New Zealand at major beauty pageants

This is a list of New Zealand's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two victories:

New Zealand's Big Four titleholders

New Zealand has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[1][2] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[3][4][5]

Color Key
  •   Ended as Runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021 TBA TBA Sydney Batters
TBA		 TBA
2020 TBA ↑ No Pageant Held Suzy Nielsen
2019 Diamond Langi Lucy Brock
Top 40		 Nikita Horan
 Tashan Kapene
Top 10
2018 Estelle Curd Jessica Tyson
Top 12		 Natasha Unkovich Jzayla Hughey
2017 Harlem-Cruz Ihaia Annie Evans
Top 40		 Michelle Isemonger Abby Sturgin
2016 Tania Dawson Karla De Beer Jessica Tyson Janelle Wright
2015 Samantha McClung Deborah Lambie
Top 20		 Hayley Robinson Anna Christiane
2014 Rachel Millns Arielle Garciano Rachel Harradence Sheree Anderson
2013 Holly Cassidy Ella Langsford Casey Radley
2nd Runner-Up		 x
2012 Talia Bennett Collette Lochore Hannah Carson Gloria Blake
2011 Priyani Puketapu Mianette Broekman
Top 31		 Claire Kirby Alexandra Scott
2010 Ria van Dyke Cody Yerkovich Ina Ivanova Lisa Davids
2009 Katie Taylor Magdalena Schoeman x Catherine Irving
2008 Samantha Powell Kahurangi Taylor Rhonda Grant Rachel Hope Crofts
2007 Laural Barrett Stephanie Dods Kyla Hei Claire Kirby
2006 Elizabeth Gray Nicolette Spencer Claire Ann Beattie Annelise Burton
2005 x Kay Anderson Ellie Bloomfield Tiffany Pickford
2004 x Amber Peebles x Rachael Tucker
2003 Sharee Adams Melanie Paul
Top 20		 Amber Peebles Katey Price
2002 x Rachel Huljich x x
2001 Kateao Nehua-Jackson Amie Hewett x Abbey Flynn
2000 Tonia Peachey Katherine Smith x ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)
1999 Kristy Wilson Coralie Warburton x
1998 Rosemary Rassell Tanya Hayward x
1997 Marina McCartney Lauralee Martinovich
1st Runner-Up		 x
1996 Sarah Brady Kelly Mischiewski x
1995 Shelley Edwards Sarah Brady x
1994 Nicola Brighty Shelley Edwards x
1993 Karly Kinnaird Nicola Brighty Monique Joel
1992 Lisa de Montalk
Top 10		 Karly Kinnaird Robina Whittaker
1991 x Lisa de Montalk
Top 15		 Nicola Dean
Top 15
1990 x Adele Kenny
Top 5		 Tania Marsh
1989 Shelley Soffe Helen Rowney Rochelle Boyle
Top 15
1988 Lana Coc-Kroft Lisa Corban Nicky Lisa Gillett
1987 Ursula Ryan Karyn Meltcaf Philippa Beazley
1986 Christine Atkinson Lynda McManus
Top 7		 Zena Jenkins
Top 15
1985 Claire Glenister Sheri Burrow
Top 15		 Paula Franich
1984 Tania Clague Barbara McDowell Trudy West
1983 Lorraine Downes
WINNER		 Maria Sando Brenda Ngatai
Top 15
1982 Sandra Dexter Susan Mainland Wendy Thompson
1981 Donella Thomsen
Top 12		 Raewyn Marcroft Elizabeth Ivan
Top 15
1980 Delyse Nottle
2nd Runner-Up		 Vicky Hemi
Top 7		 Theresa MacLeudo
1979 Andrea Kake Nicola Duckworth x
1978 Jane Simmonds Lorian Tangney Donella Thomsen
1977 Donna Schultze Michele Hyde Carolyn Grant
1976 Janey Kingscote Anne Clifford x
1975 Barbara Kirkley Janet Nugent Miranda Hilton
1974 Dianne Winyard Sue Nicholson
Top 15		 June Buchanan
Top 15
1973 Pamela King Pamela King
Top 15		 Teresa Hodgson
Top 15
1972 Liv Olsen Kristine Allan Janice Walker
1971 Linda Ritchie Linda Ritchie Jane Hansen
WINNER
1970 Glenys Treweek Glenys Treweek Susan Greaves
4th Runner-Up
1969 Carole Robinson Carole Robinson
Top 15		 Deirdre Bruton
Top 15
1968 Christine Antunovic Christine Antunovic Aroha Manawatu
1967 Pamela McLeod Pamela McLeod Kaye Forster
1966 Heather Gettings Heather Gettings ↑ No Pageant Held
1965 Gay Phelps Gay Phelps
Top 15		 Janice Barkley
1964 Lyndal Cruickshank Lyndal Cruickshank
4th Runner-Up		 Helen Iggo
Top 15
1963 Regina Scandrett Elaine Miscall
1st Runner-Up		 Elaine Miscall
Top 15
1962 Leslie Nichols
Top 15		 Maureen Waaka Maureen Waaka
1961 x Leone Main
Top 7		 Leone Mary Main
1960 Lorraine Jones x x
1959 x x ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan)
1958 x x
1957 Arlenne Nesgitt x
1956 x Jeannette de Montalk
1955 x ↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. New Zealand sent their first delegate in 1956.)
1954 Moana Manley
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. New Zealand send their first delegate in 1954.)


x Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
( * ) "unknown contestant name"

Pageant Placements Best result
Miss Universe 5 Winner (1983)
Miss World 19 1st Runner-up (1963, 1997)
Miss International 13 Winner (1971)
Miss Earth 1 Top 10 (2019)
Total 38 2 TITLES
  1. Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

See also
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