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Miss Pacific Islands

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Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
Formation1987; 37 years ago (1987)
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersApia, Samoa
Official language
English
Owners
The Government of Samoa
Websitewww.misspacificislands.org[dead link]

Miss Pacific Islands is a national beauty pageant held in the Pacific Islands region. The pageant was formerly known as the Miss South Pacific Pageant.

History

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The Miss South Pacific Pageant was established in 1987 by the Government of Samoa as a regional event to recognize and promote the attributes, intelligence, and talents of Pacific Island women. The pageant recognizes Pacific Island women, their contributions to regional affairs, and their ability to advance in diverse fields.

The first Miss South Pacific Pageant, hosted by the Government of Western Samoa, was held in 1987. Miss American Samoa, Juliet Spencer, was crowned the Miss South Pacific. Until 2000, the Miss South Pacific Pageant allowed South Pacific Islanders to represent their homeland communities even though they lived abroad. For example, Miss Samoa New Zealand represented the Samoan Community in New Zealand, and Miss Papua New Guinea Australia represented the PNG community in Australia. In 2001, contestants wishing to represent their homeland communities abroad had to compete in their homeland pageants first in order to participate in the Miss South Pacific Pageant. In 2014, the pageant was renamed Miss Pacific Islands in order to represent the whole Pacific Region instead of just the South Pacific.

The pageant for 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was postponed until 2023.

Winners

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Year Miss Pacific Islands
Host Country/Territory Entrants
2024 Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke
 Samoa
Nauru 7
2023 Josie Nicholas
 Papua New Guinea
Samoa 5
2019 Fonoifafo Nancy McFarland-Seumanu
 Samoa
Papua New Guinea 12
2018 Leoshina Mercy Kariha
 Papua New Guinea
Tonga 10
2017 Matauaina Gwendolyn To’omalatai
 American Samoa
Fiji 9
2016 Anne Dunne
 Fiji
Samoa 8
2015 Abigail Havora
 Papua New Guinea
Cook Islands 8
2014 Latafale Auvaa
 Samoa
Samoa 8
2013 Teuira Napa
 Cook Islands
Solomon Islands 10
2012 Janine Nicky Tuivaiti
 Samoa
American Samoa 10
2011 Alisi Rabukawaqa
 Fiji
Samoa 9
2010 Joyanna Mennie Meyer
 Cook Islands
Papua New Guinea 11
2009 Merewalesi Nailatikau
 Fiji
Fiji 10
2008 Vanessa Marsh
 Niue
American Samoa 8
2007 Tessi Leila Toluta’u
 Tonga
Samoa 8
2006 Krystina Kauvai
 Cook Islands
7
2005 Dorothea George
 Cook Islands
Tonga 7
2004 Sinahemana Hekau
 Niue
American Samoa 7
2003 Janice Nicholas
 Cook Islands
Samoa 6
2002 Lupe Ane Kenape Aumavae
 American Samoa
Cook Islands 7
2001 Manamea Apelu
 Samoa
Samoa 6
2000 Helen Afatasi Burke
 American Samoa
American Samoa 13
1999 Liana Scott
 Cook Islands
Tonga 11
1998 Cheri Moana Robinson
 Samoa
Samoa 11
1997 MaryJane Moe Mckibbin
 Samoa
New Zealand 13
1996 Verona Ah Ching
 Western Samoa
Samoa 13
1995 Rochelle Rowena Tuitele
 American Samoa
Ma'ata Moungaloa
 Tonga
Tonga 17
1994 Tarita Brown
 Cook Islands
Samoa 11
1993 Leilua Stevenson
 American Samoa
American Samoa 14
1992 Julia Toevai
New Zealand Samoa New Zealand
Samoa Unknown
1991 Kimiora Vogel
 Cook Islands
Unknown
1990 Henari Arauva’a
 Tahiti
Cook Islands Unknown
1989 Retire Chevaux
 Tahiti
Samoa Unknown
1988 Theresa Purcell
 Samoa Hawaii
Unknown
1987 Juliette Caroline Spencer
 American Samoa
Unknown

Country/Territory By Numbers Of Wins

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Country/Territory Titles Year
 Samoa 8 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2024
 Cook Islands 1991, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013
 American Samoa 6 1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2017
 Fiji 3 2009, 2011, 2016
 Papua New Guinea 2015, 2018, 2023
 Tahiti 2 1989, 1990
 Tonga 1995, 2007
 Niue 2004, 2008
 Samoa New Zealand 1 1992
 Samoa Hawaii 1988
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Miss Samoa

Participating countries

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List of Contestants

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See also

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References

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