Six simple rules for becoming the next Miss Universe New Zealand

Beauty pagents are often thought of as outdated, superficial and sexist. Lucky nobody told the folk at Miss Universe New Zealand, who recently gathered twenty of the country’s most beautiful women together to compete for a sparkly tiara and a huge bunch of flowers. Miss Universe NZ 2016 was a bizarre old night. The audience screamed like they were … Read more

30 Years From its Prime, Miss Universe is Still Handing Out Tiaras

TV presenter Sonia Gray hosted Miss Universe New Zealand over the weekend. Here she recounts for us her experience walking back in time to this magical and deeply strange world. Photography by Max Alawwad. It’s almost impossible to imagine now but, like smoking on airplanes and cheering for Chris Cairns, Miss Universe New Zealand used to be a real … Read more