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{{short description|NZ swimmer and beauty pageant winner}}
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|title = [[Miss Universe New Zealand|Miss Universe New Zealand 1954]]
|competitions = [[Miss Universe New Zealand|Miss Universe New Zealand 1954]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 1954]]<br>(Unplaced)
|birth_date={{birth date|1935|10|28|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Rotorua]], New Zealand
|death_date={{death date and age|2017|11|15|1935|10|28|df=y}}
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'''Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Hinemoa Whaanga''' (née '''Manley'''; 28 October 1935 – 15 November 2017) was a New Zealand swimmer and beauty pageant winner. In 1954, she became the first [[Māori people|Māori]] to win the [[Miss Universe New Zealand|Miss New Zealand]] title.

==Early life and family==
Of [[Te Arawa]] descent, Manley was born at Ngāpuna on the outskirts of [[Rotorua]] on 28 October 1935, to Nimera Rikihana and Reginald George Harwood "Jim" Manley.<ref name="cookislandsnews.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/41892-once-was-a-beauty-queen/41892-once-was-a-beauty-queen |title=Once was a beauty queen |date=9 September 2013 |work=Cook Islands News |accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Death notice">{{cite news | url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=moana-nui-a-kiwa-hinemoa-whaanga&pid=187260016 | title=Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Hinemoa Whaanga death notice | date=17 November 2017 | work=New Zealand Herald | accessdate=20 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Maori Sports Awards">{{cite web |url=http://maorisportsawards.co.nz/profiles/moana-whaanga-nee-manley/ |title=Moana Whaanga (nee Manley) |date=23 March 2017 |website=Māori Sports Awards |accessdate=20 November 2017}}</ref> Nimera affiliated to the [[Tūhourangi]], [[Ngāti Pikiao]] and [[Ngāti Tarāwhai]] [[iwi]], and was a direct descendant of Wahiao, the brother of [[Hinemoa and Tutanekai|Hinemoa]]; she was also a cousin of [[Rangitiaria Dennan|Guide Rangi]].<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/> Moana Manley's father was from England, and was a photographer, filmmaker, and well-known high diver both in England and in New Zealand.<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/> He was the grandson of [[Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)|Surgeon General]] [[William Manley]] who was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for his actions at the [[Tauranga Campaign#Battle of Gate Pā|Battle of Gate Pā]] during the [[New Zealand wars]].<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/>

Manley's family moved to [[Auckland]] when she was an infant, living first in the eastern suburbs and then [[Parnell, New Zealand|Parnell]]. In September 1943, she presented a bouquet to [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] at the [[Auckland Town Hall]] during the latter's visit to New Zealand.<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/> Manley was educated at [[Epsom Girls' Grammar School]], and went on to study at [[Auckland College of Education|Auckland Teachers' Training College]].<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/> In January 1956, she married Māui Whaanga, and the couple went on to have five children.<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/>

==Swimming and beauty pageants==
Manley was nominated for the New Zealand swimming team to go to the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Vancouver]], but she did not compete because of her beauty pageant commitments.<ref name="Maori Sports Awards"/> Also in 1954, she won the pageant titles of Miss Swimming and Miss Auckland, and subsequently won the inaugural competition for [[Miss Universe New Zealand]].<ref name="cookislandsnews.com"/> She went on to represent New Zealand at the [[Miss Universe 1954]] competition, where she fainted while posing under the hot sun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aphelis.net/beauty-contestant-collapses/|title=“Beauty Contestant Collapses” by Perry Griffith, 1954|website=aphelis.net|accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref>

==Death==
Whaanga died in Auckland on 15 November 2017, aged 82, following a stroke.<ref name="Death notice"/><ref name="NZ Herald obituary">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11944680|title=Moana Whaanga, first Maori Miss New Zealand, dies aged 82 |date=15 November 2017 |work=New Zealand Herald |accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref> She was buried at Hamilton Park Cemetery, [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]].<ref name="Death notice"/>

==References==
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{{Miss Universe 1954 delegates}}

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Latest revision as of 06:33, 21 December 2024

Moana Manley
Born(1935-10-28)28 October 1935
Rotorua, New Zealand
Died15 November 2017(2017-11-15) (aged 82)
Auckland, New Zealand
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe New Zealand 1954
Major
competition(s)		Miss Universe New Zealand 1954
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1954
(Unplaced)

Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Hinemoa Whaanga (née Manley; 28 October 1935 – 15 November 2017) was a New Zealand swimmer and beauty pageant winner. In 1954, she became the first Māori to win the Miss New Zealand title.

Early life and family

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Of Te Arawa descent, Manley was born at Ngāpuna on the outskirts of Rotorua on 28 October 1935, to Nimera Rikihana and Reginald George Harwood "Jim" Manley.[1][2][3] Nimera affiliated to the Tūhourangi, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Tarāwhai iwi, and was a direct descendant of Wahiao, the brother of Hinemoa; she was also a cousin of Guide Rangi.[3] Moana Manley's father was from England, and was a photographer, filmmaker, and well-known high diver both in England and in New Zealand.[3] He was the grandson of Surgeon General William Manley who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Gate Pā during the New Zealand wars.[3]

Manley's family moved to Auckland when she was an infant, living first in the eastern suburbs and then Parnell. In September 1943, she presented a bouquet to Eleanor Roosevelt at the Auckland Town Hall during the latter's visit to New Zealand.[3] Manley was educated at Epsom Girls' Grammar School, and went on to study at Auckland Teachers' Training College.[3] In January 1956, she married Māui Whaanga, and the couple went on to have five children.[3]

Swimming and beauty pageants

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Manley was nominated for the New Zealand swimming team to go to the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, but she did not compete because of her beauty pageant commitments.[3] Also in 1954, she won the pageant titles of Miss Swimming and Miss Auckland, and subsequently won the inaugural competition for Miss Universe New Zealand.[1] She went on to represent New Zealand at the Miss Universe 1954 competition, where she fainted while posing under the hot sun.[4]

Death

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Whaanga died in Auckland on 15 November 2017, aged 82, following a stroke.[2][5] She was buried at Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Once was a beauty queen". Cook Islands News. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Hinemoa Whaanga death notice". New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Moana Whaanga (nee Manley)". Māori Sports Awards. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ ""Beauty Contestant Collapses" by Perry Griffith, 1954". aphelis.net. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Moana Whaanga, first Maori Miss New Zealand, dies aged 82". New Zealand Herald. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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