Josie Nicholas represented Papua New Guinea at Miss Pacific Islands 2023 and competed against four other candidates at Gym 1 in Tuanaimato, Apia, Samoa on February 3, 2023. She won the title.
Runner-up to Nicholas was Haylani Pearl Mataupu Kuruppu of Samoa. The second runner-up was Kauhani Meaalofa Teisa Fuimaono of American Samoa.
Miss Pacific Islands 2024 contestants
On February 3, 2024, Nicholas will crown her successor at the Sports Complex in Yaren, Nauru. It is the 35th edition of the international beauty pageant in the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Kramer Cain and Rebecca Amwano will host the coronation ceremony. The show will feature a performance by Kennyon Brown.
This is the first time Nauru is hosting Miss Pacific Islands. The theme of this edition is sustainable beauty beyond the reef.
Seven women are on the running towards becoming Miss Pacific Islands 2024. Here are the candidates:
- Judy Fa’afetai Taunu’u, 23, American Samoa
- Claret Taonang Chong-Gum, 26, Marshall Islands
- Rosita Roma Rokobuli, 19, Nauru
- Dee-Raya Antonio, 18, Palau
- Tyla Krystal Singirok, 21, Papua New Guinea
- Moemoana Safa’ato’a Schwenke, 23, Samoa
- Sitita Hamilton Vaenuku, 24, Tonga
Miss South Pacific and Miss Pacific Islands history
It was Juliette Caroline Spencer of American Samoa who 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, Leoshina Mercy Kariha of Papua New Guinea in 2018 and Fonoifafo Nancy McFarland-Seumanu of Samoa in 2019.
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