Miss Pacific Islands

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Miss Pacific Islands Pageant

Formation	1987; 35 years ago (1987)
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Apia, Samoa
Official language	English
Owners	Government of Samoa
Website	www.misspacificislands.org

History[]

The Miss South Pacific pageant was established in 1987 by the Government of Samoa as a regional event to recognize and promote the attributes, intelligence and talents of Pacific Islands women, their contributions to regional affairs and their ability to advance in diverse fields. The first Miss South Pacific pageant was hosted in Western Samoa in 1987, and one of the representative from American Samoa, Juliette Spencer, was crowned as the first Miss South Pacific. Tahiti was the first nation in the pageant's history to win back-to-back victories, with Retire Chevaux winning in 1989 and Henari Arauvaʻa in 1990. Cook Islands has won the most titles, with 8 titles altogether within 22 years: the first win was by Kimiora Vogel in 1991, and the most recent was Teuira Napa in 2013. Samoa and American Samoa have each also had victorious representatives from their overseas communities, including Miss Samoa Hawaii, Theresa Purcell in 1988 and Miss Samoa NZ, Julia Toevai in 1992. Samoa started competing in the pageant as Western Samoa, and changed its name to Samoa in 1997. The pageant started off with about 20 contestants representing their homelands and their homeland communities overseas (such as Samoa Hawaii, Cook Islands NZ, Niue Australia, etc.) until the year 2000; from 2001 the pageant required South Pacific Islanders wishing to represent their homeland communities abroad to compete in and win their homeland pageants first in order to enter the Miss South Pacific Pageant; as a result the number of Miss South Pacific contestants dropped.

The pageant has been held in different Pacific island nations, as chosen by the pageant's board, and Samoa had hosted the most pageants, with more than 10 times. Many islands and territories that had previously competed have been absent from the pageant in some years, such as Aotearoa (New Zealand), Hawaiian Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Rapa Nui, Tokelau and Vanuatu. Fiji won their first Miss South Pacific title in 2009 with Merewalesi Nailatikau and became the first Melanesian woman to captured the title. In 2014, the pageant was renamed Miss Pacific Islands in order to represent the entire Pacific Region instead of just the South Pacific. Teuira Napa of the Cook Islands was the last to reign as Miss South Pacific, and Latafale Auvaʻa of Samoa was the first to reign as Miss Pacific Islands. Auvaʻa was the only Miss Pacific Islands to hold multiple pageant titles during her reign which includes Miss Samoa NZ, Miss Samoa & Miss World Samoa. In 2015, Auvaʻa set out to compete for the 2015 Miss World pageant before the 2015 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant held at Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and the former Miss South Pacific 2013 Teuira Napa was given the honor to crown the 2015 Miss Pacific Islands, which was won by Abigail Havora winning the first Miss Pacific Islands title for Papua New Guinea.

For the first time in the Pageant’s History, the Miss Pacific Islands pageant for 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The reigning Miss Pacific Islands 2019 Fonoifafo McFarland-Seumanu of Samoa will become the longest reigning Miss Pacific Islands to ever hold the title.

Title Holders[]

	Country/Territory	Name	Host Country/Territory	Entrants
2019	Samoa	Fonoifafo Nancy McFarland-Seumanu	Papua New Guinea	12
2018	Papua New Guinea	Leoshina Mercy Kariha	Tonga	6
2017	American Samoa	Matauaina Gwendolyn To’omalatai	Fiji	9
2016	Fiji	Anne Dunne	Samoa	8
2015	Papua New Guinea	Abigail Havora	Cook Islands	8
2014	Samoa	Latafale Auvaa	Samoa	8
2013	Cook Islands	Teuira Napa	Solomon Islands	10
2012	Samoa	Janine Nicky Tuivaiti	American Samoa	10
2011	Fiji	Alisi Rabukawaqa	Samoa	9
2010	Cook Islands	Joyanna Mennie Meyer	Papua New Guinea	11
2009	Fiji	Merewalesi Nailatikau	Fiji	10
2008	Niue	Vanessa Marsh	American Samoa	8
2007	Tonga	Tessi Leila Toluta’u	Samoa	8
2006	Cook Islands	Krystina Kauvai	Samoa	7
2005	Cook Islands	Dorothea George	Tonga	7
2004	Niue	Sinahemana Hekau	American Samoa	7
2003	Cook Islands	Janice Nicholas	Samoa	6
2002	American Samoa	Lupe Ane Kenape Aumavae	Cook Islands	7
2001	Samoa	Manamea Apelu	Samoa	6
2000	American Samoa	Helen Afatasi Burke	American Samoa	13
1999	Cook Islands	Liana Scott	Tonga	11
1998	Samoa	Cheri Robinson	Samoa	11
1997	Samoa	Mary-Jane Mckibbin	New Zealand	13
1996	Western Samoa	Verona Ah Ching	Samoa	13
1995	American Samoa	Rochelle Rowena Tuitele	Tonga	17
	Tonga	Ma'ata Moungaloa
1994	Cook Islands	Tarita Brown	Samoa	11
1993	American Samoa	Leilua Stevenson	American Samoa	14
1992	Samoa New Zealand	Julia Toevai	Samoa	unknown
1991	Cook Islands	Kimiora Vogel	Samoa	unknown
1990	Tahiti	Henari Arauva’a	Cook Islands	unknown
1989	Tahiti	Retire Chevaux	Samoa	unknown
1988	Samoa Hawaii	Theresa Purcell	Samoa	unknown
1987	American Samoa	Juliette Caroline Spencer	Samoa	unknown

