Miss Fiji

Miss Fiji
Motto Promoting Nation Building, Social Cohesion, Youth Empowerment, Businesses and Economic
Formation 1956
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Suva
Location
Official language
Fijian
Chairman
 Hirdesh Prasad
Staff
17
Website missfijipageant

Miss Fiji is a national Beauty pageant in Fiji.

History

In 1956 Miss Fiji Pageant Association held in under local government and Fiji Airways. The previous pageant was known by Miss Hibiscus National Pageant. The very first Miss Fiji was Liebling Marlow.[1] In 1979 Fiji started to compete at the Miss Universe pageant with Tanya Whiteside.

Titleholders

YearMiss FijiNotes
1956 Liebling Marlow
1957 Filimaina Koto[2]
1959 Robin Ann Riemenschneider
1961 Neil Billings
1962 Eta Uluvula Qereqeretabua[3]
1963 Ruci Koroi
1964 Leila Walter
1978 Tanya Whiteside Miss Universe Fiji 1979
1979 Margaret Singh
1981 Lynn Michelle MacDonald
1983 Unknown
1986 Jane Sharon Miss Asia Pacific Fiji 1986
1988 Lenora Qereqeretabua Daughter of Eta Uluvula (1962)
1989 Natalie Grey Miss Friendship Asia Pacific 1989
1994 Sunita Devi
1995 Rejieli Ratu
1996 Ranjani Roshini Dayal
1997 Letila Mitchell
1998 Priya Nair 2nd Runner-up Miss Asia Pacific 1998
1999 Joanne Kakoa Terubea
2002 Sheetal Shivani Ram
2004 Aishwarya Sukhdeo Miss World Fiji 2004
2005 Shital Ram
2006 Luisa Delai
2007 Patricia Ann Naisara
2008 Filomena Tuivanualevu Tagivetaua
2009 Merewalesi Nailatikau Miss South Pacific 2009
2010 Sera Tikotikoivatu
2011 Alisi Rabukawaqa Miss South Pacific 2011
2012 Drue Slatter
2013 Priscilla Preetika Reddy
2014 Nanise Noel Ragarau Rainima
2015 Zaira Begg[4]
2016 Ann Dunn

Big Four pageants

Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

The Miss Fiji has competed at the Grand Slam beauty pageants Since 1979. In 2007 there was Miss Fiji Earth which held the official contest for Miss Earth and continued in 2012 by You and Me Talent Fiji Foundation.[5] In 2012 there was Miss Fiji World which holds the official contest to find the Miss World Fiji representative to represent her country at the Miss World.[6] In 2014 Miss Earth Fiji together joined with Miss Earth Tonga and Miss Earth Samoa to select the three queens for the Miss Earth headed by Mr. Tito Lavashe Couture-Stowers.[7] In Miss Universe, Fiji last competed in 1979.

Miss Fiji Universe

YearMiss FijiEthnicityHome PlacePlacementSpecial Awards
1979 Tanya Whiteside American Australian Fijian California, United States Unplaced
1981 Lynn Michelle MacDonald Caucasian Australia Unplaced

Miss Fiji World

YearMiss FijiEthnicityHome PlacePlacementSpecial Awards
2004 Aishwarya Sukhdeo Indian Fijian Korean Suva, Fiji Unplaced Miss World Sport (Top 10)
Miss World Talent (Top 20)
2012 Koini Elesi Vakaloloma[a] Fijian Lautoka, Fiji Unplaced Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 40)
2013 Caireen Erbsleben Fijian Suva, Fiji Unplaced
2014 Charlene Sulueti Tafuna'i Fijian Nadi, Fiji Unplaced
2015 Brittany Hazelman Fijian Suva, Fiji Unplaced Miss World Sports (Top 24)
People's Choice Award (Top 25)
2016 Pooja Priyanka Indian Australia TBA Miss World Talent (Top 21)
  • [a] Koini Elesi Vakaloloma was appointed from 1st Runner-up title. According to Miss World Fiji, the current of Miss World Fiji 2012, Torika Watters stripped the title due to minimum age recruitment. It's being a reason for Torika to withdraw at the Miss World 2012 in Ordos, China.[8]

Miss Fiji Earth

YearMiss FijiEthnicityHome PlacePlacementSpecial Awards
2007 Minal Maneesha Ali Caucasian Suva, Fiji Unplaced
2012 Esther Cheyanne Foss Caucasian Suva, Fiji Unplaced 1st, gold medalist(s)
I Love My Planet School Campaign
2014 Zoe McCraken Caucasian Suva, Fiji Unplaced
2015 Shyla Angela Prasad Fijian Suva, Fiji Unplaced 1st, gold medalist(s)
Most Cheerful

Miss Fiji International

YearMiss FijiEthnicityHome PlacePlacementSpecial Awards
1994 Sunita Devi Indian Fijian Suva, Fiji Top 15
1995 Rejieli Ratu Fijian Suva, Fiji Unplaced
1996 Ranjani Roshini Dayal Indian Fijian Suva, Fiji Unplaced
2012 Kesaia Kacilala[a] Fijian Suva, Fiji Did not compete

References

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