Miss Tapa Creations Engages with Alamagoto Village Community

By Esther Yvonne Atonio/

Apia, Samoa – 04 November 2025 – Miss Samoa Pageant 2025 contestant, Miss. Tapa Creations, Maruseana Olivia Kelcey Sititi spent a day at Alamagoto village as part of the community engagement program in building her social skills and better connect with her community.

It is part of the 2025 Miss Samoa Pageant Community Engagement Programme led by the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD), with each contestant allocated to a different village.

The theme of the Engagement Program is “Voices of Service, Symbols of strength: Call us to live what we Believe.”

“It reminds the contestants and us that leadership is not about being noticed, but about making a difference,” said Ana Leau-Vasa Te’o, Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the (MWCSD).

Miss Tapa Creations getting a hand in sewing.

Ms. Tapa Creation Maruseana Olivia Kelcey Sititi was chosen by the Alamagoto village where she engaged with the community in building her social skills and better connect with her community.

Although she resides in New Zealand, she is no stranger to competing in such pageants as she competed in a previous competition.

When she arrived at Alamagoto yesterday morning, she was warmly welcomed by the young students at Mrs. Gabriel’s Pre-School greeting her with their singing “that made me feel at home and I felt a bonding with the children and feel more connected to the community.”

She was later welcomed by Reverend Faatafa Nefu and wife Sinuanua of the EFKS Church and had the opportunity to participate in community activities, such as colouring fabrics – Valiga Ie, and sewing.

The day ended with Maruseana performing a Siva Samoa to express her gratitude for the support and welcome she received from the Alamagoto village.