Photo courtesy of GERARDUS VERSPEEK. Retrieved from cookislandsnews.com
Twenty-two-year-old Maoate, the reigning Maine Kūki ʻAirani Aotearoa 2024, will be among seven other Pacific Islands contestants competing for the regional crown.
The theme for the 36th Annual Miss Pacific Islands pageant, to be held from February 1-8, is “Leadership in Diversity and Adversity”.
Clee Marsters, president of the Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA), said the national committee endorsed Maoate to represent the country at the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant.
Marsters said he confirmed her participation with the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) board over the weekend with the support of the Maine Kuki Airani Association New Zealand committee and major sponsor TAV.