Billie McKay | |
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Born | 11 July 1991 |
Occupation | Restaurant manager Television cook |
Home town | Bowraville, New South Wales |
Television | MasterChef Australia 2015 |
Title | Winner of MasterChef Australia |
Predecessor | Brent Owens |
Successor | Elena Duggan |
Partner(s) | Haydn Suridge |
Billie McKay (born 11 July 1991) is an Australian television cook. She is perhaps best known as the winner of MasterChef Australia 2015. Her prizes included $250 000, an Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a monthly column in Delicious., an Australian food magazine. Guest judge Heston Blumenthal also offered her a job at his restaurant The Fat Duck.
McKay was raised on a dairy farm in Bowraville, New South Wales and attended Macksville High School. Prior to competing on MasterChef, she was a restaurant manager in Ballina, New South Wales.