Local girl does Horowhenua proud
Otaki MP Nathan Guy has congratulated Priyani Puketapu for her crowning as Miss Universe New Zealand.
“Priyani is a former Miss Horowhenua and now she’s off to Brazil to represent New Zealand in the Miss Universe competition. I’m sure she’ll make a great impression on Donald Trump and the other judges.
“She is a great ambassador for New Zealand and particularly for our region, where she attended Horowhenua College.
“Priyani has shown real determination and talent to win this title after finishing runner up when I attended the Miss Universe competition in Levin in 2009. The competition was tough and she has done incredibly well to come out on top.
“I rung her on Monday morning to congratulate her and she was still over the moon. I told her the whole region is proud of her and looking forward to watching her compete on the global stage later this year.”