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Miss Universe New Zealand

National beauty pageant

Field	Value
name	Miss Universe New Zealand Organization
formation
type	Beauty pageant
headquarters	Auckland
location	New Zealand
membership	Miss Universe
language	English
leader_title	National director
leader_name	Maria Siayngco
leader_title2	Current titleholder
leader_name2	Kim-Victoria Vincent
Auckland

Auckland

Miss Universe New Zealand is a national beauty pageant in New Zealand which selects the delegates to participate in the international Miss Universe competition. Qualification for Miss Universe New Zealand is based on regional pageants and/or personal interviews (necessary due to lack of regional pageant in some areas).

History

New Zealanders have contested 44 Miss Universe pageants since its inception in 1952 and is one of 33 countries to win the title. After no entrants were sent to Miss Universe in 2004 and 2005, a new national pageant, Miss Universe New Zealand, was created in 2006.

New Zealand's most successful entrant came in 1983 when Lorraine Downes won the Miss Universe title. The country's only other top five placing came when Delyse Nottle was second runner-up to Shawn Weatherly in 1980. New Zealand has also had three semi-finalist placings, in 1962, 1981 and 1992.

New Zealand is one of only 12 countries to win two or more Miss Photogenic awards, won by Carole Robinson (1969), Delyse Nottle (1980), and Samantha MacClung (2015).

The pageant will allow between the ages of 18 and 27 and are a New Zealand citizen.

Miss New Zealand 1926―1949

::''Below is Miss New Zealand who did not compete at Miss Universe, since the coronation was held before Miss Universe happened in 1952.''''

Year	Region	Miss New Zealand
Otago	Thelma McMillan
Otago	Dale Austen
No contest between 1927—1946}}
Otago	Mary Wooton	K. W. Kilpatrick directorship
No contest in 1948}}
Taranaki	Mary Woodward

Win by region

Region		width="50"	Titles		width="250"	Years
Otago
Taranaki

Editions

Miss Universe New Zealand 2024

Miss Universe New Zealand 2024 marked the show's return after a hiatus since 2019. It was held in the Dorothy Winstone Centre, 16 Howe Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland, on Sunday, 29 September 2024. The grand final was broadcast live via the official Facebook page. The preliminary interview was held on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Cordis Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand.

At the end of the event, Victoria Velasquez Vincent of Auckland was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2024 by Diamond Langi of Auckland.[4]

Judges

Duane Evans, Fashion Stylist and Event Producer
Farah Fouad, Supervising Accountant
Johanna May Manks, Professional Fashion Stylist
Mandy Allen, Relationship Manager CFS Finance
Toni Narang, Marketing Director of Caithy Organics

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe New Zealand 2024
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 16

Awards

Awards	Contestant
Best in Swimsuit
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
People's Choice
Top Influencer

