UPDATED VERSION: Deputy Prime Minister Bradley Billy Smoky Rodo Tovosia will attend Saturday night’s most anticipated crowning of the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands at the Friendship Hall in Honiara on behalf of the government.
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele made the announcement at the Waitangi Day hosted by the New Zealand High Commission.
He said the DPM will attend the crowning night on behalf of the Government. This is because PM Manele is expected to leave for overseas on Friday.
Tovosia will also witness the crowning of the new Pacific Queen who will be crowned by the current Miss Pacific Islands.
The 2025 Miss Pacific Pageant show will come to its climax on Saturday at the Friendship Hall with the crowning of the new queen of the Pacific.
Funded by Indonesia, the Friendship Hall, was one of the centres of attraction at the 2023 Pacific Games, where elite athletes competed in most of the popular indoor sports, including basketball, netball and volleyball as well as boxing.
This Saturday it will be at the centre of attraction for Pacific’s queens vying for the coveted regional crown.
Editor’s note: The crowning of the new queen is done by the current Miss Pacific.