| Billie McKay | |
| Birth Date: | 1991 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Television cook |
| Awards: | Winner, MasterChef Australia 2015, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Brent Owens (series 6) Justin Narayan (series 13) |
| Successor: | Elena Duggan (season 8) Brent Draper (season 15) |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Children: | 1 |
Billie McKay (born 11 July 1991) is an Australian cook, known for winning the seventh and fourteenth series of MasterChef Australia.
McKay was raised on a dairy farm in Bowraville, New South Wales[2] and attended Macksville High School.[3] Prior to competing on MasterChef, she was a restaurant manager in Ballina, New South Wales.[4]
She is best known as the winner of the seventh series of MasterChef Australia. Her prizes included $250,000, an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, and a monthly column in Delicious., an Australian food magazine. Following the final, guest judge Heston Blumenthal offered her a job at his restaurant The Fat Duck,[5] which she accepted.
In 2019, McKay returned to MasterChef Australias eleventh series as a mentor, sharing the position with season eight runner-up Matt Sinclair and the first series' runner up, Poh Ling Yeow.[6]
In 2022, McKay returned to compete on the show's fourteenth season, which featured a mix of returning contestants and new contenders. She won the title for the second time defeating Sarah Todd in the Grand Finale.