Hosted at the Nedlands showrooms of West Australian lifestyle technology company Surround Sounds, who are partners of the 2012 Miss Universe WA Preliminary, some 60 finalists spent time getting to know each other plus mingling with sponsors and media.

Since her top ten position in Brazil, Scherri-Lee has been in demand for appearances at events across Australia, but took time out flying to Perth and offer some valuable advice to the fresh new 60 finalists for the competition path ahead – one that may take them all the way to the ultimate finals of Miss Universe.

“Surround Sounds is privileged to have our showroom host the first MUWA 2012 event where these beautiful girls can begin to tread in the right direction towards securing a top 20 spot as the finals progress over the next 6 months or so. We’ve been overwhelmed with the response and feedback from them about our brand and it’s a pleasure for our team to be associated with the 2012 program as partners,” says co-director Mark Jeisman.

West Australian girl Scherri-Lee Biggs made the top ten of the 2011 Miss Universe final in Brazil back in September.

Each top 6 finalist also wins a pair of Denon noise cancelling headphones as part of a $15,000 prize package.