Scherri-Lee Biggs

Background

Biggs was born on 1990 in South Africa, but emigrated with her family to Australia when she was 12 and attended Street Mary"s Anglican Girls" School.

Career

From a young age, she was schooled in dance and ballet, but started to pursue a career in modelling at age 16, after being scouted by Vivien"s modelling agency. This certified her with a place in the pageant, held in São Paulo Paulo, Brazil on 12 September 2011, finishing in the Top 10. In August 2014, Biggs was announced as the new weather presenter on Nine News Perth replacing Sally Ayhan.

Achievements

• Biggs, a popular delegate and favourite to win the competition, became Australia on 7 July 2011 in a ceremony held at Melbourne"s Sofitel hotel, outdoing 21 other delegates from across the country.