Titleholders

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner ::On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Region	Miss New Zealand	Placement at Miss Universe	Special awards	Notes	Maria Siayngco directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024	2025	2024	Nigel Godfrey directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2013―2019	2019
Auckland	Abbigail "Abby" Sturgin{{Cite news	date=6 July 2025	title=Auckland police officer Abby Sturgin named Miss Universe New Zealand 2025	access-date=6 July 2025	website=The New Zealand Herald	language=en	archive-date=6 July 2025	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250706022248/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/auckland-police-officer-abby-sturgin-named-miss-universe-new-zealand-2025/YGPOCWZT2FCN5OLOCPBD7AFX24/	url-status=live}}	Unplaced
Auckland	Kim-Victoria Velasquez Vincent	Unplaced
Otago	Frances "Franki" Margaret Grant Russell	Did not compete}}	Along with Yugen Group, Russell withdrew due to compliance issues with the pageant guidelines.
Did not compete between 2020―2023: In 2023 Miss Universe New Zealand was expected to return with Troy Barbagallo (PinkTank Events PTY Ltd.), a businessman who owned Miss Universe Australia and Miss Universe Singapore, but failed to hold a national competition, due to unknown reasons.}}
Auckland	Mary Diamond Patrina Langi	Unplaced		Previously, Langi made the semifinals at Miss Earth 2017 as Miss Earth Tonga.
Auckland	Estelle Curd	Unplaced
Hawke's Bay	Harlem-Cruz Atarangi Ihaia	Unplaced
Auckland	Tania Pauline Dawson	Unplaced
Canterbury	Samantha Sarah Lesley McClung	Unplaced
Wellington	Rachel Maree Millns	Unplaced
Auckland	Holly Michelle Cassidy	Unplaced
Rotorua	Talia Bennett	Unplaced		Pageant winner Avianca Böhm lost the crown after failing to gain New Zealand citizenship.
Wellington	Priyani Puketapu	Unplaced
Auckland	Ria van Dyke	Unplaced
Auckland	Katie Taylor	Unplaced
Wellington	Samantha Powell	Unplaced
Canterbury	Laural Barrett	Unplaced
Auckland	Elizabeth Gray	Unplaced
Did not compete between 2004—2005}}
Auckland	Sharee Adams	Unplaced
Did not compete in 2002}}
Auckland	Kateao Nehua Jackson	Unplaced
Auckland	Tonia Peachey	Unplaced
Otago	Kristy Wilson	Unplaced
Bay of Plenty	Rosemary Rassell	Unplaced
Auckland	Marina Alofagia McCartney	Unplaced
Auckland	Sarah Brady	Unplaced
Hawke's Bay	Shelley Jeannine Edwards	Unplaced
Auckland	Nicola Johanne Brighty	Unplaced
Otago	Karly Donne Kinnaird	Unplaced
Waikato	Lisa Maree de Montalk	Top 10
Did not compete between 1990—1991}}
Wellington	Shelley Soffe	Unplaced
Auckland	Lana Marie Coc-Kroft	Unplaced
Auckland	Ursula Kim Ryan	Unplaced
Auckland	Christine "Chris" Atkinson	Unplaced
Auckland	Claire Glenister	Unplaced
Auckland	Tania Susan Clague	Unplaced
Auckland	Lorraine Elizabeth Downes	Miss Universe 1983		Miss Mount Maunganui 1983 — Winner of Dancing with the Stars season 2.
Auckland	Sandra Helen "Sandy" Dexter	Unplaced
Auckland	Donella Elizabeth Clemmence Thomsen	Top 12
Bay of Plenty	Diana Delyse Nottle	2nd runner-up
Auckland	Andrea Kake	Unplaced
Auckland	Jane Simmonds	Unplaced
Manawatū–Whanganui	Donna Anne Schultz	Unplaced
Canterbury	Janey Kingscote	Unplaced
Auckland	Barbara Ann Kirkley	Unplaced
In 1974 the committee set rebranded Miss Universe New Zealand Organization}}
Wellington	Dianne Sarah Winyard	Unplaced
Otago	Pamela "Pam" King	Unplaced
Auckland	Kristine Dayle Allan	Unplaced
Bay of Plenty	Linda Jan Ritchie	Unplaced
Wellington	Glenys Elizabeth Treweek	Unplaced
Auckland	Carole Robinson	Unplaced
Taranaki	Christine Mary Antunovic	Unplaced
Canterbury	Pamela McLeod	Unplaced
Auckland	Heather Gettings	Unplaced
Wellington	Gay Lorraine Phelps	Unplaced
Southland	Lyndal Ursula Cruickshank	Unplaced
Canterbury	Regina Ellen Scandrett	Unplaced
Canterbury	Lesley Margaret Nichols	Top 15
Auckland	Leone Mary Main	Did not compete}}
Wellington	Lorraine Mawa Jones	Unplaced
Did not compete between 1958—1959}}
Auckland	Arlenne Nesgitt	Did not compete}}
Did not compete between 1955—1956}}
Auckland	Moana Manley	Unplaced

Win by region

Region		width="50"	Titles		width="250"	Years
Auckland
Wellington
Canterbury
Otago
Bay of Plenty
Hawke's Bay
Rotorua
Waikato
Manawatū–Whanganui
Taranaki
Southland

Notes

Miss World

The delegates who represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 1992-1996 also represented New Zealand at Miss World the year before they competed at Miss Universe. The only one of these delegates to place at Miss World was Lisa de Montalk, who was a semi-finalist in both pageants.

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[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7385431/Miss-Universe-NZ-stripped-of-crown Miss Universe NZ stripped of crown] ''Stuff.co.nz,'' 31 July 2012
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