Miss Cook Islands

Early

Began 1960 the Maine Kuki Airani (Miss Cook Islands) national pageant held for the first time and was usually happening in every two years. In the Miss Cook Islands pageant, beauty encompasses physical attributes and qualities that are seen to represent the community at large; respectability, talent and commitment to Cook Islands value. An yet, competing for the representative role of Miss Cook Islands necessitates that the participants negotiate contradictory moral proscriptions that define Cook Islands femininity.^[1]

International Competitions

In 1998 the Miss Cook Islands franchised the Miss Universe and Miss South Pacific licenses. The Miss Cook Islands had patronized by Pa Te Ariki Upokotini Marie and Ui Ariki. Between 1983 and 1999 the Miss Cook Islands winners went to Miss Universe competition.

Nowadays

Nowadays, the Miss Cook Islands Association ('MCIA') is a non-profit organisation that owns and operates the Miss Cook Islands Pageant, based on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands. It is framed as a tourist attraction, although few tourists attend. The main sponsors at the pageant are connected to the tourist industry.^[2][3] Every year the Miss Cook Islands prepares the Top 3 to Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International competitions. 2018, 2nd Runner up will represent the country at Miss Grand International. 2019 will see the return of Miss Cook Islands to Miss Universe.

Miss Universe

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Miss World

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Miss Earth

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Year	Miss Cook Islands	Placement	Special Awards
2012	Teuira Napa	Unplaced	M.E. Trivia Challenge
2016	Allanah Herman-Edgar	Unplaced	Talent (Group 1)
2017	Mona Taio	Unplaced	Talent (Group 3)

Miss International

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Miss Grand International

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