Australian city, Perth. Caris’ talent and passions lie in the arts, where she has been recognized for over five years. Whether she is creating something on canvas or making something to model down a runway, she is always inventing new ways to express herself. Caris works closely with children who are in need through fundraising, functions, and mentorship programming. By competing at Miss Universe, she wants the world to know what and who she stands for

Tiivel works as a model but was drawn to the world of pageantry where she could be herself. After struggling with depression and anxiety in the past, she hopes to continue working with Beyond Blue in the lead-up the international final.

To prepare for the finale, held in Melbourne on Wednesday, she committed to a weekly fitness regime and "read the newspapers and watched the news everyday" in order to be across current affairs. "My family quizzed me every night about things that were in the news which was the best type of warm up."

Beauty queens wishing for world peace doesn't cut it anymore. During this year's question and answer segment the 30 finalists were asked for their opinion on a variety of topics ranging from female representative in cabinet to marriage equality and drugs in sport. They were also all asked the same question: "How do you define success and how does that impact you."

For Tiivel success would be following in Jennifer Hawkins' steps and taking home the international crown at the finale, in January 30th, 2016 that will be held at Philippines.

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