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Tania Verstak (born 20 November 1940) is an Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962 . Early life [ edit] 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.
Tania Verstak was the first Miss Australia to win the Miss International title in 1962. She was born in Shanghai of Russian refugee parents and arrived in Australia at 11. See her portrait by Jozef Vissel.
Tania Verstak is crowned Miss Australia on October 25, 1961 Miss Australia Company. Miss Verstak was chosen Miss Australia after a three day series of public appearances. She will be given a wardrobe and a trip around the world. Miss Australia’s ideal male is... (First published on November 5, 1961)
Tania Verstak: The woman from Manly who won a string of beauty pageants. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the success of a local woman on the national stage when Tania Verstak won the title of Miss Australia. John Morcombe. 3 min read. February 22, 2021 - 2:26PM. Manly Daily. Tania Verstak. Picture News Corp. Manly.
Aug 17, 2022 · MISS Australia, Tania Verstak, was crowned Miss International Beauty of 1963 in a glittering ceremony at Long Beach, California, on Saturday night.
The Tania Verstak collection documents Tania's experience as a participant and eventual winner both of the 1961 Miss Australia Quest and the 1962 Miss International contest. Trophies are a particular strength of this collection, representing the then unprecedented level of success achieved by Tania Verstak as the first naturalised Australian to win the Miss Australia Quest, and as an Australian winner of a high profile overseas beauty contest. Also in this collection are two evening gowns ...
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Author: Saunders, K. E. Abstract. This article examines two women who signified the 'ideal' feminine for Australians and represented the Australian nation on the global stage: Beryl Mills, the first Miss Australia, crowned in 1926, and Tania Verstak, Miss Australia 1961.
