Cody Yerkovich

Cody Yerkovich is the winner of the 2010 Miss New Zealand contest.

She comes from Kaitaia in New Zealand's north. She is of Maori, German and Croatian heritage.[1] At Auckland's Sky City Convention Centre, she won the 2010 Miss New Zealand title, beating the other 15 finalists.[2] She was set to represent New Zealand at the Miss World beauty pageant in November of that year.[3]

Background

She has the distinction of being the first Miss New Zealand from the north of New Zealand.[4]

Miss New Zealand

In September 2010, she was in East Timor to show support for development in the country. While there she met Amelia Amaral, a National Police of Timor-Leste officer, and she visited the Suai Early Childhood Centre, and met children that were sponsored by New Zealanders.[5] She also stayed with the New Zealand Ambassador there.[6]

She was tipped to win the Miss World crown but certain issues arose. She cites the conflict between her and local pageant organisers as one reason.[7]

References

  1. ↑ The Northern Advocate, Thursday Apr 8, 2010 North's first queen of NZ
  2. ↑ Otago Daily Times, 9 April 2010 Kaitaia teen bound for Miss World pageant
  3. ↑ Stuff Entertainment, 09/04/2010 Northland teen wins Miss NZ
  4. ↑ The Northern Advocate, Thursday Apr 8, 2010 North's first queen of NZ
  5. ↑ Voxy, Friday, 10 September, 2010 Miss New Zealand Visits Community Policing Project In Timor-Leste
  6. ↑ The Northern Advocate, Monday Dec 6, 2010 Miss World New Zealand Cody Yerkovich says thanks
  7. ↑ New Zealand Woman's Weekly, Jul 26, 2011 Beauty Queen's shattered dreams by Andrew McNuitty
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