Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, day 5: overcoming medical emergencies
Top Safer communities together: the local constabulary meets the Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 contestants. Above Judge Danijela Unkovich, Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 runner-up, enters Bella Bloom, the pageant’s official florist, with the contestants. Day five of Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 began in crisis mode as the messages came through: five contestants sick […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, day 4: beauty at Farmers, and fashion in Upper Hutt
Above The Miss Universe New Zealand 2012 contestants: Talia Bennett (Miss North Harbour, sponsored by Tuscany Road), Alex Beaumont (Miss Nature Coast), Avianca Böhm (Miss Howick), Rachel Millns (Miss Hutt Valley), Lauren Mann (Miss Wellington), Courtney Ramsdale (Miss Celsius), Miriam Schröter (Miss Manawatu), Rénée Cummings (Miss Wairarapa), Monique Cooley (Miss Otago) and Jennifer Lambly (Miss […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2012, day 2: starting with Wellington City Council and Parliament
Top Ivy, Kilmarnock Heights Home’s oldest resident at 105, on the left, especially attends the visits from the Miss Universe New Zealand contestants each year. Above Avianca Böhm, Miss Howick, exchanges knitting tips with a resident. The second full day of Miss Universe New Zealand was probably the busiest of the week, other than the […]
Over and above: what will it take to win Miss Universe New Zealand 2012?
Angela Scott Above Priyani Puketapu, Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, whose successor will be crowned on June 3. Tomorrow, the events for Miss Universe New Zealand begin. The contestants don’t converge on the Museum Art Hotel till Sunday, but the preparations begin: the pageant director, Val Lott, and her husband, arrive in Wellington, and any […]
Miss Universe New Zealand returns to Wellington for 2012
Angela Scott Above Priyani Puketapu, Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, will return to Wellington to crown her successor in June. The Miss Universe New Zealand pageant will return to Wellington for its third consecutive year, with the Museum Art Hotel one of the main sponsors. Events at the Johnsonville Shopping Centre, Te Papa Tongarewa […]
Noa Noa and Samantha Hannah make a stylish team
I was treated to see a transformation of five real women. The goal? To show a selected audience of media and Kirkcaldie & Stains’ VIP customers the wonders behind the Danish brand Noa Noa’s new autumn–winter 2012 range. Samantha Hannah, one of New Zealand’s most sought-after stylists, showcased the brand’s creative force on how […]
Lucire feature updates: from Jodhpur to Santiago
Between the autumn–winter fashion weeks and the Christchurch earthquake, it’s easy to overlook the main features on our website. Since we last mentioned them to readers using our RSS service, we’ve quite a few stories that have gone up. Vicki Matias gives us a summary on London Fashion Week, with photographs by Maurice Luckett […]
Museum Hotel gives Miss Universe New Zealand an Apprentice setting
Above The Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 judging panel: Samantha Hannah, Evana Patterson, Jack Yan (in the chair), Dina Janse van Rensburg and Carl Manderson. If you caught my last post, you’ll know that I wasn’t with our Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 contestants until the evening. I awaited the arrival of Evana Patterson, with […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2010: an afternoon at the mall
Monday was the first full day for the Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 contestants at the Museum Hotel, beginning with interviews with Laura McQuillan of the NZPA and their first choreography class with Sarah McIntyre. During the daytime, the highlight was heading to Johnsonville Shopping Centre for a parade, arranged with the help of […]
Miss Universe New Zealand confirmed for Wellington
Miss Universe Organization Above Miss Universe New Zealand 2009, Katie Taylor, will hand her crown to her successor in Wellington on June 5. The Miss Universe New Zealand pageant is confirmed for Wellington, with the finals to be held at the Duxton Hotel on June 5. Between May 30 and June 4, individual pageant […]
