The Miss Tahiti pageant is a long-standing beauty contest

Beauty contest

A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...

 competition which awards prizes to young women contestants from Tahiti

Tahiti

Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...

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Miss Tahiti will represent the French Territory at the Miss France

Miss France

Miss France is the trademark of an annual beauty pageant. Rights to the trademark were obtained in 2002 by the Dutch television production company Endemol through its subsidiary Miss France SAS, whose director general is Sylvie Tellier, Miss France 2002. Endemol also holds the rights in France to...

 pageant, the first runner-up will represent Tahiti at the Miss Earth

Miss Earth

Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

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Two other pageants held each year on Tahiti are Miss Dragon (ambassadress of the Chinese community's beauty and culture), as well as Miss Heiva (best representative of the Polynesian culture). The Miss Dragon will represent the French Territory at the annual Miss Chinese International beauty contest.

Winners

1960 : Teura Bauwens 1961 : Tahia Piedhi 1962 : Yolande Flohr 1963 : Mareta Tuihaa 1964 : Léa Avaemai 1965 : Marie Moua 1966 : Sonia Agnieray 1967 : not held 1968 : Viola Teriitahi 1969 : Dominique Tepava 1970 : Marie Tehei 1971 : Jeanne Burns 1972 : Moea Arapari 1973 : Edna Tepava 1974 : Mira Vehiatua 1975 : Moea Amiot 1976 : Patricia Servonnat 1977 : Timia Teriieroo 1978 : Moeata Schmouker 1979 : Thilda Fuller

1980 : Tatiana Tereiama 1981 : Maimiti Kinander 1982 : Teura Tuhiti 1983 : Rosa Lanteires 1984 : Hinarii Kilian 1985 : Manea Ruth 1986 : Loanah Bohl 1987 : Mearii Manoi 1988 : Teumere Pater 1989 : Myriam Tuheiava 1990 : Mareva Georges 1991 : Hina Sarciaux 1992 : Tania Noble 1993 : Heikapua Moke 1994 : Vaea Olanda 1995 : Timeri Baudry 1996 : Hinerava Hiro 1997 : Hinano Teanotoga 1998 : Mareva Galanter Mareva Galanter Mareva Galanter is a French actress and former beauty queen.Galanter won the 1998 "Miss World of Islands" and then the 1998 "Miss Tahiti" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 1999 crown, which she won.Galanter expanded her work into music and singing, releasing Ukuyéyé,... 1999 : Manoa Fruge

2000 : Vanina Bea 2001 : Ravanui Teriitaumihau 2002 : Rava Maiarii 2003 : Heitiare Tribondeau 1 2004 : Raipoe Adams 2005 : Mihimana Sachet 2006 : Terehe Pere 2007 : Taoahere Richmond 2008 : Hinatea Boosie 2009 : Puahinano Bonno 2010 : Lucie Poehere Wilson 2011 : Rauata Temauri

External links

• Official site (French)