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Nadine Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1994 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Earth Australia -Air 2013 Miss Earth Australia-Fire 2014 Miss Earth Australia 2014 Miss Eco Australia 2015 Miss Grand Fiji 2017 |
| Hair color | Light Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Earth Australia 2014 (Winner) Miss Earth 2014 (Unplaced) Miss Eco International 2015 (2nd runner-up) Miss Grand International 2017 (Unplaced) Miss Universe Fiji 2024 (Winner) |
Nadine Roberts (born August 20, 1994) is an Australian former model and beauty pageant titleholder whose career was marred by controversy both in the Miss Earth Australia 2014 pageant[1][2] and in the Miss Universe Fiji 2024 pageant.[3]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Earth Australia 2013
[edit]Roberts joined the 2013 edition of Miss Earth Australia. She placed as the third runner up and won the title of Miss Earth Australia - Air or the equivalent of third runner up. The edition won by Renera Thompson.[4] Thompson competed in Miss Earth 2013 but went unplaced.[5]
Miss Earth 2014
[edit]The Miss Earth Australia 2014 edition was held at Sydney Town Hall on September 14.[citation needed] Roberts once again joined the Miss Earth pageant for Australia for the second time, this time she placed fourth (third runner up) and received the title Miss Earth Australia - Fire 2014. The pageant was won by Dayanna Grageda who held the title of Miss Earth Australia 2014.[6]
Two weeks after the national finals, the then director of Miss Earth Australia Roselyn Singh dethroned Grageda. The national 2014 Miss Earth Australia organisation became embroiled in controversy and corruption rumours as Grageda's dethronement was surrounded by allegations of unfairness and ambiguity, along with the fact that Roberts, who initially placed third runner up, was replaced as the new Miss Earth Australia 2014 with disregard to using the first and second runner up title holders as replacement.[2]
Roberts competed against 84 other candidates in the Miss Earth 2014 pageant held on 29 November 2014 at the UP Theatre in Quezon City, Philippines. She was unplaced.
Miss Eco International 2015
[edit]Roberts competed against nine candidates of Miss Eco International 2015 and placed as 2nd runner-up.
Miss Universe Fiji 2024
[edit]Roberts entered Miss Universe Fiji in 2024. She was declared runner up, with the title being awarded to Manshika Prasad. Shortly after the winner was announced a press release was published stating there were voting irregularities; the other judges, when questioned, were not aware of this. Roberts was declared the winner without consultation with the judging panel by the competition's financial backer, Lux Projects, a property company of which Roberts' husband, James McIntyre, is a shareholder.[3] The Miss Universe Organization went on to reappoint Ms Prasad as the winner following an investigation.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Torin, Chen (13 October 2014). "Miss Earth Australia winner Dayanna Grageda has her crown stripped and replaced by Nadine Roberts". Southern Courier. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b Chen, Torin (13 October 2014). "Miss Earth Australia winner Dayanna Grageda has her crown stripped and replaced by Nadine Roberts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ a b "A beauty pageant turned ugly: The alleged plot to steal a queen's crown". BBC News. 9 September 2024.
- ^ ""Congratulations Muliagatele Renera Thompson, Miss Earth Australia"". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ Hernández, Ana María (2013). "¡Alyz Henrich, Miss Tierra 2013! (in Spanish)". El Universal. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "MISS EARTH AUSTRALIA 2014, DAYANNA GRAGEDA". Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Drama continues : Miss Universe Fiji 2024 is Manshika Prasad and will go to Miss Universe in Mexico". Fiji Village. 6 September 2024.