Country/Territory Winners Ranking[]

Rank	Country/Territory	Titles	Year
1st	Cook Islands	8	1991, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013
2nd	Samoa	7	1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2019
3rd	American Samoa	6	1987, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2017
4th	Fiji	3	2009, 2011, 2016
5th	Papua New Guinea	2	2015, 2018
Niue	2004, 2008
Tonga	1995, 2007
Tahiti	1989, 1990
6th	Samoa New Zealand	1	1992
	Samoa Hawaii		1988

Winners Gallery[]

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  Miss Pacific Islands 2019
  Fonoifafo Nancy McFarland-Seumanu
  Miss Samoa

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  Miss Pacific Islands 2018
  Leoshina Mercy Kariha
  Miss Papua New Guinea

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  Miss Pacific Islands 2017
  Matauaina Gwendolyn To’omalatai
  Miss American Samoa

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  Miss Pacific Islands 2016
  Anne Christine Dunn
  Miss Fiji

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  Miss Pacific Islands 2015
  Abigail Havora
  Miss Papua New Guinea

• 

  Miss Pacific Islands 2014
  Latafale Auva'a
  Miss Samoa

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  Miss South Pacific 2013
  Teuira Napa
  Miss Cook Islands

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2012
  Janine Nicky Tuivaiti
  Miss Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2011
  Alisi Rabukawaqa
  Miss Fiji

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2010
  Joyanna Mennie Meyer
  Miss Cook Islands

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2009
  Merewalesi Nailatikau
  Miss Fiji

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2008
  Vanessa Marsh
  Miss Niue

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2007
  Tessi Leila Toluta’u
  Miss Tonga

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2005 & 2006
  Dorothea George & Krystina Kauvai
  Miss Cook Islands

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2004
  Sinahemana Hekau
  Miss Niue

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2003
  Janice Nicholas
  Miss Cook Islands

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2002
  Lupe Ane Kenape Aumavae
  Miss American Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 2001
  Manamea Apelu
  Miss Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1999
  Liana Scott
  Miss Cook Islands

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1998
  Cheri Robinson
  Miss Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1997
  Mary-Jane Mckibbin
  Miss Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1996
  Verona Ah Ching
  Miss Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1993
  Leilua Stevenson
  Miss American Samoa

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1992
  Julia Toevai
  Miss Samoa New Zealand

• 

  Miss South Pacific 1987
  Juliette Caroline Spencer
  Miss American Samoa

Runners-up[]

