Pageants There are now multiple competitions using Miss Australia in their title. To differentiate amongst the official national preliminaries to international competitions, the franchise name is added to Miss Australia. For example, Australia's Miss Universe contestants never came from The Spastic Centres Association Miss Australia. A local modelling agency selected representatives through small beauty pageants and screenings. In 2002 Jim Davie revived Miss Universe in Australia by setting up the Miss Universe Australia organisation. This contest, which exclusively sends contestants to Miss Universe, was made famous by Jennifer Hawkins's victory in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant in Quito, Ecuador. Jennifer became only the second Australian woman ever to win the international title, following Kerry Anne Wells who won the pageant in 1972. For the Miss World contest, a Miss World Australia is chosen through screenings. In previous years, titleholders from the original Miss World Australia contest were sent to Miss World. However, this was not the case in 2006, when the national contest was cancelled and Sabrina Houssami was controversially crowned the winner. Penelope Plummer became Australia's first Miss World in 1968. See also Miss Universe Australia Miss World Australia Miss International Australia Miss Earth Australia Beryl Mills Daphne Campbell Notes References External links Miss Australia and Charity/Fundraisers 1954 – 2000 (with photos) Miss Australia Titleholders 1954 to 2000. thespasticcentre.org.au Miss New South Wales and Charity/Fundraisers 1954 – 2000 (with photos) Miss New South Wales Titleholders 1954 to 2000. thespasticcentre.org.au Miss Australia: A retrospective 1908–2000 Katherine Beard (Hindmarsh, S. Aust. : Crawford House Publishing, c2001) Miss Universe Australia website Miss World Australia website Miss Australia Crown at the National Museum of Australia Beauty pageants in Australia 1908 establishments in Australia Australian awards 2008 disestablishments in Australia Australia