Miss New Zealand winners

Lana Coc-Kroft (born 1967) is a New Zealand television and radio personality, and was Miss Universe New Zealand in 1988.

Lorraine Elizabeth Downes (born 12 June 1964) is a New Zealand dancer and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe title in 1983 and the New Zealand version of the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2006.

Talia Bennett is a New Zealander TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was 1st runner-up at Miss New Zealand 2012. The winner of Miss New Zealand 2012 was Avianca Böhm. She was subsequently stripped of her crown and replaced by Bennett.

Ria van Dyke (born 16 February 1989) is a New Zealand model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2010. Van Dyke represented New Zealand at the Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ina Ivanova (born 26 June 1986) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was officially crowned Miss New Zealand International 2010 on 19 June 2010. She represented New Zealand at the 50th Miss International beauty pageant in Chengdu, China in November 2010. Miss International is one of the four Grand Slam pageants in the world, the other three being Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth.

Holly Michelle Cassidy (born in 1990) is a New Zealander model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss New Zealand 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.

Kahurangi Taylor is a New Zealand beauty pageant titleholder who represented New Zealand at Miss World 2008 in South Africa. She was one of the 25 semifinalists in the competition.

Claire Kirby is a New Zealand beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Manawatu 2007 and went on to represent her region at Miss Earth New Zealand 2007, where she was crowned the winner. She represented New Zealand at Miss Earth 2007 held in the Philippines and Vietnam. Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.

Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Waaka MNZM JP (née Kingi, 5 October 1942 – 1 July 2013) was Miss New Zealand 1962, the second Māori woman to win the title. She later became a local-body politician, serving on the Rotorua District Council for 18 years. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Whakaue iwi.