Twenty-three year-old Miss Samoa, Moemoana Safa’atoa Schwenke, has been named this year’s Miss Pacific Islands, taking home the same crown and title her mother won almost 30 years ago.
The 35th pageant was held in Nauru throughout last week, with the final in the weekend.
Seven contestants competed from American Samoa, Tonga, Palau, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, and Samoa.
Miss Samoa stole the show with her siva afi or fire dance, and won categories of traditional wear, talent, interview, and the people’s choice award.
Miss Schwenke follows in the footsteps of her mother, Mary Jane McKibbin-Schwenke, who won the same title in 1997, when it was known as Miss South Pacific.
