Renae Ayris

Renae Ayris (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2012 and placed 3rd Runner-Up at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant. In 2014 she appeared in the starring role of Shannon Noll's music video for his single We Only Live Once

Miss Universe Australia 2012
Ayris won the Miss Universe Australia competition on 9 June 2012 in a ceremony held at Melbourne's Sofitel Hotel, outdoing 35 other delegates from across the country. This confirmed her place in the Miss Universe pageant. As Miss Universe Australia, Ayris got the opportunity to travel around her country working for charities, events, and photoshoots, and most recently worked in China with Operation Smile Australia, is a nonprofit medical service organization which provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children.

Miss Universe 2012
Ayris represented Australia at Miss Universe 2012 on 19 December 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. She finished fourth overall (3rd Runner-Up), ahead of Gabriela Markus (Brazil) and behind Irene Esser (Venezuela), Janine Tugonon (Philippines) and eventual winner Olivia Culpo (USA) (her roommate).

Appearances in reality shows
Ayris was a contestant in the Australian reality television series, 'Celebrity Splash!'.

In 2016 Ayris was cast in the second season of SBS TV series First Contact.