Miss Fiji

Miss Fiji
Formation 1956
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Suva
Location
Membership
Miss World
Miss Universe
Miss Earth
Miss International
Miss Tourism Queen
Miss South Pacific
Official language
Fijian

Miss Fiji is a national Beauty pageant in Fiji.

History

The Miss Fiji pageant established in 1956[1] and official national pageant to select representative at International pageants. Officially, Miss Fiji winner will be competing at Miss South Pacific pageant.[2] Fiji has two winners from the pageant in 2009 Merewalesi Nailatikau and 2011 Alisi Rabukawaqa. The Miss South Pacific had become the most prestigious International pageant in pacific area after Miss Asia Pacific International pageant.

Additionally, Fiji sent the winner for Grand Slams beauty contests which are Miss Universe,[3] Miss World,[4] Miss International,[5] Miss Earth[6] and Miss Tourism Queen International.[7]

In 2012 another contest which called as Miss World Fiji pageant will select the representative of Fijian to compete at Miss World pageant.[8] Meanwhile, You & Me Talents Fiji directed by Atu Ravatu,[9] an organization licensed business in the Republic of Fiji Islands under Section 4 of the Registration of Business Act had become the national franchise holder of Miss Earth.

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.[10]

Titleholders

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

Miss Fiji sent the official winner in every pageant by separate pageant every year. Miss World Fiji for Miss World, Miss Earth Fiji for Miss Earth and Miss Fiji for Miss Universe (1979 and 1981) and Miss South Pacific which is now called the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant.[11]

Year Miss Universe Miss World Miss Earth Miss International Miss Tourism Queen Miss South Pacific
1979 Tanya Whiteside
1981 Lynn Michelle MacDonald
1994 Sunita Devi
1995 Rejieli Ratu Jacqueline Mavoa
1996 Ranjani Roshini Dayal Linda Tabuya
1997 Letila Mitchell
1998 Ranadi Laurel Johnston
1999 Joanne Kakoa Terubea
2002 Sheetal Shivani Ram
2004 Aishwarya Sukhdeo
2006 Jeanette Jessica Dharan Luisa Delai
2007 Minal Maneesha Ali Minal Maneesha Ali Patricia Ann Naisara
2008 Sheryl Narayan Filomena Tuivanualevu Tagivetaua
2009 Merewalesi Nailatikau
2010 Sera Tikotikoivatu
2011 Alisi Rabukawaqa
2012 Koini Elesi Vakaloloma* Esther Cheyanne Foss Kesaia Kacilala* Drue Slatter
2013 Caireen Marie Erbsleben Priscilla Preetika Reddy
2014 Charlene Tafunai'i Zoe McCraken Nanise Noel Ragarau Rainima
2015 Brittany Hazelman
(Top 24 at Miss World Sport)		 Shyla Angela Prasad [12]
(Most Cheerful) 3 Gold Medals. 		Neha Narayan[13] Zaira Begg[14]

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