Hosanna kabakoro
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Hosanna Noelle-Leilani Kabakoro (born 24 June 1992) is a television presenter and associate producer at MAI TV IN the Fiji Islands. She hosts and helps produce MAI FIJI, the Pacific's popular weekly on-air magazine. Kabakoro is a former Miss Idaho Teen USA, and was named Miss Congeniality 2010 at Miss Teen USA in the Bahamas. Kabakoro, who once resided in Twin Falls, Idaho
has received a number of national awards for community service and is currently enrolled in the University of the South Pacific Law Department. She serves on the Board of Vision Fiji and is a spokesperson for the Fiji Water Foundation and Digicel Fiji.
and Cakaudrove
, Fiji
. Kabakoro and her family moved to the United States
following the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. She holds dual Fiji
-United States citizenship.
In 2008 Kabakoro interned for U.S. Senator Larry Craig
who later appointed her a United States Senate Page
for the 110th Congress. Kabakoro attended the United States Senate Page School during her tenure.
Upon returning to Idaho, Kabakoro worked as a correspondent for the Magic Valley Times News and interned at KLIX-FM
Radio in Idaho, and also in the News Department at Southern Idaho's CBS affiliate KMVT
. She was home schooled and has attended College of Southern Idaho
.
s, a Jefferson Award recipient and the President's Award. Kabakoro is also the recipient of a $30,000.00 Discover Scholarship, and was named a Philanthropic Education Organization Scholar. In 2009, former First Lady Laura Bush
formally recognized Kabakoro for her public service and presented her with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award
.
Kabakoro holds a Girl Scouts
' Gold Award and was named one of ten Girl Scouts Young Woman of Distinction in 2010. The organisation appointed her a lifetime member of the National Girl Scout Advisory Board.
In 2010 Kabakoro was nominated as one of Idaho Governor Butch Otter's Brightest Stars.
Kabakoro has written for UNLOCK MAGAZINE, and appeared on the covers of two national magazines, (Justine Magazine and Savvy Magazine)
She is a representative and spokesperson for the H.Y.P.E. Movement. In November 2010, Kabakoro was a featured speaker at the Destined for Greatness Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In December 2010, Three Dot Dash announced Kabakoro as one of their 26 Global Youth Leaders. In August 2011, Kabakoro was appointed a Delegate to the 2011 One Young World Conference held in Zurich, Switzerland, and attended by notable world leaders including Desmond Tutu, Sir Bob Geldoff, and others.
2010. She also received the Miss Photogenic award and was voted Miss Congeniality by the other contestants. In July 2010 she represented Idaho in the Miss Teen USA 2010
pageant held at Atlantis Resort
in the Bahamas and won the national Miss Congeniality award.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
has received a number of national awards for community service and is currently enrolled in the University of the South Pacific Law Department. She serves on the Board of Vision Fiji and is a spokesperson for the Fiji Water Foundation and Digicel Fiji.
Biography
Kabakoro was born in Seoul, South Korea where her father attended seminary, and spent her childhood in SavusavuSavusavu
Savusavu is a town in the Fijian Province of Cakaudrove. The town is located on the south coast of Vanua Levu Island and had a population of 3,372 in the 2007 census.Savusavu is known as "the hidden paradise of Fiji."- Geography :...
and Cakaudrove
Cakaudrove
Cakaudrove is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group...
, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. Kabakoro and her family moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
following the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. She holds dual Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
-United States citizenship.
In 2008 Kabakoro interned for U.S. Senator Larry Craig
Larry Craig
Larry Edwin Craig is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate , preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district . His 28 years in the Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William...
who later appointed her a United States Senate Page
United States Senate Page
A United States Senate Page is a non-partisan federal employee serving the United States Senate in Washington, DC. Despite the non-partisan affiliation, Pages are typically divided to serve the party that appointed them.-Selection:In order to become a US Senate Page, one must first be nominated...
for the 110th Congress. Kabakoro attended the United States Senate Page School during her tenure.
Upon returning to Idaho, Kabakoro worked as a correspondent for the Magic Valley Times News and interned at KLIX-FM
KLIX-FM
KLIX-FM is a commercial radio station located in Twin Falls, Idaho. KLIX-FM airs an oldies music format branded as "Kool 96.5".-Ownership:...
Radio in Idaho, and also in the News Department at Southern Idaho's CBS affiliate KMVT
KMVT
KMVT is the CBS affiliated television station in Twin Falls, Idaho. Its digital signal is broadcast over Channel 11. Its transmitter is located on Flat Top Butte near Jerome.-History:...
. She was home schooled and has attended College of Southern Idaho
College of Southern Idaho
College of Southern Idaho is an American public community college. Its main campus is in Twin Falls, Idaho, with outreach programs in Boise, Hailey, Burley and Gooding....
.
Awards and commendations
After relocating to Twin Falls, Kabakoro became active in public service, with an emphasis on relocated and at-risk-immigrant youth. She is a recipient of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medal Congressional AwardCongressional Award
The Congressional Award is an award for young Americans, established by the United States Congress in 1979 to "recognize initiative, service and achievement in young people." It is non-partisan, voluntary, and non-competitive program open to all 14 to 23-year-olds.The Congressional Award recognizes...
s, a Jefferson Award recipient and the President's Award. Kabakoro is also the recipient of a $30,000.00 Discover Scholarship, and was named a Philanthropic Education Organization Scholar. In 2009, former First Lady Laura Bush
Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. She has held a love of books and reading since childhood and her life and education have reflected that interest...
formally recognized Kabakoro for her public service and presented her with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award
Prudential Spirit of Community Award
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States' largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service...
.
Kabakoro holds a Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
' Gold Award and was named one of ten Girl Scouts Young Woman of Distinction in 2010. The organisation appointed her a lifetime member of the National Girl Scout Advisory Board.
In 2010 Kabakoro was nominated as one of Idaho Governor Butch Otter's Brightest Stars.
Kabakoro has written for UNLOCK MAGAZINE, and appeared on the covers of two national magazines, (Justine Magazine and Savvy Magazine)
She is a representative and spokesperson for the H.Y.P.E. Movement. In November 2010, Kabakoro was a featured speaker at the Destined for Greatness Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In December 2010, Three Dot Dash announced Kabakoro as one of their 26 Global Youth Leaders. In August 2011, Kabakoro was appointed a Delegate to the 2011 One Young World Conference held in Zurich, Switzerland, and attended by notable world leaders including Desmond Tutu, Sir Bob Geldoff, and others.
Pageants
In October 2009, Kabakoro competed in her first beauty pageant and was crowned Miss Idaho Teen USAMiss Idaho Teen USA
The Miss Idaho Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Idaho has only placed twice and as such is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen USA...
2010. She also received the Miss Photogenic award and was voted Miss Congeniality by the other contestants. In July 2010 she represented Idaho in the Miss Teen USA 2010
Miss Teen USA 2010
Miss Teen USA 2010, the 28th edition of the Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis Paradise Island, in the Bahamas on July 24, 2010. Stormi Henley, Miss Teen USA 2009, from Tennessee, crowned her successor, Maryland's Kamie Crawford, as Miss Teen USA 2010...
pageant held at Atlantis Resort
Atlantis Paradise Island
The Atlantis Paradise Island is a resort and waterpark located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Officially opened in 1998, the resort was created by South African hotel magnate Sol Kerzner and Kerzner International Limited. Paradise Island first opened its Coral and Beach Towers as the Trump...
in the Bahamas and won the national Miss Congeniality award.