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.

    #Avarua #MissCookIslands #Rarotonga

    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

    10 things about Miss International Cook Islands 2025 Zoe Hoff

    Zoe Hoff competed in the 31st edition of Miss Cook Islands. She represented the Cook Islands in the 63rd edition of Miss International.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=813453168136552&set=pb.100084156289619.-2207520000&type=3

    BIOGRAPHY

    Hoff is a Cook Islands governance and accounts analyst and beauty queen based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. She is originally from Auckland, New Zealand.

    On August 4, 2025, Hoff turned 24. Here are 10 more things about her:

  • Her sister Marcia Hoff and their parents are based in New Zealand.
  • She was born and raised in New Zealand.
  • From Auckland, she moved to Rarotonga to reconnect with her Cook Islands roots.
  • In 2023, she visited Australia and Samoa.
  • In 2024, she visited the United States.
  • She won the 2024 Cook Islands Dance Competition.
  • In 2025, she visited Japan.
  • She was Miss Cook Islands 2025 first runner-up.
  • She is Miss International Cook Islands 2025.
  • She was a Miss International 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Hoff is passionate about Cook Islands dancing. She reigned as Miss International Cook Islands 2025 while employed as a governance and accounts analyst at the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund in Avarua, Cook Islands.

    2010s

    • In August 2019, she participated in the Te Maeva Nui festival in Rarotonga as a dancer.

    2020s

    • In January 2020, she visited Aitutaki, Cook Islands.
    • In February 2020, she visited Titikaveka, Rarotonga.
    • In July 2021, she participated in the Te Maeva Nui NZ festival in Auckland as a dancer.
    • In October 2022, she competed in a solo dance competition for the first time and won.
    • In November 2022, she participated in the Atuanga Rakei 2022 event in Rarotonga.
    • In February 2023, she traveled to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    • In July 2023, she traveled to Vaivase-Uta, Upolu, Samoa.
    • In September 2023, she participated in the Te Maeva Nui NZ 2023 festival at The Trusts Arena in Waitakere, West Auckland, Auckland.
    • On May 17, 2024, she was named the 2024 National Dancer of the Year of the Cook Islands.
    • In June 2024, she traveled to Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
    • On November 1, 2025, she competed against six other Miss Cook Islands 2025 candidates at the Te Are Karioi Nui in Rarotonga. She was runner-up to Tiare Henry-Anguna.
    • On November 27, 2025, she represented the Cook Islands at Miss International 2025 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. She was unplaced but she won the Miss Talent award.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puo2yZS5qgs

    #missCookIslands #missInternational

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