Priya Serrao represented Australia at Miss Universe 2019. She is the first Indian-Australian to be crowned Miss Universe Australia. She currently works as a Policy Adviser for the Victorian government and has tertiary degrees in Politics, International Studies, and Law. She was born in Belmannu, Karnataka, but spent most of her early childhood in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Serrao moved to Australia when she was 11. When she won the title, she mentioned, “I absolutely didn’t expect it. I didn’t even have my parents there or any family or friends because I was so sure I was not going to be placed anywhere,” said the pageant winner who recognises herself as an Indian-Australian. She works as a full-time policy adviser with the Government of Victoria’s Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions in Melbourne and is due to become a certified lawyer in August this year.