Victoria Velasquez Vincent is an alumna of the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand. She was born in Auckland to an Irish father and a Filipino mother.
On September 7, 2024, Vincent turned 29. On September 29, 2024, she competed against 15 other Miss Universe New Zealand 2024 candidates at the Dorothy Winstone Centre Performing Arts Centre in Auckland and won the title.
Runner-up to Vincent was Gazelle Garcia. The second runner-up was Inge Carolus.
Miss Universe New Zealand 2025
On June 24, 2025, Vincent will crown her successor at the SkyCity Theatre in Auckland. It is the 59th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects New Zealand’s Miss Universe candidate.
In this edition, there will be five winners. The runners-up of Miss Universe New Zealand 2025 will be crowned Miss Grand International 2025, Miss Asia Pacific New Zealand 2025, Miss Globe New Zealand 2025 and Miss Scuba New Zealand 2025.
There are 13 women competing for the five titles at stake. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 5 candidates:
5. Noor Randhawa
4. Courtney O’Donoghue
3. Hannah Cross
2. Deborah Lambie
1. Lucrezia Bradley
Currently, New Zealand has five Miss Universe placements including the coronation of Lorraine Downes in 1983. The most recent one was in 1992 when Lisa Maree de Montalk finished in the Top 10.
On November 16, 2024, Vincent represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was unplaced.
New Zealand was represented in Miss Universe in 1954, in 1957, from 1960 to 1974, from 1975 to 1978, from 1979 to 1989, from 1992 to 2001, in 2003, from 2006 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2019. In 2024, Josh Yugen became the new Miss Universe New Zealand national director but he was later replaced by Maria Siayngco.
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