24-year-old Chinese-Australian Francesca Hung was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2018 held on June 28, 2018, at the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. Francesca defeated 31 other Aussie beauties and succeeded last year's winner Olivia Rogers.
Her father is Chinese and mother is Irish/Australian. She recently completed an undergraduate degree in Arts and Sociology and is now studying masters in Publishing at the University of Sydney.
She will represent Australia at the annual Miss Universe pageant.