Fiji and Samoa crowned their representatives for the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands beauty pageant over the weekend. Fiji's Melania Tora and Samoa's Litara Ieremaia-Allan, both 24, were crowned Miss Hibiscus (in Suva) and Miss Samoa (in Apia) and Saturday. The pair join Tonga's Racheal Guttenbeil (Miss Heilala), American Samoa's Pauliana Felise-Vitale, Rapa Nui's Nehe Nehe Pakomio Atan, Tahiti's Temanava Domingo, Solomon Islands' lsie Polosovai, Papua New Guinea's Tyla Singirok, and Kiribati's Kimberly Aromata for the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant which will be held from 28 January to 4 February next year.
The Cook Islands, which boasts eight previous Miss Pacific Islands winners, has missed the last two iterations of the Miss Pacific Islands, and are yet to confirm their participation. The 2024 edition of event was held earlier this year in Nauru. Ieremia-Allan sweeps all major categories Born and raised in New Zealand, Iremaia-Allan's frequent visits to Samoa throughout her childhood fostered a profound connection to her Samoan heritage.
Daughter of David Allan and Wanda Ieremia-Allan, and granddaughter of revered figures Reverend Lale Ieremia and Tifilelei Alama Ieremia, she has deep roots spanning multiple cultures and continents. With heritage connected to the villages of Sapapalii, Fusi Safotulafai, Saoluafata, Lalomanu, Matautu Falealili, Vaie'e, Sinamoga, Pietermaritzburg South Africa, and Raasay Scotland, she carries a rich legacy of diversity and tradition. She won all th.