Priyani Puketapu
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Priyani Puketapu is a New Zealand
beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, representing Wellington
. She represented New Zealand at the Miss Universe 2011
pageant in Brazil
. Puketapu had previously competed for the Miss Universe New Zealand title in 2009 where she was placed first runner-up.
Puketapu did not make it into the top 16 to quality for the finals of the Miss Universe 2011
competition. Puketapu, of Te Āti Awa
descent, is a Wellington-based journalism student. She finished Horowhenua College in 2008.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, representing Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
. She represented New Zealand at the Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
pageant in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Puketapu had previously competed for the Miss Universe New Zealand title in 2009 where she was placed first runner-up.
Puketapu did not make it into the top 16 to quality for the finals of the Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
competition. Puketapu, of Te Āti Awa
Te Ati Awa
Te Āti Awa is a Māori iwi with traditional bases in the Taranaki and Wellington regions of New Zealand. Approximately 17,000 people registered their affiliation to Te Āti Awa in 2001, with around 10,000 in Taranaki, 2,000 in Wellington and around 5,000 of unspecified regional location.-Geographical...
descent, is a Wellington-based journalism student. She finished Horowhenua College in 2008.