evidence: The coronation night of Miss Universe Australia 2022 was held on Friday, 9th September 2022 at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland where Monique Riley of New South Wales was crowned as the new queen. Riley will now represent Australia at Miss Universe 2022. [...] This year's glittering event was the first live national final for Miss Universe Australia since 2019. Riley succeeds and was crowned by Miss Universe Australia 2021 Daria Varlamova. Australia has won the Miss Universe pageant twice with Kerry Anne Wells in 1972 and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004.