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Winners of beauty contests, 1960–2015

Date Miss New Zealand Place in international competition
1960 Lorraine Jones  
1961 Leonie Mains Sixth runner-up, Miss World
1962 Maureen Te Rangi Rere I Waho Kingi  
1963 Elaine Miscall First runner-up, Miss World
1964 Lyndal Cruikshank Fourth runner-up, Miss World
1965 Gay Phelps Semi-finalist, Miss World
1966 Heather Gettings  
1967 Pamela McLeod  
1968 Christine Antunovic  
1969 Carole Robinson Semi-finalist, Miss World and Miss Photogenic,
Miss Universe
1970 Glenys Treweek  
1971 Linda Richie  
1972 Kristine Allan  
1973 Pamela King Semi-finalist, Miss World
  Miss World NZ Miss World placing Miss Universe NZ Miss Universe placing
1974 Sue Nicholson Semi-finalist Dianne Winyard  
1975 Janet Nugent   Barbara Kirkley  
1976 Anne Clifford   Janey Kingscote  
1977 Michele Hyde   Donna Schultz  
1978 Lorian Tangney   Jane Simmonds  
1979 Nicola Duckworth   Andrea Kake  
1980 Vicky Lee Hemi Sixth runner-up Diana Nottle Second runner-up and Miss Photogenic
1981 Raewyn Marcroft   Donella Thomsen Semi-finalist
1982 Susan Mainland   Sandra Dexter  
1983 Maria Sando   Lorraine Downes Winner
1984 Barbara McDowell   Tania Clague  
1985 Sheri Le Fleming Burrow Semi-finalist Claire Glenister  
1986 Lynda McManus Third runner-up Christine Atkinson  
1987 Karyn Metcalf   Ursula Ryan  
1988 Lisa Corban   Lana Coc-Kroft  
1989 Helen Rowney   Shelley Soffe  
1990 Adele Kenny Fourth runner-up Not run  
1991 Lisa Marie de Montalk Semi-finalist; also semi-finalist, Miss World 1992 Not run  
1992 Karly Kinnaird   Not run  
1993 Nicola Brighty   Not run  
1994 Shelley Edwards   Not run  
1995 Sarah Brady   Not run  
1996 Marina McCartney   Not run  
1997 Lauralee Martinovich First runner-up Not run  
1998 Tanya Hayward   Rosemary Rassell  
1999 Coralie Warburton   Kristy Wilson  
2000 Katherine Allsopp-Smith   Tonia Peachey  
2001 Amie Hewitt   Not run  
2002 Rachel Huljich   Not run  
2003 Amber Peebles   Sharee Adams  
2004 Not run   Not run  
2005 Not run   Not run  
2006 Not run   Elizabeth Gray  
2007 Not run   Laural Barrett  
2008 Kahurangi Taylor   Samantha Powell  
2009 Magdalena Schoeman   Katie Taylor  
2010 Cody Yerkovich   Ria van Dyke  
2011 Mianette Broekman   Priyani Puketapu  
2012 Collette Lochore   Talia Bennett  
2013 Ella Langsford   Holly Cassidy  
2014 Arielle Garciano   Rachel Maree Millns  
2015 Deborah Lambie   Samantha McClung  

This table shows the winners of Miss New Zealand from 1960 to 1973 and the winners of Miss World New Zealand and Miss Universe New Zealand from 1974 (when there were two contests for the first time) to 2015. Significant rankings in international contests are also listed.

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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/table/38685/winners-of-beauty-contests-1960-2015 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 December 2015.