Francesca Hung (born 25 April 1994) is an Australian model and

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titleholder who was crowned

Miss Universe Australia 2018 Miss Universe Australia 2018 was the 14th Miss Universe Australia pageant, held on June 28, 2018 at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Victoria. Olivia Rogers of South Australia crowned her successor Francesca Hung of New South Wales at th ...

. She represented

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2018, where she finished as a wildcard in the Top 20.

Personal life

She is from the

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of Sydney and is the daughter of

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father and an

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mother. She is a professional model. She is studying for a Masters's in publishing at the

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after completing an undergraduate degree in arts and sociology.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Australia 2018

Hung has crowned Miss Universe Australia 2018 pageant and she won as

References

External links

missuniverse.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hung, Francesca Living people 1994 births Australian people of Chinese descent Australian models of Irish descent Australian female models Australian beauty pageant winners Models from Sydney Miss Universe Australia winners Miss Universe 2018 contestants People educated at Loreto Kirribilli University of Sydney alumni