Emelia Jackson

Emelia Jackson (born 1989) is an Australian pastrycook, reality television contestant and marketing co-ordinator.

Emelia Jackson
Born1989 (age 31–32)
Melbourne, Australia
EducationBachelor of Psychology & Management
Alma materMonash University
OccupationMarketing co-ordinator, pastrycook
Years active2014–
Known forWinner of MasterChef Australia: Back to Win
TelevisionMasterChef Australia {2014, 2020)
Partner(s)Craig Gersbach
Websiteemeliajackson.com

After finishing third in MasterChef Australia 2014, she returned to win MasterChef Australia: Back to Win in 2020.

Early life

Jackson was born in Melbourne in 1989 to an Australian father and a mother of Serbian, Macedonian and Greek heritage. She attended Siena College for secondary school.[1]

At age 14, Jackson was seriously injured after being struck by a car while catching a tram. After years of rehabilitation, during which time she missed a year of secondary school, her mother stated that the accident changed her personality to make her more driven toward her goals.[2] Later, she attended Monash University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Psychology & Management.[3]

MasterChef Australia

Jackson appeared as one of the top 24 contestants in the Australian reality television program MasterChef Australia 2014. She finished in third place on 27 July 2014.[4]

Jackson was then invited to join the top 24 returning contestants in MasterChef Australia: Back to Win in 2020. She was declared the competition winner over runner-up Laura Sharrad on 20 July 2020, winning $250,000.[5]

On 26 October 2020, she returns to Junior MasterChef Australia as a guest chef.

Jackson and Sharrad (then Cassai) had both appeared in the 2014 series, where Sharrad finished second and Jackson third. Jackson and Sharrad had also both attended Siena College as teenagers, although not in the same school years.[5]

References
  1. Sullivan, Rebecca. "Inside the beautiful lifelong friendship between MasterChef finalists Laura Sharrad and Emelia Jackson". Now To Love.
  2. "Embellishing her trade," Deccan Chronicle, 6 Mar 2015, available at https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20150306/282467117357332 (archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20210111083757/https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20150306/282467117357332
  3. "Emelia Jackson". linkedin.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Emelia Jackson Spills Her MasterChef Secrets".
  5. Carmody, Michael Lallo, Broede (July 21, 2020). "A controversial hug caps off a winning season of MasterChef". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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