Tim Kiriwi biography: 10 things about model from Auckland, New Zealand

Who is Tim Kiriwi?

Timoti “Tim” Wiremu Edsel Kiriwi is a Kiwi model based in California, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is a resident of Los Angeles, California.
2. He is originally from Auckland, New Zealand.
3. He is 6’1″ tall.
4. He was born in 1990.
5. In 2006, he graduated from Pakuranga College in Auckland.
6. In July 2014, he had a photoshoot in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
7. On October 11, 2014, he and Lace Tarrant attended a mass audition in Auckland.
8. In 2016, he co-hosted a Maori Television show called “Grid” with Kaea Pearce and Brock Ashby.
9. He was Mister World New Zealand 2024.
10. He was supposed to represent New Zealand at Mister World 2024 but he withdrew from the competition before the coronation ceremony.

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TIMELINE

2023

• He was featured in Fashion Quarterly New Zealand (Digital) – 1 Issue, Autumn 2023, which was released on November 13, 2023.

2024

• On October 31, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World New Zealand 2024.
• On November 5, 2024, he arrived in Vietnam.
• On November 8, 2024, he and Vladimir Vukčević taught Gokul Ganesan kickboxing in Vietnam.
• On November 9, 2024, he was one of the 45 Mister World 2024 candidates who joined the open auditions for the talent competition.
• On November 10, 2024, he competed against 35 other Mister World 2024 candidates in the talent competition and did not make it to the Top 5 of the competition.
• On November 11, 2024, he and his fellow Mister World 2024 candidates discussed their personal advocacies before the judges during the head-to-head challenge at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.
• He was supposed to represent New Zealand at Mister World 2024 and compete against 60 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam but he withdrew from the competition before the coronation ceremony on November 23, 2024.