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Tania Verstak (born 20 November 1940) is an Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962.
Even before going on to compete in Miss International, Verstak's victory in the national pageant was already seen as a small but significant shift in the traditional articulation of the Australian feminine ideal, attributed to the infusion of European values to the Anglo-Australian fabric, at a time when beauty pageants were the craze in Australia.
Verstak went on to win the Miss International title in Long Beach, California. Thus, the victory further endeared her to the Australian public, demonstrating their pride and approval of Tania Verstak as the embodiment of perfect Australian womanhood and as the image of Australia as a modern nation, even though in the terminology of the time for immigrants, she was a "new Australian".
Verstak's first relationship was with former Channel 7 rugby league commentator, 'sideline eye' Barry Ross. After an acrimonious split, Verstak later married a Perth businessman, Peter Young. Their daughter is the actress
ABC: George Negus interview with Tania Verstak, 14 April 2003
Collection of Tania Verstak's trophies, photographs and dresses, National Museum of Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Verstak, Tania Miss International winners Living people 1940 births Chinese emigrants to Australia Models from Sydney Australian beauty pageant winners Australian people of Russian descent Miss International 1962 delegates
Early life
Verstak was born in Tianjin, China, to Russian couple Vladimir and Valentina Verstak. They emigrated to Australia when she was 10 years old and settled in Manly, New South Wales. In 1961, she became the first migrant to win the Miss Australia title.Pageants
Even before going on to compete in Miss International, Verstak's victory in the national pageant was already seen as a small but significant shift in the traditional articulation of the Australian feminine ideal, attributed to the infusion of European values to the Anglo-Australian fabric, at a time when beauty pageants were the craze in Australia.
Verstak went on to win the Miss International title in Long Beach, California. Thus, the victory further endeared her to the Australian public, demonstrating their pride and approval of Tania Verstak as the embodiment of perfect Australian womanhood and as the image of Australia as a modern nation, even though in the terminology of the time for immigrants, she was a "new Australian".
Verstak's first relationship was with former Channel 7 rugby league commentator, 'sideline eye' Barry Ross. After an acrimonious split, Verstak later married a Perth businessman, Peter Young. Their daughter is the actress Nina Young
Nina Young (born 1966) is a British-Australian actress.
Early life
Nina Young was born in 1966. She is the daughter of Perth businessman Peter Young and Tania Verstak, a woman of Russian origin who was Miss Australia 1961 and Miss Internati ...
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References
External links
ABC: George Negus interview with Tania Verstak, 14 April 2003
Collection of Tania Verstak's trophies, photographs and dresses, National Museum of Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Verstak, Tania Miss International winners Living people 1940 births Chinese emigrants to Australia Models from Sydney Australian beauty pageant winners Australian people of Russian descent Miss International 1962 delegates