Miss Tourism International 2016: New Zealand crowned, Vietnam wins Traditional Costume award
Before being crowned Miss Tourism International 2016, Ariel Pearse (24 years old - photo) won the crown of Miss New Zealand Tourism International.
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Ariel Pearse currently lives in both New Zealand and Australia. She has a bachelor's degree in social work and a certificate in business, is passionate about theater, film, television and loves to sing. The beauty queen shared on her personal page that she wants to spend more time becoming a missionary. Ariel Pearse beat 59 other contestants to win the 19th Miss Tourism International title (the contest ended in Malaysia on the night of December 31, 2016).
The secondary awards given in the final night included: Miss Southeast Asia Tourism: Indonesia, Miss Global Tourism: Australia, Miss World Tourism: Brazil, International Beauty of the Year: Mexico. Vietnam's representative was Pham Thuy Linh - silver medalist of Vietnam Supermodel 2010 (1.75 m tall, measurements: 85 - 65 - 95) who won the Traditional Costume award. From Malaysia, Thuy Linh told Thanh Nien reporter: "This is Tuan Hai's design. The final night's result was too surprising because the beauties predicted to win the award were not in the top 5. I am very happy with this secondary award."
According to TNO
