Cody Yerkovich

Cody Carlene Yerkovich is the winner of the 2010 Miss New Zealand contest.

She comes from Kaitaia in New Zealand's north. She is of Maori, German and Croatian heritage.[1] At Auckland's Sky City Convention Centre, she won the 2010 Miss New Zealand title, beating the other 15 finalists.[2] She was set to represent New Zealand at the Miss World beauty pageant in November of that year.[3]

Background

She has the distinction of being the first Miss New Zealand from the north of New Zealand.[4]

Miss New Zealand

In September 2010, she was in East Timor to show support for development in the country. While there she met Amelia Amaral, a National Police of Timor-Leste officer, and she visited the Suai Early Childhood Centre, and met children that were sponsored by New Zealanders.[5] She also stayed with the New Zealand Ambassador there.[6]

She was tipped to win the Miss World crown but certain issues arose. She cites the conflict between her and local pageant organisers as one reason.[7]

References

  1. ↑ The Northern Advocate, Thursday Apr 8, 2010 North's first queen of NZ
  2. ↑ Otago Daily Times, 9 April 2010 Kaitaia teen bound for Miss World pageant
  3. ↑ Stuff Entertainment, 09/04/2010 Northland teen wins Miss NZ
  4. ↑ The Northern Advocate, Thursday Apr 8, 2010 North's first queen of NZ
  5. ↑ Voxy, Friday, 10 September, 2010 Miss New Zealand Visits Community Policing Project In Timor-Leste
  6. ↑ The Northern Advocate, Monday Dec 6, 2010 Miss World New Zealand Cody Yerkovich says thanks
  7. ↑ New Zealand Woman's Weekly, Jul 26, 2011 Beauty Queen's shattered dreams by Andrew McNuitty
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