Priyani Puketapu

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Priyani Puketapu
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	27 December 1990 (1990-12-27) (age 23) New Zealand
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color	Brown
Title(s)	Miss Horowhenua 2008 Miss Wellington 2010 Miss Universe New Zealand 2011

Priyani Puketapu (born 27 December 1990) is a New Zealand beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, representing Wellington. There was subsequently controversy, with claims that some of the judges had been pressured to select a blonde.^[1] She represented New Zealand at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Brazil.^[2] Puketapu had previously competed for the Miss Universe New Zealand title in 2009 where she was placed first runner-up.^[3]^[4]

Puketapu did not make it into the top 16 to quality for the finals of the Miss Universe 2011 competition.^[5] Puketapu, of Te Āti Awa descent, is a Wellington-based journalism student.^[6] She finished Horowhenua College in 2008.^[7]

References

↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10812902
↑ "Miss Universe New Zealand winner announced". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
↑ "Miss Universe NZ contestants in town". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
↑ "Miss Wellington 2010 Results". .wowwellington.co.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
↑ "Miss Universe New Zealand Priyani Puketapu Misses Out". stuff.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. "Miss Universe New Zealand Priyani Puketapu has failed to make the top 16 in this year's 2011 Miss Universe pageant."
↑ "Lucire: Insider » Miss Wellington, Priyani Puketapu, is the new Miss Universe New Zealand". 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
↑ "Priyani Puketapu". facebook.com. 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. "Horowhenua College School year 2008"

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Miss New Zealand

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ria van Dyke	Miss New Zealand 2011	Succeeded by Avianca Böhm

v t e Miss Universe 2011, national titleholders

ANG: Leila Lopes ARU: Gillain Berry AUS: Scherri-Lee Biggs BAH: Anastagia Pierre BEL: Justine De Jonckheere BOL: Olivia Pinheiro BRA: Priscila Machado IVB: Sheroma Hodge CAY: Cristin Alexander CHI: Vanessa Ceruti CHN: Luo Zilin COL: Catalina Robayo CZE: Jitka Nováčková DOM: Dalia Fernández ECU: Claudia Schiess EGY: Sara El-Khouly FIN: Pia Pakarinen FRA: Laury Thilleman GEO: Eka Gurtskaia GBR: Chloe-Beth Morgan GUY: Kara Lord HND: Keylin Suzette Gómez IND: Vasuki Sunkavalli INA: Nadine Alexandra ISR: Kim Edri ITA: Elisa Torrini JPN: Maria Kamiyama KOR: Sora Chong KOS: Afërdita Dreshaj MAS: Deborah Priya Henry MRI: Laetitia Darche MEX: Karin Ontiveros MNE: Nikolina Lončar NZE: Priyani Puketapu NIC: Adriana Dorn PAN: Sheldry Sáez PAR: Alba Riquelme PER: Natalie Vértiz PHL: Shamcey Supsup POL: Rozalia Mancewicz POR: Laura Gonçalves PUR: Viviana Ortiz RUS: Natalia Gantimurova SRB: Anja Šaranović SVK: Dagmar Kolesárová RSA: Bokang Montjane ESP: Paula Guilló LCA: Joy-Ann Biscette SUI: Kerstin Cook SWE: Ronnia Fornstedt TZA: Nelly Kamwelu THA: Chanyasorn Sakornchan TRI: Gabrielle Walcott TUR: Melisa Aslı Pamuk TCA: Easher Parker UKR: Olesya Stefanko USA: Alyssa Campanella VEN: Vanessa Gonçalves VIE: Vũ Thị Hoàng My

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Name	Puketapu, Priyani
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Date of birth	27 December 1990
Place of birth	New Zealand
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