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‘Never look back & never compromise’ – By Savithri Rodrigo Source : themorning Author of ‘Pride without Prejudice’, Beverley Pinder OAM on how she navigated her life She is not your everyday queen. When she left Ceylon at 13 for Australia, racial taunts made her determined to rise above, reach for the stars, and eventually be crowned Miss Universe Australia. Beverley Pinder had a chequered childhood of poverty and homelessness and an alcoholic father, but with that crown placed firmly on her head, she began one of the most successful public relations (PR) agencies in Melbourne, working with some amazing clients and unusual exploits too – even bringing an elephant into the Bourke Street Mall for businessman Richard Charles Nicholas Branson.  She broke glass ceilings with style and prowess and became an inexhaustible philanthropist. Her singular vision of serving the people with commitment, integrity, and sincerity saw her elected a Councillor ...