Beauty pageants. Objectification or empowerment? While opinions are divided, Māori women are entering and winning too.
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New Miss Rotorua hopes to bring Chinese and Māori cultures closer
For decades, Chinese have had a special relationship with Māori in Te Arawa, as one of their main tourist business customers.
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Red carpet in Rotorua as 2021 indigenous beauty pageant begins
The unique Miss Rotorua beauty pageant launched its 2021 competition on Sunday night at Princess Gate Hotel Rotorua, fielding 25 wāhine.
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NewsMiss Rotorua to become new bilingual reality series
The controversial pageant will feature in a new show called Gowns and Geysers by Te Noni Productions.
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Radio host, musician and haka performer crowned Miss Rotorua 2020
Dewes, of Te Arawa and Samoan descent, is a radio host for Te Arawa FM.
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'We’re looking for mana wāhine' Miss Rotorua to be crowned in grand final this weekend
It’s only one day to go until the new Miss Rotorua is crowned, a title to be won by a woman of mana, director Kharl Wirepa says.
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Miss Rotorua continues to support youth with her unique story
International Women’s Day today also marks almost six months since the inspiring Evarna Koia, of Ngāti Maniapoto, won her title as Miss Rotorua. Koia is a former methamphetamine addict and has been imprisoned for theft as a teen, but has since turned her life around after attending Sunday church in prison.
