[1] At Auckland's Sky City Convention Centre, she won the 2010 Miss New Zealand title, beating the other 15 finalists.
[2] She was set to represent New Zealand at the Miss World beauty pageant in November of that year.
[4] In September 2010, she was in East Timor to show support for the economic and cultural development in the country and to spend time with the local children she had been sponsoring.
[6] While in East Timor she attended charitable events with Nobel Peace Prize Winner and President of East Timor Jose Ramos-Horta[7] She traveled to South Africa as an ambassador for the New Zealand All Whites in the Fifa World Cup 2010 where she attended political and charitable events with Nelson Mandela.
[8] She was tipped to win the Miss World crown by international pageant experts due to her exotic looks, height and graceful down to earth personality but certain issues arose out of her control.