Sixteen of the 25 Miss New Zealand
contestants touring Pattaya pose for a photo in front of the Sanctuary
of Truth.
Thanachot Anuwan
Twenty-five Kiwi beauties toured the Sanctuary of Truth as the
Miss New Zealand pageant came to Pattaya.
Thai Ambassador to New Zealand, Tonga and Samoa Noppadol Theppithak
chaperoned the two dozen contestants to the wooden temple in Naklua Aug.
6. He said the Tourism Authority of Thailand and New Zealand embassy
brought the pageant to Thailand Aug. 1-7.
The contestants were briefed on international relations in regards to
cooperative efforts to promote tourism in the past nine months, a period
clouded by political unrest. The pageant is aimed at stimulating the
tourism sector.
TAT chose Pattaya for the pageant thanks to its many tourist attractions
and restaurants. The contestants visited the Mum Aroi restaurant,
Thaithanee Market, and the Father Ray Foundation, among other locales.
They stayed at the Cape Dara Resort.
The finals of the pageant will take place Sept. 18 in New Zealand.
Pageant organizers invited Miss Universe Thailand to be a judge.
