Anne Dunn crowns Miss Pacific Islands 2017 Matauaina To’omalatai in Nadi

Anne Christine Dunn of Fiji won Miss Pacific Islands 2016 at Gym 1 in Tuanaimato, Apia, Samoa on December 2, 2016. Seven candidates competed for the title.

On December 9, 2017, Dunn crowned her successor Matauaina Gwendolyn To’omalatai of American Samoa at the Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Fiji. Nine candidates competed for the title.

Miss Pacific Islands 2017 results

beauty pageant: Miss Pacific Islandsedition: 31st
date: December 9, 2017
venue: Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji
candidates: 9

FINALISTS

PLACEMENTNAME, AGE, COUNTRY/TERRITORYTop 9
Tansy Angelique Itsimaera, 20, Nauru
Niawali Anastacia Twain, 23, Papua New Guinea
Emily Chan, 18, Solomon Islands
Ophelia Kitiliti Kava, 23, TongaTop 5
Matauaina Gwendolyn To’omalatai, 24, American Samoa
Enerstina Pokuia Bonsu-Maro, 22, Cook Islands
Hally Qaqa, 24, Fiji
Tiare Pakarati, 19, Rapa Nui
Alexandra Iakopo, 23, Samoa

SPECIAL AWARDS

AWARDCANDIDATEMiss PhotogenicMatauaina To’omalatai (American Samoa)Miss PersonalityAlexandra Iakopo (Samoa)Miss TourismMatauaina To’omalatai (American Samoa)Miss InternetAlexandra Iakopo (Samoa)Best TalentAlexandra Iakopo (Samoa)Best in InterviewAlexandra Iakopo (Samoa)Best in SarongNiawali Anastacia Twai (Papua New Guinea)Best in Traditional WearMatauaina To’omalatai (American Samoa)

WINNERS

PLACEMENT201720164th
runner-upTiare Pakarati
Rapa NuiTepaeru Helen Toka
Cook Islands3rd
runner-upEnerstina Bonsu-Maro
Cook IslandsPriscilla Olano
Samoa2nd
runner-upHally Qaqa
FijiCamilla Grossmith
Solomon Islands1st
runner-upAlexandra Iakopo
SamoaAntonina Lilomaiava
American SamoaMiss Pacific
IslandsMatauaina To’omalatai
American SamoaAnne Dunn
Fiji

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Juliette Caroline Spencer of American Samoa won the inaugural edition of Miss South Pacific, which was founded by the government of Samoa in 1987. In 2013, Teuira Napa of the Cook Islands won the title, making her the last Miss South Pacific, which was later renamed Miss Pacific Islands.

On December 19, 2014, Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva’a of Samoa won Miss Pacific Islands 2014 at Gym 1 in Tuanaimato. On December 12, 2015, she crowned her successor Abigail Havora of Papua New Guinea at the National Auditorium in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

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