Fonoifafo Nancy McFarland-Seumanu of Samoa won Miss Pacific Islands 2019 at The Stanley Hotel and Suites in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on November 30, 2019. She held the title from 2020 to 2022 amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
On February 3, 2023, McFarland-Seumanu crowned her successor Josie Nicholas of Papua New Guinea at Gym 1 in Tuanaimato, Apia, Samoa. Five candidates competed for the title.
Miss Pacific Islands 2023 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Pacific Islands |
| edition: 34th date: February 3, 2023 venue: Gym 1, Tuanaimato, Apia, Samoa candidates: 5 |
CANDIDATES
| COUNTRY | CANDIDATE, AGE |
| American Samoa | Kauhani Meaalofa Teisa Fuimaono, 24 |
| Nauru | Alexandra Melody Pitcher, 24 |
| Papua New Guinea | Josie Nicholas, 24 |
| Samoa | Haylani Pearl Mataupu Kuruppu, 24 |
| Solomon Islands | Tiare Taisia Haro, 19 |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Photogenic | Kauhani Fuimaono (American Samoa) |
| Miss Personality | Alexander Pitcher (Nauru) |
| Best Talent | Josie Nicholas (Papua New Guinea) |
| Best in Interview | Tiare Haro (Solomon Islands) |
| Best in Traditional Wear | Kauhani Fuimaono (American Samoa) |
| Best in Sarong | Haylani Kuruppu (Samoa) |
| People’s Choice | Josie Nicholas (Papua New Guinea) |
| National Tourism Awardee | Tiare Haro (Solomon Islands) |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2023 | 2019 |
| 4th runner-up | N/A | Yehenara Soukop Tonga |
| 3rd runner-up | N/A | Herevai Hoat Tahiti |
| 2nd runner-up | Kauhani Fuimaono American Samoa | Lucy Maino Papua New Guinea |
| 1st runner-up | Haylani Kuruppu Samoa | Gladys Habu Solomon Islands |
| Miss Pacific Islands | Josie Nicholas Papua New Guinea | Fonoifafo McFarland-Seumanu Samoa |
Juliette Caroline Spencer of American Samoa won the inaugural edition of Miss South Pacific, which was founded by the government of Samoa in 1987. In 2013, Teuira Napa of the Cook Islands became the last winner of the title.
In 2014, the beauty pageant was renamed Miss Pacific Islands and was won by Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva’a of Samoa. It was won by Abigail Havora of Papua New Guinea in 2015, Anne Christine Dunn of Fiji in 2016, Matauaina To’omalatai of American Samoa in 2017 and Leoshina Mercy Kariha of Papua New Guinea in 2018.
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