Tania Dawson
Tania Dawson | |
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Born | Tania Pauline Dawson (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 31) Waiuku, New Zealand |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model, High School teacher |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss New Zealand 2016 |
Years active | 2005–present |
Hair colour | Brown |
Eye colour | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss New Zealand 2016 (Winner) Miss Universe 2016 (Unplaced) |
Tania Pauline Dawson (born 2 January 1993) is a New Zealand actress, singer, teacher, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss New Zealand 2016. She represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 2016.
Personal life
Dawson was born and raised in Waiuku. Her mother is a Filipino from Santa Maria, Pangasinan.[1][2] Dawson completed a Bachelor of Arts double major in drama and film/television and media studies from the University of Auckland, where she also received a graduate diploma in secondary teaching.[3]
She is currently working as a media studies and drama teacher at Southern Cross Campus.[4]
Acting career
Dawson worked with many stars such as Murray Edmond, Maya Dalziel, Sally Stockwell and Mike Edwards. She usually plays in Short Films.
Pageantry
Miss New Zealand 2016
On 3 September 2016, during the final night, Dawson was crowned Miss New Zealand 2016 and competed at Miss Universe 2016 in the Philippines.[citation needed]
Miss Universe 2016
Dawson represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 2016 but Unplaced.
References
- ^ "Miss New Zealand spends time with family in Pangasinan". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Cardinoza, Gabriel (9 January 2017). "NZ bet wants to visit mom's house in Pangasinan town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand: Tania Dawson". Miss Universe. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "School teacher Tania Dawson 'overwhelmed' to be Miss Universe NZ". The New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
External links
- Official website
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Miss New Zealand 2016 | Succeeded by Harlem-Cruz Ihaia |
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- ALB: Lindita Idrizi
- AGO: Luísa Baptista
- AUS: Caris Tiivel
- BRA: Raissa Santana
- CAN: Siera Bearchell
- CHI: Catalina Cáceres
- CHN: Li Zhenying
- COL: Andrea Tovar
- HRV: Barbara Filipović
- DNK: Christina Mikkelsen
- DOM: Rosalba García
- FIN: Shirly Karvinen
- FRA: Iris Mittenaere (winner)
- GER: Johanna Acs
- GUA: Virginia Argueta
- GUY: Soyini Fraser
- HAI: Raquel Pélissier
- ISL: Hildur María Leifsdóttir
- IND: Roshmitha Harimurthy
- IDN: Kezia Warouw
- ISR: Yam Kaspers Anshel
- ITA: Sophia Sergio
- JPN: Sari Nakazawa
- KEN: Mary Esther Were
- KOR: Jenny Kim
- MYS: Kiran Jassal
- MUS: Kushboo Ramnawaj
- MEX: Kristal Silva
- MMR: Htet Htet Htun
- NED: Zoey Ivory
- NZL: Tania Dawson
- NIC: Marina Jacoby
- NGA: Unoaku Anyadike
- PAN: Keity Drennan
- PER: Valeria Piazza
- PHL: Maxine Medina
- PUR: Brenda Jiménez
- RUS: Yuliana Korolkova
- SGP: Cheryl Chou
- SWE: Ida Ovmar
- THA: Chalita Suansane
- USA: Deshauna Barber
- VIR: Carolyn Carter
- VEN: Mariam Habach
- VNM: Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng