Beverley Pinder (born 12 July 1955[citation needed]) is an Australian public relations executive, former civil servant and beauty pageant the titleholder who won 1978 Miss Universe Australia.
[citation needed] She is an Australian public relations executive, who was a former civil servant and 1978 Miss Universe Australia.
Her final swansong was the Australian Beauty Queen (1978) with judges Ita Buttrose, Sir Robert Helpmann, Kym Bonython and John Waters.
Pinder returned to the Melbourne City Council on 15 January 2018 on a countback following the resignation of councillor Tessa Sullivan on 15 December 2017.
Intending to stand as an independent, she met with Irene Goonan – a former Councillor for City of Melbourne to discuss her prospects.
Pinder has devoted significant time, energy and effort - over the years to the not-for-profit sector and has been involved in numerous charities such as Harold Blair Aboriginal Children's Holiday Project and Sacred Heart Mission.
[9] Pinder's high school friend and a known artist Rachael Rovay painted her portrait for two Archibald Prize entries: once in 2009 and the other in 2014.