{"id":21385,"date":"2024-02-05T12:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T23:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=21385"},"modified":"2024-02-15T22:12:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:12:49","slug":"miss-samoa-takes-mothers-footsteps-in-winning-the-miss-pacific-islands-pageant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=21385","title":{"rendered":"Miss Samoa takes mothers\u2019 footsteps in winning the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Lagi Keresoma<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apia, Samoa \u2013 05 February 2024:<\/strong> Miss Samoa winning the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant crown in Nauru in the weekend has a significant connection to the history of the Miss Samoa pageant since its inception 37 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In winning the Miss Pacific Islands crown, Miss Samoa, Moemoana Safa\u2019atoa Schwenke repeated history her mother Maryjane McKibbin achieved 27 years earlier when the pageant was called the Miss South Pacific Islands Pageant.<\/p>\n<p>The pageant has brought young Samoan women from overseas to compete in Samoa with the hope to represent Samoa on international platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Nine years after the Miss Samoa Pageant was established in 1987, Samoa won the Miss South Pacific title for the first time in 1996 through Verona Ah Ching.<\/p>\n<p>The Miss South Pacific franchise was later changed to the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Following Parkers win, Maryjane McKibbin and Cheri Moe Robinson continued Samoa\u2019s winning streak in 1997 and 1998 respectively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21387\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21387\" class=\"wp-image-21387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pacific-island-parents.jpg?resize=310%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"pacific island parents\" width=\"310\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pacific-island-parents.jpg?w=410&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pacific-island-parents.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maimoana with parents Fred and Maryjane Schwenke in Nauru.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Out of the 35 Miss South Pacific\/Miss Pacific Islands Pageant competitions, Samoa has won 8 times and now Moemoana\u2019s name is penned beside those who paved the path for her and future Miss Samoa.<\/p>\n<p>Moemoana went up against 6 contestants and scooped three out of seven special awards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miss Pacific Islands Pageant Overall Result<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miss Pacific Islands 2024 \u2013 Miss Samoa<\/li>\n<li>First Runner-up- Miss Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Second Runner-up \u2013 Miss Nauru<\/li>\n<li>Third Runner-up \u2013 Miss Marshall Islands<\/li>\n<li>Fourth Runner-up- Miss American Samoa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Special Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miss Photogenic \u2013 Nauru<\/li>\n<li>Miss Personality -Tonga<\/li>\n<li>Best Talent \u2013 Samoa<\/li>\n<li>Best Interview \u2013 Samoa<\/li>\n<li>Best Sarong \u2013 Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n<li>Digicel People\u2019s Choice \u2013 Samoa<\/li>\n<li>National Tourism Award- American Samoa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lagi Keresoma Apia, Samoa \u2013 05 February 2024: Miss Samoa winning the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant crown in Nauru in the weekend has a significant connection to the history of the Miss Samoa pageant since its inception 37 years ago. 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