A former Tauranga woman has been flown to Thailand after making it through to the top 20 finalists on Miss Universe New Zealand.
Holly Cassidy is a former Tauranga Girls' College student who now lives in Auckland.
Miss Cassidy and Tauranga pre-school teacher Kylee Tan are in the top 20 of the competition and this week were flown to Thailand for a retreat.
While in Thailand, the 20 finalists will take part in an official swimwear photo shoot for the competition.
Miss Cassidy and Ms Tan were selected after a beauty boot-camp in Auckland last month, in which 80 young women took part. Another Tauranga local, 19-year-old cafe assistant Sarah Hayward, also attended the camp but did not get into the final 20.