Latafale Auva'a

{{Short description|Samoan-New Zealand beauty pageant titleholder}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Latafale Auva'a

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| birth_name = Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a

| title = {{ubl|Miss Samoa 2014|{{nowrap|Miss Samoa New Zealand 2014}}|Miss Pacific Islands 2014|Miss World Samoa 2015}}

| nationalcompetition = {{ubl|Miss World 2015 (unplaced)|Miss Universe New Zealand 2018 (unplaced)}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|06|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Papakura, New Zealand

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| eye_color = Hazel

| hair_color = Light brown

| occupation = Lawyer

| alma_mater = University of Otago

}}

Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a{{cite web |last1=Narayan |first1=Rita |title=Miss Samoa reached the most finals at Miss World pageant |url=http://www.loopsamoa.com/content/miss-samoa-reached-most-finals-miss-world-pageant |publisher=Loop Samoa |accessdate=12 November 2019 |date=23 December 2015}} (born 8 June 1993) is a Samoan-New Zealand beauty pageant titleholder. She is the first woman to hold four Pacific regional titles by winning Miss Samoa New Zealand 2014, Miss Samoa 2014, Miss Pacific Islands 2014 and Miss World Samoa 2015.{{cite web |title=MISS PACIFIC ISLANDS, LATAFALE AUVA'A, TALKS ABOUT HER REIGN |url=http://www.samoanews.com/miss-pacific-islands-latafale-auvaa-talks-about-her-reign |publisher=Samoa News |accessdate=7 July 2018 |date=17 January 2015}}

Early life

Auva'a was born in Papakura, New Zealand, to a Samoan father and English mother.{{cite web |title=Papakura Sisters Shine at Christmas in the Park |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0412/S00006/papakura-sisters-shine-at-christmas-in-the-park.htm |website=scoop.co.nz |publisher=Scoop News |access-date=15 July 2021 |date=1 December 2004}}{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Kay |title=Busy time fitting in pageant |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/busy-time-fitting-pageant |publisher=Otago Daily Times |access-date=15 July 2021 |date=20 June 2018}} She was educated at King's College, Auckland, where she was deputy head girl and received the University of Auckland's Top Pacific Chancellor Award.{{cite web |title=Ten vie for {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|ths}} year's Miss Samoa title |url=http://www.samoanews.com/ten-vie-ths-years-miss-samoa-title |publisher=Samoa News |accessdate=7 July 2018 |date=2 Sep 2014}} Auva'a opted to study law and music at the University of Otago.{{cite web |last1=Narayan |first1=Rita |title=Latafale Auva'a is an Unassailable Dark Horse of Miss World 2015 |url=http://www.loopsamoa.com/content/latafale-auva%E2%80%99-unassailable-dark-horse-miss-world-2015 |publisher=Loop Samoa |accessdate=7 July 2018 |date=19 Dec 2015}}

Personal life

In 2018, Auva'a was bestowed a Samoan chief (Matai) title at a ceremony in Vaitele, Samoa. She is also a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.{{cite web |last1=Sinclair |first1=Kay |title=Beauty pageant finalist - and chief |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/beauty-pageant-finalist-and-chief |publisher=Otago Daily News |accessdate=8 July 2018 |date=6 July 2018}}

References

External links

[https://www.facebook.com/MissSamoaPageant Miss Samoa Pageant]

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Miss World 2015 delegates

Category:Samoan beauty pageant winners

Category:New Zealand people of Samoan descent

Category:People from Papakura

Category:21st-century New Zealand women

Category:21st-century Samoan women