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THE MISS VANUATU COMPETITION IS ON! Daily Post will be profiling contestants for Miss Vanuatu weekly until the crowning in November. Miss Vanuatu is showcasing a range of talents from young and vibrant women determined who will soon be crowned Miss Vanuatu 2016.

Name: Kaylyndella Mala

Age: 18

Island of Origin: Ambae

Occupation: Student at Sorovanga JSS

How did you enter the Miss Vanuatu competition?

I have a friend who is also in the competition who asked if wan interested to join. I then approached Madame Michelle if I can join in the pageant to which she agreed and here I am, competing for Miss Vanuatu 2016.

What do you think Miss Vanuatu is all about?

Miss Vanuatu is a competition where our beauty is put into good use and to showcase the diverse custom and culture from which we are from.

If you were to win Miss Vanuatu 2016, what are your future goals?

If I win the Miss Vanuatu 2016, I will put my effort into helping youth to realise their potential in their communities and make use of their talents to improve their lives as well as for the community which they belong to. I want to be the inspiration for women and girls in Vanuatu that anyone can be in the competition and to dream big.

NAME: Delinson Tari

AGE: 20

ISLAND OF ORIGIN: Ambae

OCCUPATION: Student at USP

How did you enter Miss Vanuatu 2016 competition?

I heard from a friend who is also in the competition and wanted to join. I met up with the president of the competition who confirmed my participation.

What do you think Miss Vanuatu is all about?

It is a competition where contestants show their beauty. It is a platform where women and girls can show their confidence especially in a society usually dominated by men.

If you were to win Miss Vanuatu 2016, what are your future goals?

As I am still a student (a science student), health is the very important aspect of our life, so i believe if I win and become the next Miss Vanuatu, I will improve our health facilities and resources by advocating for help to aid these improvements.

NAME: Melissa Fare

AGE: 20

ISLAND OF ORIGIN: Ambrym

OCCUPATION: Student at USP/ Part-time external Aid at PVIS

How did you enter Miss Vanuatu 2016 competition?

I was asked by the Miss Vanuatu competition committee to part of the show as I have previously took part in some of the beauty pageant in Port Vila

What do you think Miss Vanuatu is all about?

This competition is a full package- brains and beauty, courage and confidence in critical times. You’re not just showing how beautiful you are but how smart and confident you to handle, like I said, critical times and good times.

If you were to win Miss Vanuatu 2016, what are your future goals?

My long term goal is to become a diplomat representing my country. I thought being in the competition, the positives and the negatives but then I looked at it as an opportunity where I can use my talents and learn new things that will build me into a better person and best represent my country, Vanuatu whether in the region or internationally if there is need. I will advocate for women and girls, for children and especially people with special needs in our community and make their voices heard.

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solomonstarnews.com, Published: 13 July 2016

PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare said, the theme of the 4th Leaders’ Summit do recognises the fact that the health, wealth, history, culture and identity of the peoples of the Pacific Islands are vast and diverse.

Speaking at the official opening of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Leaders’ Summit, at the Lawson Tama stadium on Tuesday, Mr Sogavare said the theme underpins the role oceans play to the biological diversity of the people within the Pacific realm.

The theme of the current Leaders’ Summit is ‘Stewardship for Healthy Oceans & Nations’.

“It reinforces hat fact that the geographical vastness of our nations is immeasurable.

“We cannot deny the fact that we are oceans people; we live by the ocean and we are big ocean states,” he said.

He added, we as Pacific Islanders can easily correlate the aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals to the health and welfare of the ocean that we share among us.

“Oceans cover approximately 70.8% or 361 million square kilometres of earth’s surface with a volume of about 1,370 million cubic kilometres. The oceans contain 97% of our planet’s available water.

“In our Pacific region, we can say that careful management of our ocean is key to our sustainable future”.

The Prime Minister said, the theme of stewardship for Healthy Oceans and Healthy Nations is also meant to stimulate the intellectual thinking capacities of the Pacific Island leaders who are part of the current PIDF summit, in Honiara.

“Let us have this intellectual stimulation to save the health of our ocean and safeguard the identity of our nations.

“That said, on behalf of every Solomon Islanders, I applaud your stewardship for a healthy ocean and healthy nations”.

By RONALD TOITO’ONA