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New Zealand has contested 46 Miss World pageants since that pageant's inception in 1952. No New Zealander has won the Miss World title, although two have placed first runner-up.
The peak of the national pageant's popularity was in the 1980s when the event was televised on TVNZ. Interest waned in the 1990s as the contests suffered from political correctness, faced opposition from feminists and struggled to gain sponsorship.[1] From 2005-2007 no national pageant was held; in 2007 an Auckland community trust bought the franchise and the pageant was held to select the country's represenative to Miss World 2008 was held in May 2008.[2]
[edit] Representatives
| Year |
Name |
City |
Placement |
Awards |
Notes |
| 2008 |
Kahurangi Taylor[3] |
Pukeoware |
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| 2007 |
Stephanie Maria Dods |
Auckland |
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| 2005 |
Kay Anderson[4] |
Auckland |
|
Top 15 Beach Beauty |
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| 2004 |
Amber Peebles[5] |
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| 2003 |
Melanie Paul[6] |
|
Top 20 |
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| 2002 |
Rachel Huljich[5][7] |
Auckland |
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| 2001 |
Amie Hewett |
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| 2000 |
Katherine Allsopp-Smith |
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| 1999 |
Coralie Warburton[8] |
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| 1998 |
Tanya Hayward[9] |
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| 1997 |
Lauralee Martinovich[10] |
|
1st runner-up |
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| 1995 |
Sarah Brady |
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| 1994 |
Shelley Edwards |
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| 1993 |
Nicola Brighty |
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| 1992 |
Karly Kinnaird |
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| 1991 |
Lisa Maree de Montalk |
|
Semi-finalist |
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| 1990 |
Adele Kenny |
|
4th runner-up |
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| 1989 |
Helen Rowney |
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| 1988 |
Lisa Corban |
|
3rd runner-up |
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| 1987 |
Karyn Meltcaf |
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| 1986 |
Sheri Burrow |
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| 1985 |
Claire Glenister |
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| 1984 |
Barbara McDowell |
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| 1983 |
Maria Sando |
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| 1982 |
Susan Jane Mainland |
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| 1981 |
Raewyn Marcroft |
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| 1980 |
Vicky Lee Hemi |
|
Fifth runner-up |
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| 1979 |
Nicola Duckworth |
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| 1978 |
Lorian Dawn Tangney |
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| 1977 |
Michele Jean Hyde |
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| 1976 |
Anne Clifford |
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| 1975 |
Janet Nugent |
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| 1974 |
Sue Nicholson |
|
Semi-finalist |
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| 1973 |
Pamela King |
|
Semi-finalist |
|
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| 1972 |
Kristine Allan |
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| 1971 |
Linda Ritchie |
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| 1970 |
Glenys Treweek |
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| 1969 |
Carole Robinson |
|
Semi-finalist |
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| 1968 |
Christine Antunovic |
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| 1967 |
Pamela McLeod |
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| 1966 |
Heather Gettings |
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| 1965 |
Gay Phelps |
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Semi-finalist |
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| 1964 |
Lyndal Ursula Cruikshank |
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4th runner-up |
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| 1963 |
Elaine Miscall |
|
1st runner-up |
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| 1962 |
Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi |
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| 1961 |
Leone Mary Main |
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| 1956 |
Jeannette de Montalk |
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[edit] Miss Universe
The delegates who represented New Zealand at Miss World 1991-1995 also represented New Zealand at Miss Universe the year after they competed at Miss World. The only one of these delegates to place at Miss World was Lisa Marie de Montaulk, who was a semi-finalist in both pageants.
[edit] References
- ^ "Miss NZ contests will continue, say organisers", The Dominion, 1998-10-24, p. 3.
- ^ Donovan, Brooke. "Beauty pageant re-appears after modern makeover", New Zealand Herald, 2008-05-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ "The most beautiful woman in the world", Scoop, 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Stunning Kay on De-Sex Mission", New Zealand Truth, 2006-12-12.
- ^ a b Bates, Jo. "TAKE TWO - Amber Peebles, 20, and Rachel Huljich, 19, entered Miss World New Zealand in 2002....", Sunday Star-Times, 2003-12-21.
- ^ Russell, Bruce. "Miss NZ Melanie Paul placed in final 20 of 100 entrants at Miss World contest-held in Communist China", IRN News, 2003-12-17.
- ^ "PM backs calls for NZ to boycott Miss World", New Zealand Herald, 2002-09-17.
- ^ "Miss World not a degrading contest, says Miss NZ", New Zealand Press Association, 1999-12-02.
- ^ "What Others are Saying", The Evening Post, 1998-11-26.
- ^ "Beauty Queen Back in NZ", The Dominion, 1997-11-27.
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