10 things about Mister World New Zealand 2024 Tim Kiriwi

Timoti “Tim” Wiremu Edsel Kiriwi represented New Zealand in the 11th edition of Mister World. It is an international beauty pageant based in London, England, United Kingdom.

BIOGRAPHY

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 the third Mister World New Zealand.
4. He is 6’1″ tall.
5. He was born in 1990.
6. In 2006, he graduated from Pakuranga College in Auckland.
7. In 2016, he co-hosted a Maori Television show called “Grid” with Kaea Pearce and Brock Ashby.
8. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
9. He was Mister World New Zealand 2024.
10. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Kiriwi is the first Mister World New Zealand to compete in Mister World but withdraw before the coronation ceremony. Arnold Arthur du Toit and Courtenay Bernard represented New Zealand in the competition in 2010 and 2012, respectively.

2010s

• In July 2014, he had a photoshoot in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
• On October 11, 2014, he and Lace Tarrant attended a mass audition in Auckland.

2020s

• He was featured in Fashion Quarterly New Zealand (Digital) – 1 Issue, Autumn 2023, which was released on November 13, 2023.
• On October 31, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World New Zealand 2024.
• 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.