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7 Miss Cook Islands candidates to compete in Avarua, Rarotonga

Tajiya Eikura Sahay of Rarotonga, Cook Islands won Miss Cook Islands 2019 at the Te Are Karioi Nui in Avarua, Rarotonga on October 26, 2019. She competed six other candidates.

Runner-up to Sahay was Emma Kainuku-Walsh of Rarotonga. The second runner-up was Pearl Lazaro of Manihiki, Cook Islands.

Miss Cook Islands 2025 contestants

On October 31, 2025, Sahay will go back to Te Are Karioi Nui where she will crown her successor. It is the 33rd edition of the national beauty pageant also known Maine Kuki Airani.

The titleholder will represent the Cook Islands at Miss World 2026. The country will be represented at Miss International 2025 by the first runner-up and at Miss Grand International 2026 by the second runner-up.

There are seven women competing for the Miss Cook Islands 2025 crown. Here are the candidates:

Anzia Tere Taripo (Enuamanu, Atiu)

Cherish Niusere-Maiva (Pukapuka / A‘ua‘u Enua)

Ivana Hunter-Misky (Enuamanu)

Matangaro Tarabay (A‘ua‘u Enua, Mangaia / Tumutevarovaro)

Praise Dorothy Kairua (Manihiki Henua)

Tiare Henry-Anguna (Enuamanu / Tumutevarovaro)

Zoe Hoff (Mitiaro)

On October 25, 2018, Teau McKenzie represented the Cook Islands at Miss Grand International 2018 and competed against 74 other candidates at The One Entertainment Park in Yangon, Myanmar. She was unplaced.

On November 9, 2018, Louisa Purea represented the Cook Islands at Miss International 2018 and competed against 76 other candidates at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. She was unplaced.

On December 8, 2018, Reihana Koteka-Wiki represented the Cook Islands at Miss World 2018 and competed against 117 other candidates at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. She finished in the Top 30.

On December 14, 2019, Sahay represented the Cook Islands at Miss World 2019 and competed against 110 other candidates at the ExCeL London in London, England, United Kingdom. She finished in the Top 12 and was crowned Miss World Oceania 2019.

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Tajiya Sahay crowns Miss Cook Islands 2025 Tiare Henry-Anguna in Avarua, Rarotonga

Tajiya Eikura Sahay competed against six other Miss Cook Islands 2019 candidates at the Te Are Karioi Nui in Rarotonga, Cook Islands on October 26, 2019. She won the title.

On October 31, 2025, Sahay went back to Te Are Karioi Nui where she crowned her successor Tiarē Henry-Anguna. The latter will represent the Cook Islands at Miss World 2026.

Matangaro Tarabay, Tiarē Henry-Anguna, Zoe Hoff

Miss Cook Islands 2025 results

beauty pageant: Miss Cook Islands (Maine Kuki Airani)
international memberships: Miss World, Miss International, Miss Grand International
national director: Dianna Clarke-Batesedition: 33rd
date: October 31, 2025
venue: Te Are Karioi Nui, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
candidates: 7

WINNERS

PLACEMENT20252019Miss
Cook IslandsTiarē Henry-Anguna
Atiu / RarotongaTajiya Eikura Sahay
Rarotonga1st
runner-upZoe Hoff
Mitiaro / RarotongaEmma Kainuku-Walsh
Rarotonga2nd
runner-upMatangaro Tarabay
Mangaia / RarotongaPearl Lazaro
Manihiki

NATIONAL TITLES

• Miss World Cook Islands 2026 Tiarē Henry-Anguna
• Miss International Cook Islands 2025 Zoe Hoff
• Miss Grand Cook Islands 2026 Matangaro Tarabay

FINALISTS

PLACEMENTNAME (HOMETOWN)Top 3
Matangaro Tarabay
Mangaia / Rarotonga

Tiarē Henry-Anguna
Atiu / Rarotonga

Zoe Hoff
Mitiaro / RarotongaTop 7
Anzia Tere Taripo
Atiu / Rarotonga

Cherish Niusere-Maiva
Aitutaki / Mangaia / Pukapuka / Rarotonga

Ivana Hunter-Misky
Atiu / Rarotonga

Praise Dorothy Kairua
Aitutaki / Manihiki / Rakahanga / Rarotonga

Cook Islands in international pageants

The Cook Islands were represented in Miss World in 1987 by Michelle Leone Oberg, in 1988 by Annie Wigmore, in 1990 by Angela Manarang, in 2016 by Natalia Asinata Simahite Short, in 2017 by Alanna Matamaru Matenga Smith, in 2018 by Reihanna Maire Koteka-Wiki and in 2019 by Sahay. Short finished in the Top 20, Koteka-Wiki finished in the Top 30 and Sahay finished in the Top 12.

Silas Tuaputa and Louisa Purea represented the Cook Islands in Miss International in 2017 and 2018, respectively. They were both unplaced.

Teau Moana McKenzie represented the Cook Islands in Miss Grand International in 2018. She was unplaced.

#Avarua #MissCookIslands #Rarotonga

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