Ms Sweeney is a talented designer, milliner and secondary school textile teacher.

Miss Humanity Australia is an innovative and holistic pageant that advocates humanitarian causes through raising funds and awareness, being role models, inspiring young women to participate in charitable initiatives and overall enriching the perception of beauty, spirit and compassion.

Miss Humanity Australia wishes to change the perception of beauty in our society, but more importantly to reignite the need for everyone to help others in our community. Fundamentally different from other pageants, Miss Humanity Australia does not have an affiliate with a single charity instead supporting and permitting entrants to advocate for their individual causes and providing them with a voice.

Inspiration for Ms Sweeney's costume stemmed from the traditional artworks of indigenous Australians. Their artwork is captivating and the elements used to tell stories intrigued her and prompted her to experiment with fabric manipulation techniques. Techniques and symbols within the ancient artworks were researched and interpreted into Ms Sweeney's own style, and embellished onto the handmade felt fabrics.

The fabric is 100 per cent Australian wool. The wool has been hand felted and manipulated through the use of painting, beading, gathering and dying.

"I let the fabric tell me what it wanted to do, often you cannot plan a garment that has so much fabric manipulation involved, it all just comes together," Ms Sweeney said.

"Within the ensemble I wanted to create texture, as texture within a garment is my favourite thing to create. Texture allows people to search and look over the garment hoping to find something new and exciting.

"This year's Australian National Costume has many elements and stories being told within it. The colours tell a story, the symbols tell a story, the fabric tells a story, and each person will interpret the story in their own way. Indigenous Australians believe in the Dream Time, where their elders would tell stories to pass on the history of the culture. This garment ensemble is my interpretation of the Dream Time and passing on cultural history."

Miss Humanity Australia 2014, Bonnie Stewart, wore the costume in Barbados for the Miss Humanity International Pageant where she performed a self-choreographed dance routine to My Island Home as part of the National Costume segment.