'I promise I'll do my absolute best': Bosnian refugee turned Miss Australia vows to give it her all as she arrives in Las Vegas for Miss Universe competition
- Monika Radulovic arrived in Australia as a refugee when she was four
- Her parents had fled a worn-torn Bosnia two years earlier
- Despite arriving in Australia with nothing, Monika went on to find success
- She is a successful model and has an Honours Degree in Psychology
- Monika can speak four languages and is humbled to represent Australia
Monika Radulovic was just two years old when she and her parents fled war-torn Bosnia with hopes to start a new life, eventually arriving as refugees in Australia when she was four.
More than 20 years later Monika is proud to call the country that offered them a new chance at life home, and represent the land down under on an international stage.
The 25-year-old was crowned Miss Australia 2015 and is currently at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to compete in the Miss Universe competition on December 20.
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National beauty: Monika Radulovic, 25, was crowned Miss Australia 2015
Glitz and glamour: The brunette beauty descended on Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to compete for the Miss Universe crown against 81 contestants
Monika took to Instagram to share her gratitude at having the opportunity to represent her country.
'I am truly honoured to be given this opportunity and responsibility,' she wrote.
'I promise I'll do my absolute best to make our beautiful Australia proud.'
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Humble: Monika said she was 'truly humbled' to be given the opportunity to represent 'beautiful Australia'
Fairytale ending: Monika came to Australia as a refugee after her parents fled war-torn Bosnia
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Monika previously told Daily Mail Australia she was too young to remember the war, but it was something her parents would never forget.
'My parents, though, haven't forgotten a day of their lives there and the months we spent in a refugee camp in Denmark before Australia.
'We came to Australia with nothing.'
Inner strength: Monika said when her parents came to Australia as refugees, they came with nothing
Journey to happiness: Before she landed on Australian soil as a four-year-old, her parents spent time at a refugee camp in Denmark
Survivor: 'When you're placed in a position of hardship, you underestimate how much you can actually survive and how strong you are,' she said
'I remember being four years old [and] neither myself nor my parents spoke any English... and my mum was eight months pregnant flying to Australia.
'When you're placed in a position of hardship, you underestimate how much you can actually survive and how strong you are, you don't know that until you're placed in that position.'
Today Monika's strength is undeniable.
'Everybody wants a crown': Monika graduated from university with an Honours Degree in Psychology
Red carpet ready: She is a successful model who has graced the cover of Women's Fitness magazine, fronted national campaigns and walked the runway
In addition to her Miss Australia crown, Monika is a successful model and university graduate with an Honours Degree in Psychology.
Her modelling career has seen her grace the cover of Women's Fitness magazine, front national campaigns including Novo shoes and walk the runway.
She is fluent in English, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian.
Hello possums! Dame Edna was the inspiration behind this year's national costume that Monika will wear in her bid to be crowned Miss Universe
Monika will compete in a Dame Edna inspired national costume in a bid to take out the coveted Miss Universe crown.
The outlandish gown features a giant cat-eye headpiece, Sydney Opera House inspired capped sleeves and a billowing skirt that represents the Great Barrier Reef.
Contestants will be judged in three categories: evening gown, swimsuit, and a personality interview.
Last year's Miss Universe was won by Colombia's Paulina Vega.
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