Crowned Miss World New Zealand 2008

KAHURANGI TAYLOR
Miss WORLD NEW ZEALAND 2008

Christine Rankin & Kalafi Moala

Awarding of $10,650 to Starship Hospital

The Hosts: Natasha Tsao & David Whitley

Kahurangi with the Miss WorldNZ contestants

Kahurangi Taylor, Miss World NZ 2008
From L: Anita Patil - 4th Runner Up, Alesha Adams - 1st Runner Up, Kimberley Powell - 3rd Runner Up, & Leah-Anne Ridding - 2nd Runner Up

The Judges:
From L: Ben Lummis, Suzanne Paul, Ankia Van Der Berg, Kahurangi, Colin Mathura-Jeffree, & Milika Punja

Kahurangi Taylor
With New Zealand Asia Pacific Trust Trustees

Kahurangi was crowned in front of a packed theatre audience at the Dorothy Winstone Centre. It was truly an evening full of extravaganza of entertainment and competitiveness.

This 16 years old (going on 17) will be very busy this year. Her first duty will be to accompany Trustees of the New Zealand Asia Pacific Trust to meet Julia Morley, Ceo of Miss World as she arrives at Auckland International airport on Tuesday May 6 to attend the Variety Club Convention. She will again meet Miss World 2007, Zi Lin Zhang when she arrives to be with Ms. Morley on 10th May. Kahurangi will attend the Variety International Humanitarian Award Dinner on 14th May.

The New Zealand Asia Pacific Trust are 100% behind the Judges decision and the Trustees are quite sure that she will carry her hopes, aspirations and obligations with dignity as befits a young Maori Lady, striding confidently through her 12 month reign.