Story: Beauty contests

Lucy Lawless, Mrs New Zealand 1989

Mrs New Zealand is a beauty contest for married women. Lucy Lawless, the winner of the 1989 contest, went on to become an internationally known actor and singer.

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Kerryn Pollock, Beauty contests – Beauty contests, 1960s to the 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38695/lucy-lawless-mrs-new-zealand-1989 (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 14 November 2012, updated 1 December 2015.

Comments

H
12 September 2013

Cute!