Miss Waimarama Grace Francois, said in 45 years from now she'll be a radiologist. Photo / Paul Taylor
Miss Waimarama Grace Francois, said in 45 years from now she'll be a radiologist. Photo / Paul Taylor
It was joking personalities which seemed to win the day for the annual Mr and Miss Waimarama competition
Winner of Miss Waimarama, 17-year-old Grace Francois, who is in her final year at Havelock North High School, said the only thing she prepared for the competition was a joke.
"I gotup there and I said, hey guys, I hope you are all having a great time today because I shore am."
"Like the shore, on the beach."
Meanwhile Mr Waimarama winner, Zayde Liefting,was asked during the competition what his best quality was and why.
After finish school next year she plans to head to university in either Otago or Auckland to study health sciences as the first step to achieving that goal.
Liefting, 18, is in his first year at EIT, studying a Bachelors degree in Sports and Recreation. He graduated from Hastings Boys' High School last year.
After he finishes his degree he plans to work as a personal trainer before studying to become a PE teacher.
He said he had not prepared for the competition, as he is currently training for a kick-boxing fight, which took up a lot of his time.
He joked his training probably helped him win Mr Waimarama.
The pair, who were both first-timers in the competition, both said they were pleased to have won.
Mr Waimarama Zayde Liefting, who joked his best quality is his left, middle ab. Photo / Paul Taylor
"I'm very, very flattered, just really elated," Francois said.
"I didn't think that I would win it going into the competition, I just wanted to do it to practice my confidence and try to better myself and take opportunities."
"I'm on a high," Liefting said.
Francois said she felt personality had been the main factor in choosing the winner.
