Cairns beauty Ebony Doyle one step closer to Miss World Australia

Cairns beauty Ebony Doyle is one step closer to a Miss World Australia title.

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CAIRNS beauty Ebony Doyle is one step closer to a Miss World Australia title.

Ms Doyle and eight other Queenslanders have been selected to represent the state at next month’s national final.

After competing at Saturday’s state final on the Gold Coast, nine women from across Queensland were selected to represent the state at next month’s national final.

NATIONALS: Miss World contestant Ebony Doyle will represent Queensland in Miss World Australia on the Gold Coast on July 19. Picture: ANNA ROGERS

Selected by a panel of judges, including current titleholder Taylah Cannon, the winners came from Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Townsville, Cairns and the Sunshine Coast. For some reason, there’s also Byron Bay’s Lily Buhl, 20, the girlfriend of Married At First Sight contestant Billy Vincent.

Queensland has won five of the past six years.

ALL SMILES: 2019 Miss World Australia Queensland state finals at Voco Gold Coast. L-R: Miss World Australia Queensland national finalists Mia Cherry, Gold Coast, 20, Ebony Doyle, Cairns, 20, Alison Williams, Brisbane, 26, Analiese Gordon, Brisbane, 21, Lily Buhl, Byron Bay, 20, Sophia Harris, Gold Coast, 25, Taya Grabbe, Sunshine Coast, 17, Bethany Doble, Townsville, 19, Makalah Jeffery, Townsville, 17. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

“I think there’s something in the water here for sure. We have had more winners than any state and it’s looking really promising. There’s a lot of diversity this year,” Gold Coaster Cannon said.

The crowning ceremony will for a second year be held at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast on July 19, having moved to Queensland from Melbourne in 2018.

The winner will represent Australia at the final in Thailand on December 7.

Originally published as Cairns beauty Ebony Doyle one step closer to Miss World Australia