Year	1st runner-up (2nd place)	2nd runner-up (3rd place)	3rd runner-up (4th place)	4th runner-up (5th place)	5th runner-up (6th place)
2019	Gladys Habu  Solomon Islands	Lucy Maino  Papua New Guinea	Herevai Hoata  Tahiti	Yehenara Soukop  Tonga	Not awarded
2018	Lydia Simonis-Tariu  Cook Islands	Sonia Piva  Samoa	Emelipelesa Panapa  Tuvalu	Not awarded
2017	Alexandra Iakopo  Samoa	Hally Qaqa  Fiji	Enerstina Bonsu- Maro  Cook Islands	Tiare Pakarati  Rapa Nui
2016	Antonina Keka Lilomaiava  American Samoa	Camilla Grossmith  Solomon Islands	Priscilla Olano  Samoa	Tepaeru Helen Toka  Cook Islands
2015	Ariana Taufao  Samoa	Brittne Fuimaono  Tonga	Zaira Begg  Fiji	Deanne Enoch  Solomon Islands
2014	Antonina Browne  Cook Islands	Nanise Noel Regarau Rainima  Fiji	Annelise Fa’aitumalo Sword  American Samoa	Grace Agatha Nugi  Papua New Guinea
2013	Rosemarie Louise Fili  Tonga	Susana Reti Fanueli  Samoa	Tema Wickham  Solomon Islands	Eleitino Ma’aelopa Tuiasosopo  American Samoa
2012	Kate Ngatokorua  Cook Islands	Drew Slatter  Fiji	Ruby-Anne Laufa  Papua New Guinea	Arrielle La’asaga Tuilefano Maloata  American Samoa
2011	Kawena Ka-Malamalama-O-Nalani Souza Hawaiian Islands	Liberty Hinalei Afeaki  Tonga	Sarah Kila Karo  Papua New Guinea	Uirangi Bishop  Cook Islands
2010	Angela Cudd Aotearoa	Jolivette Menime Ete  Samoa	Sera Tikotikoivatu  Fiji Islands	Pomaikai Klein  Hawaii
2009	Engara Melanie Amanda Gosselin  Cook Islands	Paretaunu Randall Aotearoa	Millicent Karmeny Barty  Solomon Islands	Tusisaleia Hope Pomele  Samoa
2008	Gwendolyn Pona Tuaitanu  Samoa	Anne-Maire Herman  Cook Islands	Filomena Tuivanualevu  Fiji	Faasilitamaitai Shanette Pualani Tilo  American Samoa
2007	Joyce Lucia Regina Fortes  Cook Islands	Sherry Natalie Elekana  Samoa	Tania Michelle Wieclaw Australiana/Torres Strait Island	Wilhelmina Elisapeta Saelua  American Samoa
2006	Poinsettia Mary Seleisa Taefu  Samoa	Charity Apinery Gregory  American Samoa	Sina Uilani Nauahi  Tonga	Aurélie Rollot  New Caledonia
2005	Nancy Maloni  Tonga	Falute Sauvao Vaauli  Samoa	Edweena Talatini  New Caledonia	Faith Toilolo  American Samoa
2004	Noovai Karen Tylor  Cook Islands	Trixy Theresa Taua  American Samoa	Louiena Ruth Leon Guerrero Pangelinan  Northern Marianas	Marianne Frédonie  New Caledonia
2003	Jessie Moala Philip  Tonga	Punipuao Cilla Brown  Samoa	Olivia Srue Aloka Tebuteb  Northern Marianas	Etelani Atia'e  American Samoa	Sita Simaileta Falefaea Tapumanaia  Tuvalu
2002	Donna Tuara  Cook Islands	Phyllis Ruth Tohi  Tonga	Anita Jamieson  Samoa	Mahealani Reiko Kamau  Hawaii	Not awarded
2001	Jamie Unciano  Hawaii	Vitalia Samoata Ann Kline  American Samoa	Christie Marie Rosh'n Nau Fepulea'i  Tonga	Serlinda Soukon  Pohnpei,  Micronesia	Rossylyn Arney Pulehetoa Niue Island
2000	Petra May Suhren  Samoa	Vaneta April Moegi Samoa Hawaii	Elaine Robin Ward Samoa Aotearoa	Jocelyn Keolalaulani Dalire  Hawaii	Not awarded
1999	Anaseini Papaha’amea Va-‘o Fonoti Taumeopeau Walker  Tonga	Helai Moana Oala  Papua New Guinea	Taralina Ancalin Gae’e  Samoa	Joanne Kakoa Terubea  Fiji
1998	Ranadi Laurel Johnston  Fiji	Simeamativa Peleipu Kruse  American Samoa	Tina Marie Vogel  Cook Islands	Julia Regan Aotearoa
1997	Letila Mitchell  Fiji	Tepoe Dauphin  Tahiti	Michelle Malulani  Hawaii	Anita Siosi'ana Lavulo Roberts Taumoepeau  Tonga
1996	unknown	Sovita Mauga Samoa New Zealand	unknown	unknown
1995	Rochelle Rowena Tuitele  American Samoa	Mary-Jane Moe McKibben Samoa Australia	Roxanna Moana Clark Samoa New Zealand	Victoria Keil  Cook Islands
1993	Lorna Meleisea Samoa New Zealand	unknown	unknown	unknown
1988	Leimomi Bacalso  Hawaii	unknown	unknown	unknown

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