May Torowi Hasola of Bougainville won the Miss Bird of Paradise Papua New Guinea 2024 title on December 3, 2024, held at APEC Haus. She passed the crown to Iampela Popena on December 2, 2025. Popena will represent Papua New Guinea in Miss Pacific Islands 2026 after winning multiple special awards.
UPNG student Iampela Popena crowned Miss Bird of Paradise Papua New Guinea 2025 in Port Moresby
Iampela Popena, a 19-year-old student from Mount Hagen, has been crowned Miss Bird of Paradise Papua New Guinea 2025. Representing the Western Highlands, she also won awards for People's Choice, Best Talent, and Best Sarong in a competition featuring contestants from nine provinces. Iampela is pursuing a degree in economics at UPNG.
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