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Samoa seeks answers over beauty pageant judge being held in Honiara

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Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt has been at the centre of controversy following the crowning night of the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands, which was won by Samoa's Litara Ieremia-Allan.

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RNZ

Samoa seeks answers over beauty pageant judge being held in Honiara

Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt has been at the centre of controversy following the crowning night of the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands, which was won by Samoa's Litara Ieremia-Allan.

12 days ago·New Zealand

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ABC Australia

Beauty pageant turns ugly as judge 'not allowed' to leave country after vote scandal

A judge at the centre of a voting controversy at the Miss Pacific Islands pageant is being held in the host country Solomon Islands while pageant organisers complete "an investigation" into alleged vote rigging.

13 days ago·Australia

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solomonstarnews.com

MPIP judges allowed to leave after providing infor

Solomons authorities have lifted the “Stop Notice” restricting Judges of the recent Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) event from leaving the country following investigations into alleged fraudulent activities during the crowing of the Miss Pacific on Saturday 8th February.The Minister of Home Affairs instructed the Immigration Division to impose the “Stop Notice on all Judges of the MPIP on Sunday 9th February after receiving several complaint…

12 days ago

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TP+

Beauty and the beast: Is it time to say goodbye to pageants?

Miss Pacific Islands 2025 Contestants. Photo: Matangi Tonga Gladys Hartson | Senior Journalist Latest Miss Pacific Islands Pageant controversy in the Solomon Islands shows our love-hate relationship with this annual spectacle. I’m reminded of the words of former Miss Samoa and Miss Pacific Islands Fuatino Moemoana Sa’afatoa- Schwenke, when I asked during an interview in 2024, what is the relevance of beauty pageants? Moemoana …

12 days ago

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