Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1990Vol. 60, No. 9

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All in a hibiscus

FIJI’S premier beauty

queen and charity fes tival went commercial last month under the sponsorship of Air New Zealand. The airline flies Miss Hibiscus to Los Angeles and Miss Charity to Honolulu.

Nearly 20,000 people

watched in pouring rain as 24-year-old Litia Dewa was crowned Miss Hibiscus. She was spon sored by Fiji Trades and Investment Board. The first runner-up was Grace Maharaj (spon sored by Suva City Council), and the second runner-up was Mereani Savou (spon sored by the Public Ser vice Commission). The Miss Charity title went to Fane Taveta who raised F 518,166. The charity chest of F 582,000 will be distri buted to charity.

Hibiscus beauties: Dewa, Savou, Maharaj.

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