A Port Macquarie local dubbed ‘Australia’s most beautiful woman’, has scored her first cover shoot.

Ryli Johnson is dealing with overnight fame after being dubbed 'Australia's most beautiful woman' after a nightclub photo went viral.  

The gorgeous Murri lady from Moree, in north-western NSW, told Sunrise on Monday that the attention has been 'crazy'. 

'I didn't think I would be the cover when they reached out — but I was so excited. It's a great opportunity — I'm extremely grateful,' she said.

'Honestly, the atmosphere was amazing. I really liked it. It was my first shoot, so I was a bit nervous. But the photographer really helped to bring me out of my shell.'  

The stunner told Stellar that she is hoping to pursue a modelling career and the attention is helping to grease the wheels.

'I have this whole new opportunity. And I've always believed in saying yes to any opportunity and seeing where it leads,' she said. 

The beauty was thrilled by the photo shoot and says it has inspired her to chase her dreams.  

Ryli rose to fame after a snap of her and her boyfriend Tyreice Baira was posted online.

The stunner had travelled with her boyfriend and friends to Townsville in far north Queensland for a weekend getaway and was enjoying a night out at The Bank Nightclub when a photographer snapped a photo of the pair. 

'It's surreal. I was at a concert recently, waiting to use the loos with about 500 other people, and these two people came up and recognised me. Then everyone started cheering. It's like, 'What the heck?' she told Stellar of the attention she's gained. 

(I've gotten) a lot of support from everyone around 

Johnson says she didn't think much of the photo, it was shared to the club's Facebook page and was soon flooded with comments praising her beauty.

Countless internet users declared she should become a model and her fame spread when Daily Mail Australia spoke to Johnson in March.

Since then her newfound fame has only escalated and her gorgeous face has been splashed across the cover of this weekend's issue of Stellar magazine.

Johnson's only other modelling experience was at the age of 12 when her mother entered her into an Aboriginal model search competition, which her cousin won. 

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia about her latest venture in the fashion industry, Johnson said she could see herself pursuing modelling.

'I really could see myself doing it, maybe not full-time, but I'm really excited to see where this takes me,' she said.

Johnson recently moved to Port Macquarie on NSW's mid north coast and is working in office administration while she waits to hear if her job application with Qantas as a customer service agent is successful.

Before that, she'd been considering going to university to study to become a teacher.

The beauty said while her 5'3' height might mean she's too short for the catwalk, she was looking forward to doing more shoots.

While incredibly grateful and humbled her by newfound fame, Ms Johnson has also learnt of the downsides stardom can bring.

I did receive a lot of derogatory comments and I had to put my Instagram on private,' she said.

'I was a bit disheartened and it sort of turned me away. Some of the messages were really disgusting, people were saying ''oh I've seen other beautiful black women''.'

She was also flooded with messages of support, with a make-up artist even offering her services to the young woman.

'First Nations girls were messaging me saying ''you're gorgeous girl, keeping paving the way for us'' and that really hit my soul,' Johnson said.

Video By | Marina Trajkovich