Navjot Kaur biography: 13 things about Miss World New Zealand 2023

Who is Navjot Kaur?

Navjot Kaur is a Kiwi beauty queen with a real estate license from Auckland, Netherlands. She is a former police officer.

Kaur is an alumna of the University of Auckland in Auckland and the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is a New Zealand citizen and an overseas citizen of India.
2. A member of the Sikh community, she is the first Sikh woman to represent New Zealand in Miss World.
3. She enjoys swimming, cooking and hiking.
4. She has visited several countries including India and Mauritius.
5. She grew up in a state house in in Manurewa, South Auckland, Auckland.
6. She and her sister Isha Kaur were singlehandedly raised by their mother.
7. She earned her bachelor’s degree in health sciences from the University of Auckland.
8. She is 5’8″ tall.
9. In the 1990s, her family migrated from India to New Zealand.
10. In 2019, she graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College.
11. From 2019 to 2021, she was a police officer on the beat in South Auckland.
12. In 2021, she left the police force and pursued personal training.
13. In 2024, she represented New Zealand in the 71st edition of Miss World while she was employed as a personal trainer and a realtor.

TIMELINE

2024

• On February 4, 2024, she and Isha competed against 14 other candidates in the rapid-fire selection process of Miss World New Zealand 2023 held in Auckland. The judges selected her as the titleholder.
• On February 16, 2024, she traveled to India.
• On March 9, 2024, she represented New Zealand at Miss World 2023 and competed against 111 other candidates at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, India. She finished in the Top 40.

2025

• On October 24, 2025, she will turn 29.