What is Monique Riley?
{{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Monique Riley | image= | caption= | hometown = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|11|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] | education = National Institute of Dramatic Arts | alma_mater = [[Queensland University of Technology]] | height= {{convert|175|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} | hair_color = Brown | eye_color = Green | title = Miss Universe Australia 2022 | competitions = Miss Universe Australia 2022<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe|Miss Universe 2022]]<br>(TBA) }} '''Monique Riley''' (born 24 November 1995) is an Australian model, [[Actor|actress]] and [[Beauty contest|beauty pageant]] titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2022. She will represent [[Australia]] at [[Miss Universe|Miss Universe 2022]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gcmag.com.au/monique-riley-is-your-miss-universe-australia-2022/|title=Monique Riley is your Miss Universe Australia 2022|publisher=gcmag.com.au|accessdate=2022-09-09}}</ref> ==Early life and career== Riley was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] and originally from [[Queensland]]. She works as an executive assistant with a degree in creative industries from the [[Queensland University of Technology]] in [[Brisbane]]. She later auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, New South Wales. Amid the new [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia|coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic]], which started in 2020, she worked part-time as a model and an actress in Sydney while serving as an executive assistant helping run her partner’s construction company. ==Pageantry== ===Miss Universe Australia 2022=== On July 4, 2022, Riley was introduced as one of the seven Miss Universe Australia 2022 candidates from [[New South Wales]]. On September 9, 2022, Riley competed against 36 other candidates at the Miss Universe Australia 2022 at the Warner Bros. Movie World in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]]. In the competition, Riley advanced to the Top 10 and later the Top 5, before being announced as the competition's winner and was suc