Miss Australia 2009 Rachael Finch Favorite to Win

Written by :

Jordan Bach

Published on :

21 August, 2009

Australia will be betting big this weekend, but not on any major sporting event. Miss Australia 2009 Rachael Finch is the favorite to win this year's Miss Universe competition and she's getting plenty of action.

BetUS.com was offering Miss Australia 2009 at +500 or 5/1 odds.

Despite the odds, Rachael maintained it was difficult to pick who would be her biggest competition on the night.

"Any one of these women could easily walk away with the title," she said.

Miss Finch is the roommate of Miss USA, who came in with 14/1 odds.

Pageant experts on a beauty websites have consistently rated Rachael in the ranks of their top 10.

After her trip to The Bahamas, Ms Finch could soon be seen on television screens around the nation, as part of the coming series of Celebrity MasterChef.

According to a source close to the model, Ms Finch has been in talks with Channel 10 to compete in the show.

Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com

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