NT model, former Miss World Australia contestant Magnolia Maymuru gives birth to baby girl
WELL-KNOWN NT model and actor Magnolia Maymuru has given birth to her first child
Northern Territory
Don't miss out on the headlines from Northern Territory. Followed categories will be added to My News.
WELL-KNOWN Northern Territory model and actor Magnolia Maymuru has given birth to her first child.
The former Miss World Australia contestant posted a photo of her and her partner with their newborn child – a girl – on her Instagram account yesterday.
The post was simply captioned ‘my family’.
Ms Maymuru, a Yolngu woman who grew up in Yirrkala in northern East Arnhem Land, became the NT’s first ever Miss World Australia contestant when she entered the pageant in 2016, aged just 19.
MORE TOP NEWS
Tourism operators reporting ‘mass cancellations’ after ACA report: MLA
Casual croc cruises past Stokes Hill Wharf, delighting onlookers
Lord Mayor suggests locking eScooters at night when people might be drunk
She was also the first Indigenous woman to take part in the competition.
She finished in the top 10 and was one of the most talked about contestants that year for challenging beauty ideals.
Ms Maymuru has continued to model since, including for the likes of David Jones, Vogue Australia and InStyle magazine.
In 2017, she travelled to Sao Paulo to walk the catwalk at Brazil Fashion Week.
Ms Maymuru is also an award-winning actor.
HOT NEW DEAL: Read everything for 28 days for just $1
In December 2019, she was awarded the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) award for best supporting actor for her role in critically acclaimed film The Nightingale.
The role was her film debut.
Long time chief executive steps down from sporting body
A long-term sporting body’s chief executive has stepped down after more than eight years in the role growing the game he loves. Find out what happened.
Irishman accused of NT road trip with alleged drug lord
An Irishman remains on remand after he was arrested for a more than 4000km road trip, which AFP alleges had a sinister motive behind it. Read the latest.