Miss Universe Australia enjoys lavish holiday while ATO chases company

Miss Universe Australia has been enjoying a European holiday despite the tax office pursuing her company over more than $10,000 worth of debt. 

Moraya Wilson, from Melbourne, was crowned Miss Universe Australia in 2023 and subsequently finished third in the international competition. 

She is listed as the sole director of 10 deregistered companies, with one of those owing $13,204 to the ATO.

The tax office is understood to have been chasing the company over the debt for months, news.com.au reported.

The revelation comes as Ms Wilson continues to post photographs to her social media account showing the 22-year-old in London, Amsterdam and Paris. 

It is understood Ms Wilson is in Europe on a working holiday as she books modelling gigs off the back of her successful Miss Universe campaign. 

Daily Mail Australia contacted Ms Wilson for comment. 

All 10 of Ms Wilson’s businesses, that were involved in the hospitality, construction and property development sectors, were deregistered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in October last year.

She has previously denied any involvement in the businesses or knowledge of their workings and said she has resigned from them all.

Ms Wilson’s entry into the Miss Universe pageant previously sparked controversy because of her parents’ business dealings. 

Her father, Anton Wilson, ran multiple companies which collapsed owing creditors more than $45million, sending him bankrupt in 2017.

Mr Wilson was banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) from managing corporations until 2027 and his ex-wife Melinda Wilson disqualified from managing corporations for five years, with debts of $39million. 

The controversy even spread to Victoria’s Parliament where shadow transport minister and former opposition leader Matthew Guy called on ASIC to reopen investigations into her parents.

During his statement to the state’s parliament, Mr Guy said that a number of his constituents had contacted his office concerned about the ‘actions of Mr and Ms Wilson’.

‘I do note that there is a lot of money in this issue that is owed and has been at play, and many Victorians have been financially hurt and seek rightful redress,’ Mr Guy said.

‘It is not right that a number of companies linked to these individuals continue to operate while tens of millions of dollars in unpaid debts remains outstanding,’ Mr Guy said.

The bankruptcy trustee overseeing Mr Wilson’s case, Nicholas Crouch of Crouch Amirbeaggi, alleged in a document to parliament that Ms Wilson had been listed as director of the ten companies so they could keep operating despite the bankruptcy.

Anton Wilson has been charged with knowingly signing a false declaration and for defrauding creditors of a bankrupt.

He is set to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on a date yet to be determined.