13 things about Miss Universe New Zealand 2019 Diamond Langi

Diamond Langi represented New Zealand in Miss Earth and Miss Universe. These are two of the six grand slam international beauty pageant for women along with Miss World, Miss International, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International.

BIOGRAPHY

Langi is a Tongan-Kiwi actor, musician, stylist, model and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Tongan parents.
2. She grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
3. From Salk Lake City, she moved to Narellan, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia then back to Auckland.
4. In 2006, she graduated from Highland High School in Salt Lake City.
5. In 2010, she graduated from Mount Albert Grammar in Mount Albert in Auckland.
6. In 2011, she graduated from the Auckland University of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies.
7. She was Miss Heilala 2012 third runner-up.
8. She won Face of Beauty International 2013.
9. She was a World Supermodel South Pacific 2016 candidate.
10. She was a Miss Earth 2017 semifinalist.
11. She won Miss Universe New Zealand 2019.
12. She was a Miss Universe 2019 candidate.
13. On January 9, 2025, she turned 33.

TIMELINE

Langi is 5’10¹⁄₂” tall. She previously lived in Vaini, Tongatapu, Tonga.

2010s

• On July 27, 2012, she represented Bou’s Fashion at Miss Heilala 2012 and competed against six other candidates at Pangai Lahi in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. She was third runner-up to Ebony Nuku of Liahona Alumni.
• On November 12, 2013, she represented Tonga at Face of Beauty International 2013 and competed against 36 other candidates at Mimosa Pattaya in Na Chom Thian, Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand. She won the title. 
• On December 29, 2015, while she was signed with Ethnic Model Management, it was confirmed that she would be competing at World Supermodel South Pacific 2016 in Fiji.
• On January 23, 2016, she competed against 11 other World Supermodel South Pacific 2016 candidates at The Pearl South Pacific Resort in Pacific Harbour, Fiji. She did not win the title but she won the Best in Evening Gown award.
• She starred in Mohamad F. Mustapha‘s short film “Falls”, which was released in April 2016.
• On November 4, 2017, she represented Tonga at Miss Earth 2017 and competed against 84 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She finished in the Top 16.
• She starred in the film “Felehuhuni”, which was screened at the Okalani Film Festival at the Mangere Arts Centre in Auckland on September 7, 2018.
• On August 17, 2019, Langi competed against 13 other Miss Universe New Zealand 2019 candidates at the Dorothy Winstone Centre of Auckland Girls’ Grammar School in Auckland. She won the title.
• On December 8, 2019, she represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 2019 and competed against 88 other candidates at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was unplaced.

2020s

• She played the title role in the Polish-American film “Sosefina”, which was released in the U.S. on January 31, 2020.
• She played Dr. Angie Pohiva in the English-Punjabi short film “Impossible”, which was released on November 1, 2020.
• In June 2020, she was trolled by thousands of Indonesians on social media for speaking up about discrimination against West Papuans.
• She played Mana Po’Uli in four episodes of “Brutal Lives – Mo’ui Faingata’a” aired between May 24, 2023 and June 4, 2023.
• On August 9, 2023, she traveled to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.