Celine Schrenk - Miss Niederösterreich winning the Miss Austria 2017 crown

At Casino Baden, the Miss Austria election took place on Thursday. 19 Missions from all the federal states and two online contestants fought for the crown. In the end, Miss-Nieder-Niederösterreich smiled at Celine Schrenk.

A 20 meter long catwalk including a large stage was waiting for the 19 participants, according to the motto "Fashion meets Miss Austria". After the first two passes, the jury was still unanimous, and they were able to move into the final of the Top Ten. But after further Fashionshows as well as the interview, it became increasingly difficult for the expert jury, including the Miss Austria 2016, Dragana Stankovic.

In addition to Schrenk, four other ladies made their way into the big final: Miss Salzburg Alexandra Hauthaler, Miss Oberösterreich Bianca Kronsteiner, Vice Miss Tyrol Maria Hackl and Vice Miss Vienna Sarah Chvala. In the final stages of the evaluation, everyone tried to convince the jury of their strengths. "We had so many great finalists this year and all three misses are absolutely top," said Silvia Schachermayer, Managing Director of Miss Austria Corporation. As a runner-up, Miss NÖ is the winner Miss Austria 2017 was after a great show the 19-year-old vice-Miss Niederösterreich Schrenk from Gänserndorf. According to the jury, she convinced both the catwalk and the interview. The 1.75-meter maturant was also selected by the expert jury at the same time as Miss Universe Austria 2017 and represents Austria at the Miss Universe Wahl. "I am overwhelmed and can not believe it yet - a dream comes true for me."

Among the top three is Vice-Miss Vienna Sarah Chvala. The 22-year-old make-up artist will again represent Austria internationally at the Miss World election. According to the jury, she was regarded as a co-favorite right from the start. Miss Oberösterreich Bianca Kronsteiner also secured a place on the podium and drove to the Miss Earth election in autumn. She is a student, 19 years old and convinces both on the catwalk and the shootings. Donations collected for charitable projects The approximately 400 guests, including celebrities from business, society and the media, were offered an entertaining program in addition to the catwalk runs. On the stage, a. Song contest starter Nathan Trent. Singer Vincent Bueno presented his new Miss-Austria song "She is so". Since 2015, the teams from the federal states have been encouraged to raise charitable projects to raise funds for donations. At all events of the Miss Austria Corporation donations are collected for the educational program of the SOS Kinderdorf. MISSs in the federal states are already working diligently to implement their projects. So far more than 43,000 euros have been handed over to the SOS Children's Village.