Maria Thattil

Thattil is Indian Australian. She was born in Melbourne after her parents migrated from India to Australia in the early 1990s.[2][3]

Thattil was named Miss Universe Australia in October 2020,[4] and was placed in the top 10 of the global competition as only the third woman of colour to represent Australia.[5][1]

In January 2022, Thattil appeared as a contestant on the eighth season of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Australia. She was the second contestant to be eliminated.[6] While in the jungle, she came out as bisexual.[7]

Thattil is a supporter of diversity, inclusion and equality. [8] She is an advocate for women, the LGBTQIA+ community [9] and anti-racism.[10]

In 2023, she became an author with Unbounded, a book that navigates the complexities of identity. [4][11] In July of that year, she became the host of her own podcast 'The Maria Thattil Show.' [12] On August 4, 2023 Thattil was a guest judge in an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[13]

Thattil identifies as pansexual and is single.[14] She revealed that she had an abortion at age 21.[15][16] She lives in Melbourne.[17]