Miss Universe NEW ZEALAND 2016 Finalists will be travelling to the PHILIPPINES!

It's official! Miss Universe New Zealand 2016 Top 20 Candidates will be travelling to the Philippines next week for their retreat.
Candidates will also be meeting their major sponsor Bench for series of photoshoots.
Finals will be held on September 3 at Sky City, Auckland.

Here's a video of  Erinmarie Phillips, one of the candidates for Miss Universe New Zealand 2016, confirming the event :

The last time New Zealand won the Miss Universe was 1983 when Lorraine Downes  was crowned at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.