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
| Year | Miss Fiji | Notes |
| 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
| Year | Miss Fiji | Ethnicity | Home Place | Placement | Special Awards |
| 1979 | Tanya Whiteside | American Australian Fijian | California, United States | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Lynn Michelle MacDonald | Caucasian | Australia | Unplaced | |
Miss Fiji World
| Year | Miss Fiji | Ethnicity | Home Place | Placement | Special 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
| Year | Miss Fiji | Ethnicity | Home Place | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2007 | Minal Maneesha Ali | Caucasian | Suva, Fiji | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Esther Cheyanne Foss | Caucasian | Suva, Fiji | Unplaced |  I Love My Planet School Campaign |
| 2014 | Zoe McCraken | Caucasian | Suva, Fiji | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Shyla Angela Prasad | Fijian | Suva, Fiji | Unplaced | Most Cheerful |
Miss Fiji International
| Year | Miss Fiji | Ethnicity | Home Place | Placement | Special 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 | |
- [a] Kesaia Kacilala was crowned as Miss International Fiji 2012. She withdrew at the Miss International 2012 in Okinawa, Japan in unknown reasons.
References
- ↑ "The 1st Miss Hibiscus-Mrs. Liebling Marlow (nee Hoeflich)". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "Miss Hibiscus 1957". www.fijitimes.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "1962 Queen Shares Experience". Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Begg wins - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ Organizer of YMTF
- ↑ Miss World Fiji for International
- ↑ Miss Earth Fiji, Tonga and Samoa 2014
- ↑ Miss World Fiji Withdrew
External links
- Official You & Me Fiji Talent website
- Official page
- Official Miss World Fiji page
- Miss World Official for Fijian
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