Aitutaki’s Petra Matina Mataiti is Cook Islands’ Miss Pacific Islands 2026 candidate

Petra Matina Mataiti, 24, is set to represent the Cook Islands in the Miss Pacific Islands 2026 pageant. A winner of Miss Maine Purotu Cook Islands of Victoria 2025, Mataiti works in aviation and hails from Aitutaki. The competition, featuring seven contestants, takes place on February 14, 2026, in Fiji.