Mangamuka teen wins Miss Far North 2018

Charlotte Chapman-Kete, Miss Far North 2018.

Mangamuka teenager Charlotte Chapman-Kete was crowned Miss Far North 2018 at Kerikeri's Turner Centre on Saturday night.

Charlotte (17) also won the Miss Catwalk title.

The Miss Teen Far North and Little Miss Far North crowns went to 14-year-old Tohu Harris (Mangamuka) and 5-year-old Vienna Booth (Takou Bay).

"The evening was amazing. The young ladies did me proud," organiser Alarnya Ashby said.

Little Miss Far North Vienna Booth.

"It is so neat to see them begin their journey as a blank canvas and blossom into beautiful, confident young ladies.

"They all shone on stage and made everyone around them so proud."

This year's pageant was in support of the Child Cancer Foundation, each contestant contributing a soft toy that would be passed on to children in need."

Miss Teen Far North Tohu Harris.

A night of glitz and glamour

A total of 22 contenders for three crowns took the stage at Kerikeri's Turner Centre on Saturday night, vying for the titles of Miss Far North, Miss Teen Far North and Little Miss Far North.

The titles were won by Charlotte Chapman-Kete (17, Hokianga), Tohu Harris (14, Mangamuka) and Vienna Booth (5, Takou Bay).

Runner-up to Miss Far North was Sharon Edmonds-Chapman (17, Mangamuka), third Monique Bradley (22, Whangarei). Runner-up to Miss Teen Far North was Paige Jury (14, Kaingaroa), third Coolie-Berry Maxwell (12, Okaihau), with Mana Peterson (7, Ahipara) runner-up to Little Miss Far North, Jorjarose Cross (11, Okaihau) third.

Other winners were: Little Miss Personality - Millie Stovell (10, Kerikeri), Little Miss Photogenic - Aliyah Hill (5, Kerikeri); Little Miss Cutie Pie - Isabella Pinkney (2, Kerikeri); Miss Catwalk - Charlotte Chapman-Kete; Miss Personality - Blue Hill (17, Mangamuka); Miss Photogenic - Joy Robinson (21, Kerikeri).

The People's Choice award, decided by Northland Age readers and Saturday night's audience, went to Coolie-Berry Maxwell.