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06-09-2006, 09:38 PM
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Miss Australia ... Gold Coast beauty Erin McNaught
A GOLD Coast model has been crowned the new Miss Australia.
Erin McNaught, a 24-year-old part-time model and bar worker from Surfers Paradise, won the coveted 2006 title from a host of aspiring beauty queens at Eden on the Park in Melbourne tonight.
Organisers said after parading on the catwalk, Ms McNaught, a brunette with olive skin, swayed the judges with her personality and "well constructed answers" to their questions.
A spokeswoman said Ms McNaught was a popular winner.
She pipped 22-year-old Victorian Emma Newcombe, of Colac.
Leah Furhman finished third."Erin is a very popular winner. She's a gorgeous girl," the spokeswoman said.
"She spoke really well and performed beautifully, just the way she carried herself."
The contests judges included former Olympic track star Cathy Freeman, fashion experts Wayne Cooper and Lillian Frank.
AAP
Miss Australia ... Gold Coast beauty Erin McNaught
A GOLD Coast model has been crowned the new Miss Australia.
Erin McNaught, a 24-year-old part-time model and bar worker from Surfers Paradise, won the coveted 2006 title from a host of aspiring beauty queens at Eden on the Park in Melbourne tonight.
Organisers said after parading on the catwalk, Ms McNaught, a brunette with olive skin, swayed the judges with her personality and "well constructed answers" to their questions.
A spokeswoman said Ms McNaught was a popular winner.
She pipped 22-year-old Victorian Emma Newcombe, of Colac.
Leah Furhman finished third."Erin is a very popular winner. She's a gorgeous girl," the spokeswoman said.
"She spoke really well and performed beautifully, just the way she carried herself."
The contests judges included former Olympic track star Cathy Freeman, fashion experts Wayne Cooper and Lillian Frank.
AAP