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Judges for 2019 Miss Fiji Pageant officially announced

Judges for 2019 Miss Fiji Pageant officially announced

By Priteshni Nand
20/10/2019
Mere Nailatikau, Peni Tawake, Anna Sweetman, Zulfikar Ali and Rowie Lal

The judges for the 2019 Miss Fiji Pageant has been officially announced by the Committee Chairman Div Damodar.

The five main judges are Rowie Lal, Zulfikar Ali, Anna Sweetman, Peni Tawake and Mere Nailatikau.

Talei Draunibaka is an additional judge who will join the five main judges for talent judging.

While making the announcement at Suva Civic Centre, Damodar says the main aim of the pageant is to provide a platform to young women to enable them to reach various goals and aspirations as part of their personal and professional development.

Anne Dunn is the 2019 Miss Fiji Pageant Judges Coordinator who was the winner of the 2016 Miss Hibiscus, Miss Fiji and Miss Pacific Islands.

There are 17 contestants in the 2019 Miss Fiji Pageant and they are the winners of the township and city festivals held in 2018 and 2019.

The 2019 Miss Fiji Pageant will be held from the 11th to 15th November at the Suva Civic Auditorium.

The winner of the 2019 Miss Fiji will be representing Fiji at the 2019 Miss South Pacific Island Pageant Contest which will be held from 25th November in Papua New Guinea.

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