BIOGRAPHY – Esma Voloder was born on June 7, 1992 in a refugee camp as the first child of her family. Begajeta and Mevludin Volader took refuge in this refugee camp during the Serbian occupation of Bosnia, escaping the war. After a while, the Voloder family moved to Australia, which they saw as a safe haven to save their future, and settled in Melbourne. Here her brother Edin Voloder was born. Esma grew up in solidarity with her brother Edin amidst the discussions of social and individual problems caused by the war. Her inclination towards music began at an early age when she learned to play the piano. She created and drew many characters that would attract children’s attention in her charcoal drawings. Over time, she also tried coloring them. Her artistic tendencies towards fashion and brand promotion developed under the influence of her mother.

Esma Voloder began her journey by winning Miss Teen Australia at the age of 16 in 2008-2009 and has since developed her profile in the fashion and beauty industry and has affiliated her name and ambassador roles with charities such as the Bully Zero Australia Foundation and Variety the Children’s Charity.

While focusing mainly on completing Social Science/Psychology degree and charity ambassadorship works, Esma has also worked within the field of Modeling, Beauty Pageants, Commercials, Music Videos, Television, Tourism Promotion and Ambassadorial roles with a look adaptable for commercial, editorial and high-end work achieving many great milestones in her life so far.

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• 2008/2009- Miss Teen Australia winner (Sydney, Australia)
• 2012- Miss China Australia International tourism pageant first runner up (Xiamen, China)
• 2012- Lead Role (Main Girl) in the Masketta Fall “So Contagios” Music Video
• 2009 – World Supermodel Pageant winner (Taipei, Taiwan)
• 2013- Miss Supranational Australia winner
• 2013- Miss Supranational Asia & Oceania winner (Minsk, Belarus)
• 2013- Ambassador for the Bully Zero Australia Foundation
• 2013- Winner of Top Model Award for Miss World Australia
• 2013- Feature in Paul McSherry “All of the Mountains” Music Video
• 2013- Face of ‘Fred Hates Fashion’ Melbourne Spring Fashion Festival Promo
• 2014- Official red carpet presenter for Miss Universe Australia
• 2014- Miss Globe International winner (Baku, Azerbaijan)
• 2014- Face of Pilgrim Autumn/Winter campaign
• 2015- Hero Role for Rescue Remedy TVC
• 2015- Face of Mirenesse “Forbidden Ink” Campaign print & video content
• 2015- Hero Role for Sushi Sushi Commercial
• 2015- Raising funds for the Hodzich Family initiative with Fahrice Djozic in Bosnia affected by the floods
• 2016- Miss World Australia contestant

She has used her Social Science/Psychologist educations and background degree to write articles for Positively Transforming World (formerly known as Positively Transforming World) on the topics of and hopes to utilize her psychology skills in assisting others to overcome their psychological challenges through the influence of positive and philosophical psychology.

She hopes to integrate her humanitarian values with her work in the fashion & beauty industry to promote the concept of self-actualisation and the notion of being happy and accepting oneself. Esma hopes to facilitate this comfort to fulfil the purpose of being led by personal inspiration.

She is currently competing for the Miss World Australia 2016. She believes the soul or individual has already volunteered the moment we were given life and the choice to uphold this duty to be of help and positive utility to others.

Through Miss World Australia Esma desires in to create positive change in the fields of health, education, and the social sphere by bringing her skills and experience to reach new heights in serving humanity wherever the opportunity lies.

In 2014, she was invited by Rasim Aydın to represent Australia in the 89th Miss Globe International competition. The competition was held on September 14, 2014 at the Crystal Hall in Flag Square in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. She participated in the show on 6 stages in front of 30,500 spectators. The competition was organized under the auspices of Avesta Concern, the creator and producer of the Caspian Islands project. The competition was also supported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Border Protection. At the end of the competition, the Miss Globe International crown and title were given to Esma Voloder by the jury. Esma Voloder later took part in the promotional presentations of this project in Malaysia and supported the marketing of the project.

Esma Voloder graduated from Swinburne University of Technology, Department of Social Sciences with honors as a Psychologist in 2015. As of 2017, Esma started working as a criminal profiler in Melbourne based on her bachelor’s degree in psychology.
She has written articles for Positively Transforming World (formerly known as Positively Transforming World) using her Social Sciences/Psychology education and background. She hopes to use her psychology skills to help others overcome their psychological difficulties through the influence of positive and thought psychology.

She hopes to introduce the concept of self-actualization, happiness and self-acceptance by integrating her human values with her work in the fashion and beauty industry. Esma hopes to facilitate this comfort in order to fulfill her purpose of being guided by personal inspiration.

In 2017, she participated in the Miss World Australia competition and won the title and crown of Miss World Australia 2017. She then competed in the 2017 Miss World held in Sanya, China. However, she could not make it to the semi-finals and Australia’s record of winning the Miss World title for six consecutive years from 2011 to 2016 ended with this competition.

Esma had really come a long way and gained experience by the age of 22. She had created her own career. Her determination has always been the center of attention among her close friends. She has always challenged her circumstances with the resistance of her refugee background. She has supported every effort to break the negative effects of the destruction left by wars on people.

She believes that the soul or the individual is a volunteer from the moment they are given life and given the option to fulfill their duty to help others and provide positive benefit.

She desires to create positive change in health, education and society by taking her skills and experience to new heights wherever the opportunity arises in serving humanity.

Religious belief has an important place in Esma’s life. Esma, who believes in Islam, hopes to use this title to eliminate people’s misconceptions about her religion.

When Esma won the Miss Australia Globe title, she gave an interview and made some assessments about her faith. In this assessment, she said, “I do not associate Islam, which I learned from the Quran, with any religious action that takes place in the world.”

“People tend to blame religion for the atrocities that happen, but if we do that, we take the responsibility away from individuals. And then we cannot evaluate them and deal with them effectively because we blame an external source.”

Esma concluded her speech on the subject by saying, “There are many misunderstood things about Islam. I feel that a category that the Quran truly promotes has not been created. I believe that Islam is about peace, unity, prosperity and inclusiveness.”

Esma will soon add new experiences to her artistic career as an ambassador for Thailand Tourism and Novo shoes after this interview.
The Australian beauty ambassador of Bosnian origin hopes to encourage unity among people with her platform of goodness. “No matter what your personal beliefs are, if we all believe in what is good, we can work together and make this world a beautiful and livable place while we are here.”

Esma is not just a pretty face, she also has big plans to work on to spread unity around the world!

My own written mission statement is that experience has taught me that empathy and health on a spiritual, mental and physical level simultaneously create an opportunity for equality to flourish. Empathy is our ability to feel for others and it ignites motivation for change and enables the achievement of multidimensional health, education, jobs, opportunities and greater Human Rights. Empathetic and understanding givers demonstrate patience, tolerance and gratitude. These are important qualities to possess and share in order to create a more positive world.

Esma’s Talent Categories:
Actor, Extra, Influencer/Ambassador, Model, Personality/Host, Individual Promotion
Eyes: Green
Hair color: Dark blonde
Ethnicity: Bosnian
Age: 33 (as of 2025)
Height: 174
Dress Size: 6
C-W-H: 10D–26–34
Shoe Size: 8