New Zealand at Miss World

Miss World New Zealand

Motto	Beauty With A Mission
Formation	1956
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Auckland
Location	New Zealand
Membership	Miss World Miss International
Official language	English
National Director	Ros Taylor
Website	Official website

Kahurangi Taylor, New Zealand's representative at Miss World 2008

New Zealand has contested 46 Miss World pageants since that pageant's inception in 1951. No New Zealander has won the Miss World title, although two have placed first runner-up.

History

The peak of the national pageant's popularity was in the 1980s when the event was televised on TVNZ. Interest waned in the 1990s as the contests suffered from political correctness, faced opposition from feminists and struggled to gain sponsorship.^[1] From 2005-2007 no national pageant was held; in 2007 an Auckland community trust bought the franchise and the pageant was held to select the country's representative to Miss World 2008 was held in May 2008.^[2]

Titleholders

Color key

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

The winner of Miss World New Zealand represents her country at Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Miss World New Zealand	Placement	Special awards
2015	Deborah Lambie	Top 20	Top 24 at Miss World Sport Top 5 at Multimedia Award
2014	Arielle Diane Garciano	Unplaced
2013	Ella Liliane Langsford	Unplaced	Top 20 at Miss World Sport
2012	Collette Kelly Lochore	Unplaced
2011	Mianette Broekman	Top 31
2010	Cody Yerkovich[3]	Unplaced
2009	Magdalena Schoeman[4]	Unplaced
2008	Kahurangi Taylor[5]	Unplaced
2007	Stephanie Maria Dods	Unplaced
2006	Nicolette Spencer	Unplaced
2005	Kay Anderson[6]	Unplaced
2004	Amber Peebles[7]	Unplaced
2003	Melanie Paul[8]	Top 20
2002	Rachel Huljich[7][9]	Unplaced
2001	Amie Hewett	Unplaced
2000	Katherine Allsopp-Smith	Unplaced
1999	Coralie Warburton[10]	Unplaced
1998	Tanya Hayward[11]	Unplaced
1997	Lauralee Martinovich[12]	1st Runner-up
1996	Kelly-Rose Mischiewski	Unplaced
1995	Sarah Brady	Unplaced
1994	Shelley Edwards	Unplaced
1993	Nicola Brighty	Unplaced
1992	Karly Kinnaird	Unplaced
1991	Lisa Maree de Montalk	Top 15
1990	Adele Kenny	4th Runner-up
1989	Helen Rowney	Unplaced
1988	Lisa Corban	3rd Runner-up
1987	Karyn Meltcaf	Unplaced
1986	Lynda Marie McManus	3rd Runner-up
1985	Sheri LeFleming Burrow	Unplaced
1984	Barbara McDowell	Unplaced
1983	Maria Sando	Unplaced
1982	Susan Jane Mainland	Unplaced
1981	Raewyn Marcroft	Unplaced
1980	Vicky Lee Hemi	5th Runner-up
1979	Nicola Duckworth	Unplaced
1978	Lorian Dawn Tangney	Unplaced
1977	Michele Jean Hyde	Unplaced
1976	Anne Clifford	Unplaced
1975	Janet Nugent	Unplaced
1974	Sue Nicholson	Top 15
1973	Pamela King	Top 15
1972	Kristine Allan	Unplaced
1971	Linda Ritchie	Unplaced
1970	Glenys Treweek	Unplaced
1969	Carole Robinson	Top 15
1968	Christine Antunovic	Unplaced
1967	Pamela McLeod	Unplaced
1966	Heather Gettings	Unplaced
1965	Gay Phelps	Top 15
1964	Lyndal Ursula Cruickshank	4th Runner-up
1963	Elaine Miscall	1st Runner-up
1962	Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi	Unplaced
1961	Leone Mary Main	Unplaced
1956	Jeannette de Montalk	Unplaced

Miss International New Zealand

Since 2010 the second title of Miss World New Zealand represents her country at Miss International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a contestant is sent. In 2003-2008 the official candidate selected by Miss International New Zealand pageant. New Zealand debut in 1960 and ever won the title of Miss International 1971, Jane Hansen in Long Beach, California, United States.

Year	Miss International New Zealand	Placement	Special awards
2015	Hayley Robinson	Unplaced
2014	Rachel Harradence	Unplaced
2013	Casey Dawn Radley	2nd Runner-up	Miss Photogenic
2012	Hannah Helen Carson	Unplaced
2011	Claire Kirby	Unplaced
2010	Ina Ivanova	Unplaced
2008	Rhonda Grant	Unplaced
2007	Kyla Hei Hei	Unplaced
2006	Claire Ann Beattie	Unplaced
2005	Ellie Bloomfield	Unplaced
2003	Amber Jean Peebles	Unplaced

Former titles

Miss Earth New Zealand

From 2003 to 2010, the third title of Miss World New Zealand organized by Miss World New Zealand Ltd., to compete at Miss Earth pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a contestant is sent. Starting 2011, New Zealand's representative to Miss Earth is selected through the Miss New Zealand Festival of Beauty, organized by the New Zealand Asia Pacific Trust which also selects representatives to Miss World and Miss International under the direction of Rose Foulger, who took on the Miss Earth franchise from Mrs Taylor upon her retirement. In 2013 Miss Earth New Zealand was held in separate pageant.

Year	Miss Earth New Zealand	Placement	Special awards
2012	Gloria Ofa Blake	Unplaced
2011	Alexandra Grace-Scott	Unplaced
2010	Lisa Joy Davids	Unplaced
2009	Catherine Vera Irving	Unplaced
2008	Rachel Hope Crofts	Unplaced
2007	Claire Kirby	Unplaced
2006	Annelise Burton	Unplaced
2005	Tiffany Pickford	Unplaced
2004	Rachael Tucker	Unplaced
2003	Katey Ellen Price	Unplaced

Notes

Miss Universe

The delegates who represented New Zealand at Miss World 1991-1995 also represented New Zealand at Miss Universe the year after they competed at Miss World. The only one of these delegates to place at Miss World was Lisa Marie de Montaulk, who was a semi-finalist in both pageants.

References

1. "Miss NZ contests will continue, say organisers". The Dominion. 1998-10-24. p. 3.
2. Donovan, Brooke (2008-05-03). "Beauty pageant re-appears after modern makeover". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
3. Cody Yerkovich was crowned Miss World New Zealand 2010
4. A Beauty Therapist crown Miss World New Zealand 2009
5. "The most beautiful woman in the world". Scoop. 2008-05-04.
6. "Stunning Kay on De-Sex Mission". New Zealand Truth. 2006-12-12.
7. Bates, Jo (2003-12-21). "TAKE TWO - Amber Peebles, 20, and Rachel Huljich, 19, entered Miss World New Zealand in 2002....". Sunday Star-Times.
8. Russell, Bruce (2003-12-17). "Miss NZ Melanie Paul placed in final 20 of 100 entrants at Miss World contest-held in Communist China". IRN News.
9. "PM backs calls for NZ to boycott Miss World". New Zealand Herald. 2002-09-17.
10. "Miss World not a degrading contest, says Miss NZ". New Zealand Press Association. 1999-12-02.
11. "What Others are Saying". The Evening Post. 1998-11-26.
12. "Beauty Queen Back in NZ". The Dominion. 1997-11-27.

External links

• Official Miss World New Zealand website